Switzerland Public Holidays 2027
Switzerland has 11 national public holidays in 2027, starting with New Year's Day on 1 January 2027 and ending with Boxing Day on 26 December 2027. Christmas Day lands on a Saturday in 2027, on 25 December 2027, and no substitute weekday is granted for it here, so it costs the calendar a day off compared with a year when it falls midweek.
| Holiday | Date | Weekday | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Year's DayNeujahr | Friday | 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 | SundayWeekend | Public holiday | |
| Federal Day of Thanksgiving, Repentance and PrayerEidg. Dank-, Buss- und Bettag | SundayWeekend | Public holiday | |
| Christmas DayWeihnachtstag | SaturdayWeekend | Public holiday | |
| Boxing DayStephanstag | SundayWeekend | Public holiday |
- Status
- Set in lawThe calendar is set in standing law rather than announced year by year, so 2027 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.
The busiest stretch is March (3 holidays), a good window to plan around if you rely on offices, banks or schools being open. Six of them fall on a Saturday or Sunday in 2027, which is worth checking if you are counting on days off from work. Use the table below to see each 2027 holiday in Switzerland, when it happens and which day of the week it lands on. 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 2027?
Switzerland has 11 national public holidays in 2027. The first is New Year's Day on 1 January 2027 and the last is Boxing Day on 26 December 2027.
What is the first public holiday of 2027 in Switzerland?
The first public holiday of 2027 is New Year's Day, which falls on 1 January 2027.
When is New Year celebrated in Switzerland in 2027?
In 2027, New Year's Day in Switzerland is on 1 January 2027.
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 2027 to the next year?
Some of them do. Seven of the 11 holidays in 2027 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 26 March 2027, Easter Sunday on 28 March 2027 and Easter Monday on 29 March 2027, 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 2027. 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 2027 worldwide overview.
Other years for Switzerland
Planning further ahead or looking back? Compare the Switzerland public holiday calendar across years:
Plan around the Switzerland 2027 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 2027 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.