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Swiss public holidays 2026

Which holiday applies in which canton? The abbreviations lead to the canton page. An asterisk means: only in part of the canton.

DateHoliday and cantons
January
Thu 1 JanNew Year's Dayin all 26 cantons
Fri 2 JanBerchtold's DayAG*BEFR*TGVDJUOWZH
Tue 6 JanEpiphanyTISZUR
March
Sun 1 MarRepublic DayNE
Thu 19 MarSt. Joseph's DaySZVSNWTIUR
April
Fri 3 AprGood FridayAGAIARBEBLBSFRGEGLGRJULUNENWOWSGSHSOSZTGURVDZGZHVS
Mon 6 AprEaster MondayAG*AIARBEBLBSFR*GEGLGRJUSGSHTGTIVDZHSZURLUNENWOWSOVSZG
Thu 9 AprNäfelser FahrtGL
May
Fri 1 MayLabour DayBLBSJUNESHSOZHTGTIVS
Thu 14 MayAscension Dayin all 26 cantons
Mon 25 MayWhit MondayAG*AIARBEBLBSFR*GEGRJUSGSHTGVDZHGLSZTIURLUNENWOWSOVSZG
June
Thu 4 JunCorpus ChristiAG*AIFR*JULUNE*NWOWSO*SZURVSZGTI
Tue 23 JunJura Independence DayJU
Mon 29 JunSaints Peter and PaulTI
August
Sat 1 AugSwiss National Dayin all 26 cantons
Sat 15 AugAssumption DayAG*FR*LUNWOWSO*SZTIURVSZGAIJU
September
Thu 10 SepJeûne genevoisGE
Mon 21 SepFederal Fast MondayVDNE
Fri 25 SepFeast of St. Nicholas of FlüeOW
November
Sun 1 NovAll Saints' DayAG*FR*GLLUNWOWSGSO*SZTIURVSZGAIJU
December
Tue 8 DecImmaculate ConceptionAG*FR*NWOWURVSZGAILUSZTI
Thu 24 DecChristmas EveOWVS
Fri 25 DecChristmas Dayin all 26 cantons
Sat 26 DecSt. Stephen's DayAG*BEBLBSFR*GLGRLUSGSHTGTIZHSZUROWVS
Thu 31 DecRestoration of the RepublicGE
Thu 31 DecNew Year's EveVS