Public holidays in Switzerland

The 26 cantons that make up Switzerland set their public holidays independently – with the exception of 1 August,^[1] which is the only federal holiday.^[2] Furthermore, holidays can change depending on employers, and some holidays are specific to only a certain town or village. In general, the most reliable list of holidays for a given area will be found in a list of bank shops and offices close during bank holidays.

Public holidays in each canton

Holiday	Variable?	Date	AG	AI	AR	BL	BS	BE	FR	GE	GL	GR	JU	LU	NE	NW	OW	SG	SH	SZ	SO	TG	TI	UR	VS	VD	ZG	ZH	Number of cantons	2025	2026	2027	2028
New Year's Day	N	1 January	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	26	1 January 2025	1 January 2026	1 January 2027	1 January 2028
Berchtold's Day	N	2 January	Y					Y	Y		Y		Y	Y	Y		Y		Y		Y	Y				Y	Y	Y	14	2 January 2025	2 January 2026	2 January 2027	2 January 2028
Epiphany	N	6 January										Y		Y						Y			Y	Y					5	6 January 2025	6 January 2026	6 January 2027	6 January 2028
Republic Day	N	1 March													Y														1	1 March 2025	1 March 2026	1 March 2027	1 March 2028
Saint Joseph's Day	N	19 March														Y				Y	Y		Y	Y	Y				6	19 March 2025	19 March 2026	19 March 2027	19 March 2028
Näfels Ride	N	First Thursday in April									Y																		1	First Thursday in April 2025	First Thursday in April 2026	First Thursday in April 2027	First Thursday in April 2028
Good Friday	Y	Easter Sunday – 2 d	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y		Y	[3]	Y	Y	Y	24	2025	2026	2027	2028
Easter Monday	Y	Easter Sunday + 1 d	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y		Y	Y	Y	25	21 April (2025-04-21) 2025	6 April (2026-04-06) 2026	29 March (2027-03-29) 2027	17 April (2028-04-17) 2028
Labour Day	N	1 May				Y	Y						Y		Y				Y		Y	Y	Y					Y	9	1 May 2025	1 May 2026	1 May 2027	1 May 2028
Ascension Day	Y	Easter Sunday + 39 d	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	26	29 May (2025-05-29) 2025	14 May (2026-05-14) 2026	6 May (2027-05-06) 2027	25 May (2028-05-25) 2028
Whit Monday	Y	Easter Sunday + 50 d	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y		Y	Y	Y	25	9 June (2025-06-09) 2025	25 May (2026-05-25) 2026	17 May (2027-05-17) 2027	5 June (2028-06-05) 2028
Corpus Christi	Y	Easter Sunday + 60 d	Y	Y					Y				Y	Y		Y	Y			Y	Y		Y	Y	Y		Y		13	19 June (2025-06-19) 2025	4 June (2026-06-04) 2026	27 May (2027-05-27) 2027	15 June (2028-06-15) 2028
Saints Peter and Paul	N	29 June										[4]		[4]									Y						1	29 June 2025	29 June 2026	29 June 2027	29 June 2028
National Day	N	1 August	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	26	1 August 2025	1 August 2026	1 August 2027	1 August 2028
Assumption Day	N	15 August		Y					Y				Y	Y		Y	Y			Y	Y		Y	Y	Y		Y		12	15 August 2025	15 August 2026	15 August 2027	15 August 2028
Jeûne genevois	Y	Thursday after First Sunday in September								Y																			1	2025	2026	2027	2028
Lundi du Jeûne (Monday after previous)	Y	Day after Third Sunday in September																								Y			1	2025	2026	2027	2028
Saint Nicholas of Flüe Day	N	25 September															Y												1	25 September 2025	25 September 2026	25 September 2027	25 September 2028
All Saints' Day	N	1 November	Y	Y					Y		Y		Y	Y		Y	Y	Y		Y	Y		Y	Y	Y		Y		15	1 November 2025	1 November 2026	1 November 2027	1 November 2028
Immaculate Conception	N	8 December	Y	Y					Y			Y		Y		Y	Y			Y			Y	Y	Y		Y		13	8 December 2025	8 December 2026	8 December 2027	8 December 2028
Christmas Day	N	25 December	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	26	25 December 2025	25 December 2026	25 December 2027	25 December 2028
Saint Stephen's Day	N	26 December	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y		Y	Y		Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y			Y	Y	21	26 December 2025	26 December 2026	26 December 2027	26 December 2028
Restoration Day	N	31 December								Y																			1	31 December 2025	31 December 2026	31 December 2027	31 December 2028
Total number of holidays per canton			12	12	9	9	9	9	14	9	11	11	12	15	11	13	14	9	10	14	15	10	15	14	9	9	13	10

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Public holidays in specific places, parts of cantons

Holiday	Date	Holiday	Partial Holiday
Carnival1	Second Monday before Ash Wednesday		SZ
	Thursday before Ash Wednesday	LU, UR, NW	SZ, SG, GR
	Monday before Ash Wednesday	GL	ZH, LU, UR, SZ, ZG, SG, AG
	Tuesday before Ash Wednesday	SZ, NW, OW	LU, UR, BL, SG, AG, TI
	Ash Wednesday	NW	SZ, BL, AR, TI, JU
	Friday after Ash Wednesday		TI
	Monday after Ash Wednesday	BS	BL (Lower Part Afternoon)[clarification needed], ZH
	Tuesday after Ash Wednesday		FR
	Wednesday after Ash Wednesday	BS	BL (Lower Part Afternoon)
Republic Day	1 March	NE (only)
Näfels Ride	Usually the first Thursday in April	GL (only)
Sechseläuten	Usually the third Monday in April (half-day)	Zürich City, Schlieren (only)
Independence Day	23 June	JU (only)
Peter and Paul	29 June	TI	LU, GR
Knabenschiessen	Second weekend in September (+ half Monday after)	Zürich City (and Zürich Metro Area) (only)
Prayer Monday	Monday after Federal Day of Thanksgiving, Repentance and Prayer	Legally recognized only in VD (Lundi du Jeûne)	Also celebrated in NE and parts of BE. Bank holiday in VS.
Mauritius Day	22 September	AI (only) except Oberegg District
St. Leodegar (Schutzengelfest)	2 October	Lucerne City (only)
L'Escalade	12 December	GE (only)

1	The days around Carnival are (with the exception of very few individual municipalities) not public holidays. However, due to widely observed celebrations in the cantons mentioned, there are usually restrictions: for example, businesses might already close at noon or not open at all.