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[]

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Holiday	Variable?	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	Number of cantons	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
Women's Day[disambiguation needed]	N	8 March	<span title='Observance of Women's Day[disambiguation needed] in the canton of Aargau'>*	<span title='Observance of Women's Day[disambiguation needed] in the canton of Appenzell Innerrhoden'>*	<span title='Observance of Women's Day[disambiguation needed] in the canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden'>*	<span title='Observance of Women's Day[disambiguation needed] in the canton of Basel-Landschaft'>*	<span title='Observance of Women's Day[disambiguation needed] in the canton of Basel-City'>*	<span title='Observance of Women's Day[disambiguation needed] in the canton of Berne'>*	<span title='Observance of Women's Day[disambiguation needed] in the canton of Fribourg'>*	<span title='Observance of Women's Day[disambiguation needed] in the canton of Geneva'>*	<span title='Observance of Women's Day[disambiguation needed] in the canton of Glarus'>*	<span title='Observance of Women's Day[disambiguation needed] in the canton of Grisons'>*	<span title='Observance of Women's Day[disambiguation needed] in the canton of Jura'>*	<span title='Observance of Women's Day[disambiguation needed] in the canton of Lucerne'>*	<span title='Observance of Women's Day[disambiguation needed] in the canton of Neuchâtel'>*	<span title='Observance of Women's Day[disambiguation needed] in the canton of Nidwalden'>*	<span title='Observance of Women's Day[disambiguation needed] in the canton of Obwalden'>*	<span title='Observance of Women's Day[disambiguation needed] in the canton of St. Gallen'>*	<span title='Observance of Women's Day[disambiguation needed] in the canton of Schaffhausen'>*	<span title='Observance of Women's Day[disambiguation needed] in the canton of Schwyz'>*	<span title='Observance of Women's Day[disambiguation needed] in the canton of Solothurn'>*	<span title='Observance of Women's Day[disambiguation needed] in the canton of Thurgau'>*	<span title='Observance of Women's Day[disambiguation needed] in the canton of Ticino'>*	<span title='Observance of Women's Day[disambiguation needed] in the canton of Uri'>*	<span title='Observance of Women's Day[disambiguation needed] in the canton of Valais'>*	<span title='Observance of Women's Day[disambiguation needed] in the canton of Vaud'>*	<span title='Observance of Women's Day[disambiguation needed] in the canton of Zug'>*	<span title='Observance of Women's Day[disambiguation needed] in the canton of Zurich'>*	26
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 (2022-04-18) 2022	10 April (2023-04-10) 2023	1 April (2024-04-01) 2024	21 April (2025-04-21) 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 (2022-05-26) 2022	18 May (2023-05-18) 2023	9 May (2024-05-09) 2024	29 May (2025-05-29) 2025
Whit Monday	Y	Easter Sunday + 50 d	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*		*	*	*	25	6 June (2022-06-06) 2022	29 May (2023-05-29) 2023	20 May (2024-05-20) 2024	9 June (2025-06-09) 2025
Corpus Christi	Y	Easter Sunday + 60 d	*	*					*				*	*		*	*			*	*		*	*	*		*		14	16 June (2022-06-16) 2022	8 June (2023-06-08) 2023	30 May (2024-05-30) 2024	19 June (2025-06-19) 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
	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)[clarification needed], 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[]

External links[]

• Comprehensive overview of Swiss holidays (German PDF file)