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🇨🇭 Switzerland public holidays 2026

Switzerland has 21 public holidays in 2026, plus 30 other observances and regional holidays. The first is New Year's Day on January 1 and the last is Restoration Day on December 31.

15 of the public holidays fall on a weekday in 2026, so that's how many days off most workers get from them.

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All holidays in Switzerland in 2026

DateHolidayType
January 1ThursdayNew Year's DayNeujahrPublic holiday
January 2FridaySt. Berchtold's DayBerchtoldstagPublic holiday
January 2FridayBerchtold DayRegional holiday
January 6TuesdayEpiphanyHeilige Drei KönigePublic holiday
February 12ThursdayCarnival ThursdayObservance
March 1SundayRepublic DayJahrestag der Ausrufung der RepublikPublic holiday
March 1SundayNeuchâtel Republic DayRegional holiday
March 19ThursdaySaint Joseph's DayJosefstagPublic holiday
March 20FridayMarch EquinoxObservance
March 29SundayDaylight Saving Time startsOther
April 3FridayGood FridayKarfreitagPublic holiday
April 4SaturdayNäfels processionNäfelser FahrtPublic holiday
April 5SundayEaster SundayObservance
April 6MondayEaster MondayOstermontagPublic holiday
April 9ThursdayNäfels ProcessionRegional holiday
May 1FridayLabour DayTag der ArbeitPublic holiday
May 1FridayMay DayRegional holiday
May 10SundayMother's DayObservance
May 14ThursdayAscension DayAuffahrtPublic holiday
May 24SundayPentecostObservance
May 25MondayWhit MondayPfingstmontagPublic holiday
May 25MondayPentecost MondayRegional holiday
June 4ThursdayCorpus ChristiFronleichnamPublic holiday
June 7SundayFather's DayObservance
June 21SundayJune SolsticeObservance
June 23TuesdayJura Independence DayRegional holiday
June 29MondaySaint Peter and Saint PaulPeter und PaulObservance
June 29MondaySt. Peter and St. PaulRegional holiday
August 1SaturdaySwiss National DayBundesfeierPublic holiday
August 15SaturdayAssumption of the Virgin MaryMaria HimmelfahrtPublic holiday
August 15SaturdayAssumption of MaryRegional holiday
September 10ThursdayGeneva PraydayJeûne genevoisPublic holiday
September 10ThursdayGenevese FastRegional holiday
September 13SundayKnabenschiessenObservance
September 14MondayKnabenschiessenObservance
September 20SundayFederal Day of ThanksgivingEidgenössischer Dank-, Buss- und BettagObservance
September 20SundaySwiss Federal FastObservance
September 21MondayFederal Fast MondayBettagsmontagPublic holiday
September 22TuesdayMauritius DayRegional holiday
September 23WednesdaySeptember EquinoxObservance
September 25FridaySt. Nicholas of FlüeRegional holiday
October 25SundayDaylight Saving Time endsOther
November 1SundayAll Saints' DayAllerheiligenPublic holiday
December 8TuesdayImmaculate ConceptionMariä EmpfängnisPublic holiday
December 21MondayDecember SolsticeObservance
December 24ThursdayChristmas EveObservance
December 25FridayChristmas DayWeihnachtenPublic holiday
December 26SaturdaySt. Stephen's DayStephanstagPublic holiday
December 31ThursdayRestoration DayRestauration de la RépubliquePublic holiday
December 31ThursdayNew Year's EveObservance
December 31ThursdayRestoration of the RepublicRegional holiday