Switzerland Public Holidays 2026
Switzerland has 11 national public holidays in 2026, starting with New Year's Day on 1 January 2026 and ending with Boxing Day on 26 December 2026. Two well placed days of leave buy 8 days away from work in 2026, because two holidays sit exactly one working day from a weekend.
| Holiday | Date | Weekday | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Year's DayNeujahr | Thursday | Public holiday | |
| Good FridayKarfreitag | Friday | Public holiday | |
| Easter SundayOstersonntag | SundayWeekend | Public holiday | |
| Easter MondayOstermontag | Monday | Public holiday | |
| Ascension DayAuffahrt | Thursday | Public holiday | |
| PentecostPfingstsonntag | SundayWeekend | Public holiday | |
| Whit MondayPfingstmontag | Monday | Public holiday | |
| Bundesfeiertag | SaturdayWeekend | Public holiday | |
| Federal Day of Thanksgiving, Repentance and PrayerEidg. Dank-, Buss- und Bettag | SundayWeekend | Public holiday | |
| Christmas DayWeihnachtstag | Friday | Public holiday | |
| Boxing DayStephanstag | SaturdayWeekend | Public holiday |
- Status
- Set in lawThe calendar is set in standing law rather than announced year by year, so 2026 needs no separate publication.
- Last verified
- The newest check behind a Switzerland entry, against the source named in the corrections log.
- Source
- date-holidays open dataset (ISC and CC BY 3.0), with no corrections needed for Switzerland.Always confirm official dates with a local authority before booking travel. How these calendars are built. Spotted an error? Tell us and we will check it.
April is the densest month for holidays, which tends to shape travel and shopping patterns. Five of them fall on a Saturday or Sunday in 2026, which is worth checking if you are counting on days off from work. The table below lists every Switzerland public holiday for 2026 with its exact date and the weekday it falls on, so you can see the long weekends at a glance. The list is the national one, and Switzerland also has sub-national calendars that differ from it, so check the note above the table before you rely on a single date.
Frequently asked questions
How many public holidays does Switzerland have in 2026?
Switzerland has 11 national public holidays in 2026. The first is New Year's Day on 1 January 2026 and the last is Boxing Day on 26 December 2026.
What is the first public holiday of 2026 in Switzerland?
The first public holiday of 2026 is New Year's Day, which falls on 1 January 2026.
When is New Year celebrated in Switzerland in 2026?
In 2026, New Year's Day in Switzerland is on 1 January 2026.
Are regional holidays included for Switzerland?
No. This calendar lists national public holidays only, so it stays consistent across countries. Holidays that apply to just part of Switzerland are listed separately on the Switzerland holiday hub, together with the cantons that observe them.
Do the Switzerland holiday dates change from 2026 to the next year?
Some of them do. Seven of the 11 holidays in 2026 sit on a moving rule (linked to easter and set weekday of the month), so their date has to be recalculated for every year. The rest keep the same calendar date and only change weekday. Moving ones this year include Good Friday on 3 April 2026, Easter Sunday on 5 April 2026 and Easter Monday on 6 April 2026, plus 4 more.
How far ahead is the Switzerland calendar actually fixed?
Through 2027. The holidays are set in law rather than announced year by year, so the dates repeat predictably. What can still change is a law amendment, a one-off holiday declared for a national event, and the exact day of any holiday on the Islamic calendar, which is confirmed by moon sighting. No corrections to the underlying dataset were needed for Switzerland.
Which Switzerland holidays are regional, and which move?
The table above is the national calendar for 2026. Some holidays keep the same date every year while others are tied to Easter, to a lunar calendar or to a named weekday, and some parts of the country add their own days off. The Switzerland holiday hub breaks that down: which holidays are fixed, which move and why, and which ones are observed in certain regions only. To compare Switzerland with other countries in the same year, see the 2026 worldwide overview.
Other years for Switzerland
Planning further ahead or looking back? Compare the Switzerland public holiday calendar across years:
Plan around the Switzerland 2026 calendar
Knowing the dates is half the question. The other half is what they add up to: which of them create a long weekend and how many working days the year leaves. The 2026 worldwide overview compares every country on holiday count and weekend overlap, and the country index ranks all 44 of them. The same figures are available as JSON, and the dates as a calendar file.