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Holidays and Observances in Switzerland in 2026

DateWeekdayNameTypeDetails
Jan 1ThursdayNew Year's DayCommon Local HolidayAll Cantons
Jan 2FridayBerchtold DayCommon Local HolidayMultiple Cantons
Jan 6TuesdayEpiphanyCommon Local HolidayGR Graubünden , SZ Schwyz , TI Ticino , UR Uri
Feb 14SaturdayValentine's DayObservance
Mar 1SundayRepublic DayCommon Local HolidayNE Neuchâtel
Mar 19ThursdaySaint Joseph's DayCommon Local HolidayLU Lucerne , NW Nidwalden , SO Solothurn , SZ Schwyz , TI Ticino , UR Uri , VS Valais
Mar 20FridayMarch EquinoxSeason
Mar 29SundayDaylight Saving Time startsClock Change/Daylight Saving Time
Apr 2ThursdayNäfels ProcessionCommon Local HolidayGL Glarus
Apr 3FridayGood FridayCommon Local HolidayAll except TI Ticino , VS Valais
Apr 5SundayEaster SundayObservance
Apr 6MondayEaster MondayCommon Local HolidayAll except LU Lucerne , NE Neuchâtel
Apr 20MondaySechseläutenObservanceZH Zürich
May 1FridayMay DayCommon Local HolidayBL Basel-Landschaft , BS Basel-Stadt , JU Jura , SH Schaffhausen , ZH Zürich
May 1FridayMay Day (Half-Day)Half Day HolidaySO Solothurn
May 1FridayMay Day (Half-Day)ObservanceTG Thurgau , TI Ticino
May 10SundayMother's DayObservance
May 14ThursdayAscension DayCommon Local HolidayAll Cantons
May 24SundayPentecostObservanceAll Cantons
May 25MondayPentecost MondayCommon Local HolidayAll except NE Neuchâtel
Jun 4ThursdayCorpus ChristiCommon Local HolidayMultiple Cantons
Jun 7SundayFather's DayObservance
Jun 21SundayJune SolsticeSeason
Jun 23TuesdayJura Independence DayCommon Local HolidayJU Jura
Jun 29MondaySt. Peter and St. PaulObservanceTI Ticino
Aug 1SaturdaySwiss National DayNational Holiday
Aug 15SaturdayAssumption DayCommon Local HolidayMultiple Cantons
Sep 10ThursdayGenevese FastCommon Local HolidayGE Geneva
Sep 12SaturdayKnabenschiessenObservanceZH Zürich
Sep 13SundayKnabenschiessenObservanceZH Zürich
Sep 14MondayKnabenschiessenObservanceZH Zürich
Sep 20SundaySwiss Federal FastObservanceAll except GE Geneva
Sep 21MondayFederal Fast MondayCommon Local HolidayNE Neuchâtel , VD Vaud
Sep 22TuesdayMauritius DayCommon Local HolidayAI Appenzell Innerrhoden
Sep 23WednesdaySeptember EquinoxSeason
Sep 25FridaySt. Nicholas of FlüeCommon Local HolidayOW Obwalden
Oct 25SundayDaylight Saving Time endsClock Change/Daylight Saving Time
Nov 1SundayAll Saints' DayCommon Local HolidayMultiple Cantons
Dec 8TuesdayImmaculate ConceptionCommon Local HolidayMultiple Cantons
Dec 21MondayDecember SolsticeSeason
Dec 24ThursdayChristmas EveObservance
Dec 25FridayChristmas DayCommon Local HolidayAll Cantons
Dec 26SaturdaySt. Stephen's DayCommon Local HolidayAll except GE Geneva , JU Jura , VD Vaud
Dec 31ThursdayNew Year's EveObservance
Dec 31ThursdayRestoration DayCommon Local HolidayGE Geneva