Public holidays 2026 in Switzerland
In 2026, New Year's Day (Thu, 1 Jan), Ascension Day (Thu, 14 May), Swiss National Day (Sat, 1 Aug) and Christmas Day (Fri, 25 Dec) apply in all 26 cantons. All others are set by the cantons: most weekday holidays in Ticino (11), fewest in Aargau, Fribourg and Solothurn (4). Below: every month, 10 possible bridge days and all cantons compared.
Holidays 2026 by canton
Pick your canton for the full list with bridge days:
Holidays in January 2026
- Thursday, January 1,New Year's Day — statutory in all 26 cantons
- Friday, January 2,Berchtold's Day — statutory in 4 cantons: BE, TG, VD, JU; partly or customary in ZH, LU, OW, GL, ZG, FR, SO, SH, GR, AG, NE, GE
- Tuesday, January 6,Epiphany — statutory in 3 cantons: UR, SZ, TI; partly or customary in GR
Holidays in March 2026
- Sunday, March 1,Neuchâtel Republic Day — only in Neuchâtel
- Thursday, March 19,St. Joseph's Day — statutory in 5 cantons: UR, SZ, NW, TI, VS; partly or customary in LU, ZG, GR
Holidays in April 2026
- Friday, April 3,Good Friday — statutory in 24 cantons (not TI, VS)
- Monday, April 6,Easter Monday — statutory in 17 cantons: ZH, BE, UR, SZ, GL, BS, BL, SH, AR, AI, SG, GR, TG, TI, VD, GE, JU; partly or customary in LU, OW, NW, ZG, FR, SO, AG, NE
- Thursday, April 9,Näfels Pilgrimage — only in Glarus
Holidays in May 2026
- Friday, May 1,Labour Day — statutory in 8 cantons: ZH, BS, BL, SH, TG, TI, NE, JU; partly or customary in FR, SO, AG
- Thursday, May 14,Ascension Day — statutory in all 26 cantons
- Monday, May 25,Whit Monday — statutory in 17 cantons: ZH, BE, UR, SZ, GL, BS, BL, SH, AR, AI, SG, GR, TG, TI, VD, GE, JU; partly or customary in LU, OW, NW, ZG, FR, SO, AG, NE
Holidays in June 2026
- Thursday, June 4,Corpus Christi — statutory in 10 cantons: LU, UR, SZ, OW, NW, ZG, AI, TI, VS, JU; partly or customary in FR, SO, BL, GR, AG, NE
- Tuesday, June 23,Jura Independence Day — only in Jura
- Monday, June 29,Saints Peter and Paul — only in Ticino; partly or customary in LU, GR
Holidays in August 2026
- Saturday, August 1,Swiss National Day — statutory in all 26 cantons
- Saturday, August 15,Assumption Day — statutory in 10 cantons: LU, UR, SZ, OW, NW, ZG, AI, TI, VS, JU; partly or customary in FR, SO, BL, GR, AG
Holidays in September 2026
- Thursday, September 10,Geneva Fast — only in Geneva
- Monday, September 21,Federal Fast Monday — only in Vaud; partly or customary in BE, NE
- Tuesday, September 22,St. Maurice's Day — only in Appenzell Inner Rhodes
- Friday, September 25,St. Nicholas of Flüe — only in Obwalden
Holidays in November 2026
- Sunday, November 1,All Saints' Day — statutory in 12 cantons: LU, UR, SZ, OW, NW, GL, ZG, AI, SG, TI, VS, JU; partly or customary in FR, SO, GR, AG
Holidays in December 2026
- Tuesday, December 8,Immaculate Conception — statutory in 9 cantons: LU, UR, SZ, OW, NW, ZG, AI, TI, VS; partly or customary in FR, SO, GR, AG
- Friday, December 25,Christmas Day — statutory in all 26 cantons
- Saturday, December 26,St. Stephen's Day — statutory in 15 cantons: ZH, BE, LU, UR, SZ, GL, BS, BL, SH, AR, AI, SG, GR, TG, TI; partly or customary in OW, NW, ZG, FR, SO, AG
- Thursday, December 31,Restoration of the Republic (Geneva) — only in Geneva
Bridge days 2026
A bridge day is a single working day between a holiday and the weekend. One day of leave turns it into a long weekend. Which bridges exist depends on the canton:
| Bridge day | because of | Days off | Cantons |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fri, 2 Jan | New Year's Day | 4 | ZH, LU, UR, SZ, OW, NW, GL, ZG, FR, SO, BS, BL, SH, AR, AI, SG, GR, AG, TI, VS, NE, GE |
| Mon, 5 Jan | Epiphany | 4 | UR, SZ, TI |
| Fri, 20 Mar | St. Joseph's Day | 4 | UR, SZ, NW, TI, VS |
| Fri, 10 Apr | Näfels Pilgrimage | 4 | GL |
| Fri, 15 May | Ascension Day | 4 | all |
| Fri, 5 Jun | Corpus Christi | 4 | LU, UR, SZ, OW, NW, ZG, AI, TI, VS, JU |
| Mon, 22 Jun | Jura Independence Day | 4 | JU |
| Fri, 11 Sep | Geneva Fast | 4 | GE |
| Mon, 21 Sep | St. Maurice's Day | 4 | AI |
| Mon, 7 Dec | Immaculate Conception | 4 | LU, UR, SZ, OW, NW, ZG, AI, TI, VS |
Canton comparison 2026
Counted are statutory holidays and rest days valid in the whole canton. “On weekdays” = Monday to Friday.
| Canton | statutory | on weekdays | partial/customary |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ticino | 15 | 11 | 0 |
| Schwyz | 14 | 10 | 0 |
| Uri | 14 | 10 | 0 |
| Jura | 13 | 10 | 0 |
| Appenzell Inner Rhodes | 13 | 9 | 0 |
| Thurgau | 10 | 8 | 0 |
| Geneva | 9 | 8 | 1 |
| Vaud | 9 | 8 | 0 |
| Glarus | 10 | 7 | 1 |
| Nidwalden | 10 | 7 | 3 |
| Obwalden | 10 | 7 | 4 |
| Bern | 9 | 7 | 1 |
| Basel-Country | 9 | 7 | 2 |
| Basel-City | 9 | 7 | 0 |
| Schaffhausen | 9 | 7 | 1 |
| Zurich | 9 | 7 | 1 |
| Lucerne | 10 | 6 | 5 |
| St. Gallen | 9 | 6 | 0 |
| Valais | 9 | 6 | 0 |
| Zug | 9 | 6 | 5 |
| Appenzell Outer Rhodes | 8 | 6 | 0 |
| Grisons | 8 | 6 | 8 |
| Neuchâtel | 7 | 5 | 5 |
| Aargau | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| Fribourg | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| Solothurn | 5 | 4 | 9 |
All holidays 2026 × 26 cantons
| Holiday | ZH | BE | LU | UR | SZ | OW | NW | GL | ZG | FR | SO | BS | BL | SH | AR | AI | SG | GR | AG | TG | TI | VD | VS | NE | GE | JU |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Year's Day · Thu, 1 Jan | ●statutory | ●statutory | ●statutory | ●statutory | ●statutory | ●statutory | ●statutory | ●statutory | ●statutory | ●statutory | ●statutory | ●statutory | ●statutory | ●statutory | ●statutory | ●statutory | ●statutory | ●statutory | ●statutory | ●statutory | ●statutory | ●statutory | ●statutory | ●statutory | ●statutory | ●statutory |
| Berchtold's Day · Fri, 2 Jan | ○customary | ●statutory | ○customary | ○customary | ○customary | ○customary | ○customary | ○customary | ○customary | ○customary | ◐partly | ●statutory | ●statutory | ○customary | ○customary | ●statutory | ||||||||||
| Epiphany · Tue, 6 Jan | ●statutory | ●statutory | ◐partly | ●statutory | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Neuchâtel Republic Day · Sun, 1 Mar | ●statutory | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| St. Joseph's Day · Thu, 19 Mar | ◐partly | ●statutory | ●statutory | ●statutory | ◐partly | ◐partly | ●statutory | ●statutory | ||||||||||||||||||
| Good Friday · Fri, 3 Apr | ●statutory | ●statutory | ●statutory | ●statutory | ●statutory | ●statutory | ●statutory | ●statutory | ●statutory | ●statutory | ●statutory | ●statutory | ●statutory | ●statutory | ●statutory | ●statutory | ●statutory | ●statutory | ●statutory | ●statutory | ●statutory | ●statutory | ●statutory | ●statutory | ||
| Easter Monday · Mon, 6 Apr | ●statutory | ●statutory | ○customary | ●statutory | ●statutory | ○customary | ○customary | ●statutory | ○customary | ○customary | ○customary | ●statutory | ●statutory | ●statutory | ●statutory | ●statutory | ●statutory | ●statutory | ◐partly | ●statutory | ●statutory | ●statutory | ○customary | ●statutory | ●statutory | |
| Näfels Pilgrimage · Thu, 9 Apr | ●statutory | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Labour Day · Fri, 1 May | ●statutory | ◐partly | ◐partly | ●statutory | ●statutory | ●statutory | ○customary | ●statutory | ●statutory | ●statutory | ●statutory | |||||||||||||||
| Ascension Day · Thu, 14 May | ●statutory | ●statutory | ●statutory | ●statutory | ●statutory | ●statutory | ●statutory | ●statutory | ●statutory | ●statutory | ●statutory | ●statutory | ●statutory | ●statutory | ●statutory | ●statutory | ●statutory | ●statutory | ●statutory | ●statutory | ●statutory | ●statutory | ●statutory | ●statutory | ●statutory | ●statutory |
| Whit Monday · Mon, 25 May | ●statutory | ●statutory | ○customary | ●statutory | ●statutory | ○customary | ○customary | ●statutory | ○customary | ○customary | ◐partly | ●statutory | ●statutory | ●statutory | ●statutory | ●statutory | ●statutory | ●statutory | ◐partly | ●statutory | ●statutory | ●statutory | ○customary | ●statutory | ●statutory | |
| Corpus Christi · Thu, 4 Jun | ●statutory | ●statutory | ●statutory | ●statutory | ●statutory | ●statutory | ◐partly | ◐partly | ◐partly | ●statutory | ◐partly | ◐partly | ●statutory | ●statutory | ◐partly | ●statutory | ||||||||||
| Jura Independence Day · Tue, 23 Jun | ●statutory | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Saints Peter and Paul · Mon, 29 Jun | ◐partly | ◐partly | ●statutory | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Swiss National Day · Sat, 1 Aug | ●statutory | ●statutory | ●statutory | ●statutory | ●statutory | ●statutory | ●statutory | ●statutory | ●statutory | ●statutory | ●statutory | ●statutory | ●statutory | ●statutory | ●statutory | ●statutory | ●statutory | ●statutory | ●statutory | ●statutory | ●statutory | ●statutory | ●statutory | ●statutory | ●statutory | ●statutory |
| Assumption Day · Sat, 15 Aug | ●statutory | ●statutory | ●statutory | ●statutory | ●statutory | ●statutory | ◐partly | ◐partly | ◐partly | ●statutory | ◐partly | ◐partly | ●statutory | ●statutory | ●statutory | |||||||||||
| Geneva Fast · Thu, 10 Sep | ●statutory | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Federal Fast Monday · Mon, 21 Sep | ○customary | ●statutory | ○customary | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| St. Maurice's Day · Tue, 22 Sep | ●statutory | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| St. Nicholas of Flüe · Fri, 25 Sep | ●statutory | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| All Saints' Day · Sun, 1 Nov | ●statutory | ●statutory | ●statutory | ●statutory | ●statutory | ●statutory | ●statutory | ◐partly | ◐partly | ●statutory | ●statutory | ◐partly | ◐partly | ●statutory | ●statutory | ●statutory | ||||||||||
| Immaculate Conception · Tue, 8 Dec | ●statutory | ●statutory | ●statutory | ●statutory | ●statutory | ●statutory | ◐partly | ◐partly | ●statutory | ◐partly | ◐partly | ●statutory | ●statutory | |||||||||||||
| Christmas Day · Fri, 25 Dec | ●statutory | ●statutory | ●statutory | ●statutory | ●statutory | ●statutory | ●statutory | ●statutory | ●statutory | ●statutory | ●statutory | ●statutory | ●statutory | ●statutory | ●statutory | ●statutory | ●statutory | ●statutory | ●statutory | ●statutory | ●statutory | ●statutory | ●statutory | ●statutory | ●statutory | ●statutory |
| St. Stephen's Day · Sat, 26 Dec | ●statutory | ●statutory | ●statutory | ●statutory | ●statutory | ○customary | ○customary | ●statutory | ○customary | ○customary | ◐partly | ●statutory | ●statutory | ●statutory | ●statutory | ●statutory | ●statutory | ●statutory | ◐partly | ●statutory | ●statutory | |||||
| Restoration of the Republic (Geneva) · Thu, 31 Dec | ●statutory |
● statutory holiday or rest day in the whole canton · ◐ half day or only in some municipalities · ○ not statutory but usually a day off
Frequently asked
Which holidays apply across Switzerland in 2026?
Statutory in all 26 cantons: New Year's Day (Thursday, January 1, 2026), Ascension Day (Thursday, May 14, 2026), Swiss National Day (Saturday, August 1, 2026) and Christmas Day (Friday, December 25, 2026). All other holidays are set by the cantons.
When is Easter 2026?
Easter Sunday 2026 is on Sunday, April 5, 2026. Good Friday is Friday, April 3, 2026 (statutory in 24 cantons (not TI, VS)), Easter Monday Monday, April 6, 2026 (statutory in 17 cantons: ZH, BE, UR, SZ, GL, BS, BL, SH, AR, AI, SG, GR, TG, TI, VD, GE, JU; partly or customary in LU, OW, NW, ZG, FR, SO, AG, NE).
When is Ascension Day 2026 and is there a bridge day?
Ascension Day is on Thursday, May 14, 2026, a holiday in all cantons. Taking Friday, May 15, 2026 off gives 4 days in a row.
When is Whit Monday 2026?
Whit Monday is on Monday, May 25, 2026 — statutory in 17 cantons: ZH, BE, UR, SZ, GL, BS, BL, SH, AR, AI, SG, GR, TG, TI, VD, GE, JU; partly or customary in LU, OW, NW, ZG, FR, SO, AG, NE.
Which holidays are in May 2026?
In May 2026: Labour Day on Friday, May 1, 2026 (statutory in 8 cantons: ZH, BS, BL, SH, TG, TI, NE, JU; partly or customary in FR, SO, AG); Ascension Day on Thursday, May 14, 2026 (statutory in all 26 cantons); Whit Monday on Monday, May 25, 2026 (statutory in 17 cantons: ZH, BE, UR, SZ, GL, BS, BL, SH, AR, AI, SG, GR, TG, TI, VD, GE, JU; partly or customary in LU, OW, NW, ZG, FR, SO, AG, NE).
Is 1 May 2026 a public holiday?
Labour Day (Friday, May 1, 2026) is statutory in only 8 cantons: Zurich, Basel-City, Basel-Country, Schaffhausen, Thurgau, Ticino, Neuchâtel and Jura. Half day in Fribourg and Solothurn.
Which canton has the most holidays in 2026?
Most statutory holidays on weekdays in 2026: Ticino with 11. Fewest: Aargau, Fribourg and Solothurn with 4.
Is Maundy Thursday 2026 a holiday?
No. Maundy Thursday (Thursday, April 2, 2026) is not a statutory holiday in any canton.
Which holidays fall on a weekend in 2026?
Swiss National Day (Saturday, August 1, 2026) — no extra weekday off in 2026.
Sources and method
Per-canton rules follow the Federal Office of Justice list of statutory holidays and the derived canton table; Art. 20a Labour Act (National Day + up to eight cantonal holidays). All dates are computed; movable feasts from the Easter date. Cantonal law prevails; local municipal holidays are not listed. No guarantee.