Public holidays in Switzerland
The 26 cantons that make up Switzerland set their public holidays independently – with the exception of 1 August,[1] which is the only federal holiday.[2] Furthermore, holidays can change depending on employers, and some holidays are specific to only a certain town or village. In general, the most reliable list of holidays for a given area will be found in a list of bank holidays, as nearly all shops and offices close during bank holidays.
Public holidays in each canton
| Holiday | Date |  AG |  AI |  AR |  BL |  BS |  BE |  FR |  GE |  GL |  GR |  JU |  LU |  NE |  NW |  OW |  SG |  SH |  SZ |  SO |  TG |  TI |  UR |  VS |  VD |  ZG |  ZH | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Year's Day | N | 1 January | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | 26 | 1 January 2022 | 1 January 2023 | 1 January 2024 | 1 January 2025 |
| Berchtold's Day | N | 2 January | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | 14 | 2 January 2022 | 2 January 2023 | 2 January 2024 | 2 January 2025 | ||||||||||||
| Epiphany | N | 6 January | * | * | * | * | * | 5 | 6 January 2022 | 6 January 2023 | 6 January 2024 | 6 January 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| International Women's Day | N | 8 March | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | 26 | 8 March 2022 | 8 March 2023 | 8 March 2024 | 8 March 2025 |
| St Joseph's Day | N | 19 March | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | 8 | 19 March 2022 | 19 March 2023 | 19 March 2024 | 19 March 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Näfels Ride | N | 3 April | * | 1 | 3 April 2022 | 3 April 2023 | 3 April 2024 | 3 April 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Good Friday | Y | Easter Sunday – 2 d | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | [3] | * | [3] | * | * | * | 24 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
| Easter Monday | Y | Easter Sunday + 1 d | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | 25 | 18 April 2022 | 10 April 2023 | 1 April 2024 | 21 April 2025 | |
| Labour Day | N | 1 May | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | 11 | 1 May 2022 | 1 May 2023 | 1 May 2024 | 1 May 2025 | |||||||||||||||
| Ascension Day | Y | Easter Sunday + 39 d | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | 26 | 26 May 2022 | 18 May 2023 | 9 May 2024 | 29 May 2025 |
| Whit Monday | Y | Easter Sunday + 50 d | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | 25 | 6 June 2022 | 29 May 2023 | 20 May 2024 | 9 June 2025 | |
| Corpus Christi | Y | Easter Sunday + 60 d | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | 14 | 16 June 2022 | 8 June 2023 | 30 May 2024 | 19 June 2025 | |||||||||||||
| Saints Peter and Paul | N | 29 June | [4] | [4] | * | 1 | 29 June 2022 | 29 June 2023 | 29 June 2024 | 29 June 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Independence Day | N | 1 August | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | 26 | 1 August 2022 | 1 August 2023 | 1 August 2024 | 1 August 2025 |
| Assumption | N | 15 August | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | 12 | 15 August 2022 | 15 August 2023 | 15 August 2024 | 15 August 2025 | ||||||||||||||
| Jeûne genevois | Y | Thursday after 1st Sunday in Sept | * | 1 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lundi du Jeûne (Monday after previous) | Y | Day after 3rd Sunday in Sept | [4] | [3] | [3] | * | 1 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Saint Nicholas of Flüe Day | N | 25 September | * | 1 | 25 September 2022 | 25 September 2023 | 25 September 2024 | 25 September 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| All Saints Day | N | 1 November | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | 15 | 1 November 2022 | 1 November 2023 | 1 November 2024 | 1 November 2025 | |||||||||||
| Immaculate Conception | N | 8 December | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | 13 | 8 December 2022 | 8 December 2023 | 8 December 2024 | 8 December 2025 | |||||||||||||
| Christmas Day | N | 25 December | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | 26 | 25 December 2022 | 25 December 2023 | 25 December 2024 | 25 December 2025 |
| St Stephen's Day | N | 26 December | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | 21 | 26 December 2022 | 26 December 2023 | 26 December 2024 | 26 December 2025 | |||||
| Restoration Day | N | 31 December | * | 1 | 31 December 2022 | 31 December 2023 | 31 December 2024 | 31 December 2025 |
Public holidays in specific places, parts of cantons
| Holiday | Date | Holiday | Partial Holiday |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carnival1 | Second Monday before Ash Wednesday | SZ | |
| Thursday before Ash Wednesday | LU, UR, NW | SZ, SG, GR | |
| Monday before Ash Wednesday | GL | ZH, LU, UR, SZ, ZG, SG, AG | |
| Tuesday before Ash Wednesday | SZ, NW, OW | LU, UR, BL, SG, AG, TI | |
| Ash Wednesday | NW | SZ, BL, AR, TI, JU | |
| Friday after Ash Wednesday | TI | ||
| Monday after Ash Wednesday | BS | BL (Lower Part Afternoon), ZH | |
| Tuesday after Ash Wednesday | FR | ||
| Wednesday after Ash Wednesday | BS | BL (Lower Part Afternoon) | |
| Republic Day | 1 March | NE (only) | |
| Näfels Ride | Usually the first Thursday in April | GL (only) | |
| Sechseläuten | Usually the third Monday in April (half-day) | Zürich City, Schlieren (only) | |
| Independence Day | 23 June | JU (only) | |
| Peter and Paul | 29 June | TI | LU, GR |
| Knabenschiessen | Second weekend in September (+ half Monday after) |
Zürich City (and Zürich Metro Area) (only) | |
| Prayer Monday | Monday after Federal Day of Thanksgiving, Repentance and Prayer |
Legally recognized only in VD (Lundi du Jeûne) | Also celebrated in NE and parts of BE. Bank holiday in VS. |
| Mauritius Day | 22 September | AI (only) except Oberegg District | |
| St. Leodegar (Schutzengelfest) | 2 October | Lucerne City (only) | |
| L'Escalade | 12 December | GE (only) |
| 1 | The days around Carnival are (with the exception of very few individual municipalities) not public holidays. However, due to widely observed celebrations in the cantons mentioned, there are usually restrictions: for example, businesses might already close at noon or not open at all. |
Notes and references
- Swiss National Day
- "Familienurlaub Ratgeber". Interhome.ch. Retrieved 18 August 2014.
- most stores are closed, despite the day not being a public holiday
- some areas
External links
- Comprehensive overview of Swiss holidays (German PDF file)
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