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Public holidays / Zurich / 2032

Zurich public holidays 2032

9 public holidays; five of them fall on a weekday (Monday to Friday).

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Public holidays 2032
DateHolidayType
January
New Year's DayPublic holidayPublic holidayPublic holiday
Treated like a Sunday (Art. 20a Labour Act). Employees have the day off.
Berchtold's DayCustomaryNot a public holiday; a day off only under the employment contract, staff regulations or collective labour agreementCustomaryCustomary day off
Not a public holiday, but many employers give the day off. Your employment contract decides whether you are off.
March
Good FridayPublic holidayPublic holidayPublic holiday
Treated like a Sunday (Art. 20a Labour Act). Employees have the day off.
Easter MondayPublic holidayPublic holidayPublic holiday
Treated like a Sunday (Art. 20a Labour Act). Employees have the day off.
April
SechseläutenCustomary (Afternoon)Only in: City of ZurichAfternoon usually off in the City of ZurichCustomary (Afternoon)Customary day off
Not a public holiday, but many employers give the day off. Your employment contract decides whether you are off.
May
Labour DayPublic holidayPublic holidayPublic holiday
Treated like a Sunday (Art. 20a Labour Act). Employees have the day off.
Ascension DayPublic holidayPublic holidayPublic holiday
Treated like a Sunday (Art. 20a Labour Act). Employees have the day off.
Whit MondayPublic holidayPublic holidayPublic holiday
Treated like a Sunday (Art. 20a Labour Act). Employees have the day off.
August
Swiss National DayPublic holidayPublic holidayPublic holiday
Treated like a Sunday (Art. 20a Labour Act). Employees have the day off.
September
KnabenschiessenCustomary (Afternoon)Only in: City of ZurichLocal holiday, not a public holiday (Monday of the Knabenschiessen)Customary (Afternoon)Customary day off
Not a public holiday, but many employers give the day off. Your employment contract decides whether you are off.
December
Christmas DayPublic holidayPublic holidayPublic holiday
Treated like a Sunday (Art. 20a Labour Act). Employees have the day off.
St. Stephen's DayPublic holidayPublic holidayPublic holiday
Treated like a Sunday (Art. 20a Labour Act). Employees have the day off.

What the three types mean

Public holiday
Treated like a Sunday (Art. 20a Labour Act). Employees have the day off.
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 Zurich

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/zurich/2032/

Good to know

What is special about 2032?
  • In 2032, only five public holidays fall on a weekday. Between 2024 and 2035, only 2027 have as few.
  • Falling on a weekend: Labour Day (Sat 1 May), Swiss National Day (Sun 1 Aug), Christmas Day (Sat 25 Dec) and St. Stephen's Day (Sun 26 Dec). As a rule, there is no entitlement to a substitute day.
  • Easter is early in 2032, on 28 March. Ascension Day (6 May) and Whitsun (16 May) are correspondingly early.
  • The most worthwhile bridge: Ascension Day, with 1 day of leave for 4 days off in a row. Calculate all bridge days in 2032
What is different in the canton of Zurich?

In the canton of Zurich, 1 May is a public holiday, but Berchtold's Day is not, even though many employers give the day off. In the City of Zurich, the afternoons of Sechseläuten and of the Knabenschiessen Monday are also customarily off.

What is behind “Sechseläuten”?

The name comes from the ringing of the bells at six o'clock: since at least 1525, after the spring equinox, a bell of the Grossmünster again rang in the end of the working day at six in the evening; in the winter half of the year, work ended earlier. The guild parade dates from the 19th century: in 1818 the Zunft zur Meisen paraded through the city in costume, and the first joint parade followed in 1839. At the end, the Böögg is set alight at 6 p.m., a snowman made of cotton wool with a head full of fireworks. According to popular belief, the faster the head explodes, the better the summer will be: 5 to 12 minutes are seen as a sign of a warm, sunny summer, a longer burning time as a sign of a rather wet one.

Sources: Zentralbibliothek Zürich: Zürcher Zünfte und Sechseläuten · Zürich Tourismus: Sechseläuten

What is behind “Knabenschiessen”?

The Knabenschiessen is a shooting competition for young people from the city and canton of Zurich. It is first mentioned in 1656, when around 150 boys took part in a shooting contest. In its current form, it has been held at the Albisgüetli since 1899, and girls have taken part since 1991. It comes with one of the largest folk festivals in the city; on the Monday, the afternoon is customarily off in the City of Zurich.

Sources: Zürich Tourismus: Knabenschiessen

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