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Public holidays in the canton of Bern, 2026 and 2027

Every statutory public holiday (bank holiday) in the canton of Bern with its date and weekday, plus the bridge days.

Public holidays 2026 in the canton of Bern

DateWeekdayHolidayApplies
ThursdayNeujahr (New Year's Day)Statutory, whole canton
FridayBerchtoldstag (St Berchtold's Day)Statutory, whole canton
FridayKarfreitag (Good Friday)Statutory, whole canton
MondayOstermontag (Easter Monday)Statutory, whole canton
ThursdayAuffahrt (Ascension Day)Statutory, whole canton
MondayPfingstmontag (Whit Monday)Statutory, whole canton
SaturdayWeekendBundesfeiertag (Swiss National Day)Statutory, whole canton
FridayWeihnachten (Christmas Day)Statutory, whole canton
SaturdayWeekendStephanstag (St Stephen's Day)Statutory, whole canton

Public holidays 2027 in the canton of Bern

DateWeekdayHolidayApplies
FridayNeujahr (New Year's Day)Statutory, whole canton
SaturdayWeekendBerchtoldstag (St Berchtold's Day)Statutory, whole canton
FridayKarfreitag (Good Friday)Statutory, whole canton
MondayOstermontag (Easter Monday)Statutory, whole canton
ThursdayAuffahrt (Ascension Day)Statutory, whole canton
MondayPfingstmontag (Whit Monday)Statutory, whole canton
SundayWeekendBundesfeiertag (Swiss National Day)Statutory, whole canton
SaturdayWeekendWeihnachten (Christmas Day)Statutory, whole canton
SundayWeekendStephanstag (St Stephen's Day)Statutory, whole canton

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.

The 2027 dates of movable local days are calculated from the rule. Check them nearer the time.

Sources: Gesetz über die Ruhe an öffentlichen Feiertagen (FRG) vom 1.12.1996, BSG 555.1, Art. 2. No guarantee.

Half-days and local days in the canton of Bern

These days are not statutory public holidays for the whole canton and are not counted in the tables above.

DayDate 2026Date 2027WhereExtentApplies
Zibelemärit (Onion Market)Stadt BernHalf dayNot a holiday, local custom Source
Administration only: not a general day off (3)

On these days only the administration named is closed. For everyone else they are ordinary working days unless the employment contract says otherwise.

DayDate 2026Date 2027ExtentWhere
Tag der Arbeit (Labour Day)Full dayCity of Bern administration Source
Heiligabend (Christmas Eve)AfternoonCantonal administration; City of Bern administration Source
Silvester (New Year's Eve)AfternoonCantonal administration; City of Bern administration Source

Bridge days 2026 and 2027 in the canton of Bern

A bridge day is a single working day between a public holiday and the weekend: take it off and you get a long weekend.

2026

  • Holiday: Auffahrt (Ascension Day) (Thursday, 14 May)

    4 days off in a row

2027

  • Holiday: Auffahrt (Ascension Day) (Thursday, 6 May)

    4 days off in a row
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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 holidays in the canton of Bern

Yes, a statutory public holiday in the whole canton. In 2026 it falls on a Friday, in 2027 on a Saturday.

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