Public holidays / Obwalden
Obwalden public holidays
Next public holiday: All Saints' Day, Sunday, 1 November 2026.
Public holidays 2026
Public holidays 2027 →9 public holidays; six of them fall on a weekday (Monday to Friday).
| Date | Holiday | Type |
|---|---|---|
| January | ||
| New Year's Day | ||
| Berchtold's DayCustomary | CustomaryCustomary day off Not a public holiday, but many employers give the day off. Your employment contract decides whether you are off. | |
| April | ||
| Good Friday | ||
| Easter MondayCustomary | CustomaryCustomary day off Not a public holiday, but many employers give the day off. Your employment contract decides whether you are off. | |
| May | ||
| Ascension Day | ||
| Whit MondayCustomary | CustomaryCustomary day off Not a public holiday, but many employers give the day off. Your employment contract decides whether you are off. | |
| June | ||
| Corpus Christi | ||
| August | ||
| Swiss National Day | ||
| Assumption Day | ||
| September | ||
| Feast of St. Nicholas of FlüeRest dayHigh holiday under cantonal law | Rest dayCantonal rest day Public rest day under cantonal law, e.g. shops are closed. Under employment law it is a working day. | |
| November | ||
| All Saints' Day | ||
| December | ||
| Immaculate Conception | ||
| Christmas EveCustomary | CustomaryCustomary day off Not a public holiday, but many employers give the day off. Your employment contract decides whether you are off. | |
| Christmas Day | ||
| St. Stephen's DayCustomary | CustomaryCustomary day off Not a public holiday, but many employers give the day off. Your employment contract decides whether you are off. | |
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January
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| 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
| 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
- 2. Berchtold's Day
February
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March
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| 30 | 31 |
April
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| 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
| 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
- 6. Easter Monday
May
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| 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
| 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
- 25. Whit Monday
June
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| 29 | 30 |
July
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| 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
August
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| 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
| 31 |
September
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
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| 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
| 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
| 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 |
| 28 | 29 | 30 |
- 25. Feast of St. Nicholas of Flüe
October
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
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| 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
| 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
| 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
| 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
November
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
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| 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
| 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
| 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 |
| 30 |
December
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
| 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
| 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
| 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 |
| 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
- 24. Christmas Eve
- 26. St. Stephen's Day
What the three types mean
- Cantonal rest day
- Public rest day under cantonal law, e.g. shops are closed. Under employment law it is a working day.
- Customary day off
- Not a public holiday, but many employers give the day off. Your employment contract decides whether you are off.
Sources for the canton of Obwalden
- SECO, Anhang Feiertage Schweiz, Stand 12.12.2024
- Ruhetagsgesetz OW, GDB 975.2
- Kanton Obwalden, Feiertagsregelung (2019)
Local municipal holidays are only partly included.
As of: October 27, 2026. All information without guarantee. More years, sources and calendars to subscribe to: swisscalendar.ch/en/holidays/obwalden/
Good to know
What is special about 2026?
- In 2026, only six public holidays fall on a weekday. Between 2024 and 2035, only 2027 and 2032 have as few.
- Falling on a weekend: Swiss National Day (Sat 1 Aug), Assumption Day (Sat 15 Aug) and All Saints' Day (Sun 1 Nov). As a rule, there is no entitlement to a substitute day.
- In 2026, Christmas Day (Fri 25 Dec) also gives you a long weekend without taking leave.
- The most worthwhile bridges: Ascension Day, Corpus Christi and Immaculate Conception, each with 1 day of leave for 4 days off in a row. Calculate all bridge days in 2026
What is different in the canton of Obwalden?
On 25 September, Obwalden celebrates Brother Klaus (St. Nicholas of Flüe), a patron saint of Switzerland, as a high cantonal holiday. Christmas Eve, Berchtold's Day, Easter Monday, Whit Monday and St. Stephen's Day are customarily days off, but not public holidays.
What is behind “Feast of St. Nicholas of Flüe”?
Nicholas of Flüe (1417–1487), known as Brother Klaus, lived as a hermit in the Ranft near Sachseln from 1467. His advice helped to prevent a war among the Confederates at the Diet of Stans in 1481. He was canonised in 1947. He is a patron saint of Switzerland. His feast is celebrated in Switzerland on 25 September, and in his home canton of Obwalden it is a cantonal holiday.
Sources: Wikipedia: Nicholas of Flüe
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