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Public holidays in Switzerland, 2026 and 2027

Every statutory public holiday (bank holiday) in the 26 cantons, by canton and by day.

Public holidays by canton

CantonStatutory holidays 2026Statutory holidays 2027Other days 2026
Zurich zh991
Bern be990
Lucerne lu10104
Uri ur14140
Schwyz sz14140
Obwalden ow10104
Nidwalden nw10104
Glarus gl10101
Zug zg994
Fribourg fr558
Solothurn so667
Basel-Stadt bs990
Basel-Landschaft bl990
Schaffhausen sh991
Appenzell Ausserrhoden ar780
Appenzell Innerrhoden ai11121
St. Gallen sg991
Graubünden gr887
Aargau ag558
Thurgau tg10100
Ticino ti15150
Vaud vd990
Valais vs993
Neuchâtel ne774
Geneva ge990
Jura ju13130

Statutory holidays: statutory in the whole canton. Other days: not statutory but most businesses close, or observed only in some municipalities or districts.

All public holidays 2026 in Switzerland

DateWeekdayHolidayCanton
ThursdayNeujahr / Nouvel An / Capodanno (New Year's Day)
Statutory in the whole canton:
All 26 cantons
FridayBerchtoldstag / 2 janvier (St Berchtold's Day)
Statutory in the whole canton:
BE, TG, VD, JU
Not statutory or only in part of the canton:
ZH, LU, OW, NW, GL, ZG, FR, SO, SH, SG, GR, AG
TuesdayHeilige Drei Könige / Epifania (Epiphany)
Statutory in the whole canton:
UR, SZ, TI
Not statutory or only in part of the canton:
GR
SundayWeekendInstauration de la République (Republic Day)
Statutory in the whole canton:
NE
ThursdayJosefstag / San Giuseppe / Saint-Joseph (St Joseph's Day)
Statutory in the whole canton:
UR, SZ, NW, TI, VS
Not statutory or only in part of the canton:
LU, GR
FridayKarfreitag / Vendredi saint (Good Friday)
Statutory in the whole canton:
ZH, BE, LU, UR, SZ, OW, NW, GL, ZG, FR, SO, BS, BL, SH, AR, AI, SG, GR, AG, TG, VD, NE, GE, JU
Not statutory or only in part of the canton:
VS
MondayOstermontag / Lunedì di Pasqua / Lundi de Pâques (Easter Monday)
Statutory in the whole canton:
ZH, BE, UR, SZ, GL, BS, BL, SH, AR, AI, SG, GR, TG, TI, VD, GE, JU
Not statutory or only in part of the canton:
LU, OW, NW, ZG, FR, SO, AG, VS, NE
ThursdayNäfelser Fahrt
Statutory in the whole canton:
GL
FridayTag der Arbeit / Festa del lavoro / Fête du travail (Labour Day)
Statutory in the whole canton:
ZH, SO, BS, BL, SH, TG, TI, NE, JU
ThursdayAuffahrt / Ascension / Ascensione (Ascension Day)
Statutory in the whole canton:
All 26 cantons
MondayPfingstmontag / Lunedì di Pentecoste / Lundi de Pentecôte (Whit Monday)
Statutory in the whole canton:
ZH, BE, UR, SZ, GL, BS, BL, SH, AR, AI, SG, GR, TG, TI, VD, GE, JU
Not statutory or only in part of the canton:
LU, OW, NW, ZG, FR, SO, AG, VS, NE
ThursdayFronleichnam / Corpus Domini / Fête-Dieu (Corpus Christi)
Statutory in the whole canton:
LU, UR, SZ, OW, NW, ZG, AI, TI, VS, JU
Not statutory or only in part of the canton:
FR, SO, GR, AG, NE
TuesdayCommémoration du plébiscite jurassien (Jura Independence Day)
Statutory in the whole canton:
JU
MondaySanti Pietro e Paolo (Saints Peter and Paul)
Statutory in the whole canton:
TI
SaturdayWeekendBundesfeiertag / Fête nationale / Festa nazionale (Swiss National Day)
Statutory in the whole canton:
All 26 cantons
SaturdayWeekendMariä Himmelfahrt / Assunzione / Assomption (Assumption Day)
Statutory in the whole canton:
LU, UR, SZ, OW, NW, ZG, AI, TI, VS, JU
Not statutory or only in part of the canton:
FR, SO, GR, AG
ThursdayJeûne genevois (Geneva Fast)
Statutory in the whole canton:
GE
MondayLundi du Jeûne fédéral (Monday after the Federal Fast)
Statutory in the whole canton:
VD
Not statutory or only in part of the canton:
NE
TuesdayMauritiustag (St Maurice's Day)
Not statutory or only in part of the canton:
AI
FridayBruderklausenfest (St Nicholas of Flüe)
Statutory in the whole canton:
OW
SundayWeekendAllerheiligen / Ognissanti / Toussaint (All Saints' Day)
Statutory in the whole canton:
LU, UR, SZ, OW, NW, GL, ZG, AI, SG, TI, VS, JU
Not statutory or only in part of the canton:
FR, SO, GR, AG
TuesdayMariä Empfängnis / Immacolata Concezione / Immaculée Conception (Immaculate Conception)
Statutory in the whole canton:
LU, UR, SZ, OW, NW, ZG, AI, TI, VS
Not statutory or only in part of the canton:
FR, GR, AG
FridayWeihnachten / Noël / Natale (Christmas Day)
Statutory in the whole canton:
All 26 cantons
SaturdayWeekendStephanstag / Santo Stefano / Saint-Étienne (St Stephen's Day)
Statutory in the whole canton:
ZH, BE, LU, UR, SZ, GL, BS, BL, SH, SG, GR, TG, TI
Not statutory or only in part of the canton:
OW, NW, ZG, FR, SO, AG
ThursdayRestauration de la République (Restoration of the Republic)
Statutory in the whole canton:
GE

All public holidays 2027 in Switzerland

DateWeekdayHolidayCanton
FridayNeujahr / Nouvel An / Capodanno (New Year's Day)
Statutory in the whole canton:
All 26 cantons
SaturdayWeekendBerchtoldstag / 2 janvier (St Berchtold's Day)
Statutory in the whole canton:
BE, TG, VD, JU
Not statutory or only in part of the canton:
ZH, LU, OW, NW, GL, ZG, FR, SO, SH, SG, GR, AG
WednesdayHeilige Drei Könige / Epifania (Epiphany)
Statutory in the whole canton:
UR, SZ, TI
Not statutory or only in part of the canton:
GR
MondayInstauration de la République (Republic Day)
Statutory in the whole canton:
NE
FridayJosefstag / San Giuseppe / Saint-Joseph (St Joseph's Day)
Statutory in the whole canton:
UR, SZ, NW, TI, VS
Not statutory or only in part of the canton:
LU, GR
FridayKarfreitag / Vendredi saint (Good Friday)
Statutory in the whole canton:
ZH, BE, LU, UR, SZ, OW, NW, GL, ZG, FR, SO, BS, BL, SH, AR, AI, SG, GR, AG, TG, VD, NE, GE, JU
Not statutory or only in part of the canton:
VS
MondayOstermontag / Lunedì di Pasqua / Lundi de Pâques (Easter Monday)
Statutory in the whole canton:
ZH, BE, UR, SZ, GL, BS, BL, SH, AR, AI, SG, GR, TG, TI, VD, GE, JU
Not statutory or only in part of the canton:
LU, OW, NW, ZG, FR, SO, AG, VS, NE
ThursdayNäfelser Fahrt
Statutory in the whole canton:
GL
SaturdayWeekendTag der Arbeit / Festa del lavoro / Fête du travail (Labour Day)
Statutory in the whole canton:
ZH, SO, BS, BL, SH, TG, TI, NE, JU
ThursdayAuffahrt / Ascension / Ascensione (Ascension Day)
Statutory in the whole canton:
All 26 cantons
MondayPfingstmontag / Lunedì di Pentecoste / Lundi de Pentecôte (Whit Monday)
Statutory in the whole canton:
ZH, BE, UR, SZ, GL, BS, BL, SH, AR, AI, SG, GR, TG, TI, VD, GE, JU
Not statutory or only in part of the canton:
LU, OW, NW, ZG, FR, SO, AG, VS, NE
ThursdayFronleichnam / Corpus Domini / Fête-Dieu (Corpus Christi)
Statutory in the whole canton:
LU, UR, SZ, OW, NW, ZG, AI, TI, VS, JU
Not statutory or only in part of the canton:
FR, SO, GR, AG, NE
WednesdayCommémoration du plébiscite jurassien (Jura Independence Day)
Statutory in the whole canton:
JU
TuesdaySanti Pietro e Paolo (Saints Peter and Paul)
Statutory in the whole canton:
TI
SundayWeekendBundesfeiertag / Fête nationale / Festa nazionale (Swiss National Day)
Statutory in the whole canton:
All 26 cantons
SundayWeekendMariä Himmelfahrt / Assunzione / Assomption (Assumption Day)
Statutory in the whole canton:
LU, UR, SZ, OW, NW, ZG, AI, TI, VS, JU
Not statutory or only in part of the canton:
FR, SO, GR, AG
ThursdayJeûne genevois (Geneva Fast)
Statutory in the whole canton:
GE
MondayLundi du Jeûne fédéral (Monday after the Federal Fast)
Statutory in the whole canton:
VD
Not statutory or only in part of the canton:
NE
WednesdayMauritiustag (St Maurice's Day)
Not statutory or only in part of the canton:
AI
SaturdayWeekendBruderklausenfest (St Nicholas of Flüe)
Statutory in the whole canton:
OW
MondayAllerheiligen / Ognissanti / Toussaint (All Saints' Day)
Statutory in the whole canton:
LU, UR, SZ, OW, NW, GL, ZG, AI, SG, TI, VS, JU
Not statutory or only in part of the canton:
FR, SO, GR, AG
WednesdayMariä Empfängnis / Immacolata Concezione / Immaculée Conception (Immaculate Conception)
Statutory in the whole canton:
LU, UR, SZ, OW, NW, ZG, AI, TI, VS
Not statutory or only in part of the canton:
FR, GR, AG
SaturdayWeekendWeihnachten / Noël / Natale (Christmas Day)
Statutory in the whole canton:
All 26 cantons
SundayWeekendStephanstag / Santo Stefano / Saint-Étienne (St Stephen's Day)
Statutory in the whole canton:
ZH, BE, LU, UR, SZ, GL, BS, BL, SH, AR, AI, SG, GR, TG, TI
Not statutory or only in part of the canton:
OW, NW, ZG, FR, SO, AG
FridayRestauration de la République (Restoration of the Republic)
Statutory in the whole canton:
GE

Half-days and local days are listed further down, as far as official sources name them. The list is not complete: municipalities can have days of their own.

Source: Zitli's holiday data, checked against the cantons' rest-day laws and official holiday pages (as of October 2026). No guarantee.

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Holidays, blocked automatically

  • WeihnachtenChristmas DayDec 25blocked
  • StephanstagSt Stephen's DayDec 26blocked
  • NeujahrNew Year's DayJan 1blocked
  • BerchtoldstagSt Berchtold's DayJan 2blocked
  • KarfreitagGood FridayMar 26blocked

Frequently asked questions about Swiss public holidays

The statutory public holidays in all 26 cantons are: New Year's Day, Ascension Day, Swiss National Day, Christmas Day. All other holidays apply only in some of the cantons.

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