Public holidays in Switzerland 2022-2026
Switzerland is a predominantly Catholic country and therefore almost all holidays are based on Christian events. Easter Sunday and Whitsunday are no public holidays, because they always fall on a Sunday anyway.What is striking is that Switzerland is actually not so large geographically, but the 26 cantons often have different holidays. We have listed the most important ones here:
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Non-movable holidays
Non-statutory holidays are written in gray.| date | holiday |
|---|---|
| Jan, 1st | New Year's Day |
| Jan, 2nd | Berchtold's Day |
| Jan, 6th | Epiphany |
| Mar, 1st | Anniversary of the Republic (only Neuenburg) |
| Mar, 19th | Josef's Day |
| May, 1st | Labor Day |
| Jun, 23rd | Independence festival (only Jura) |
| Jun, 29th | Peter and Paul (only Tessin) |
| Aug, 1st | Federal holiday |
| Aug, 15th | Assumption Day |
| Sep, 22nd | Mauritius Day (only Appenzell) |
| Sep, 25th | Bruderklausenfest (only Oberwalden) |
| Nov, 1st | All Saints' Day |
| Nov, 2nd | All Souls' Day |
| Dec, 8th | Immaculate conception |
| Dec, 25th | Christmas Day |
| Dec, 26th | Boxing Day |
| Dec, 31st | New Year's Eve |
| Dec, 31st | Restoration of the Republic (Geneva only) |
Moving Holidays in Switzerland
| holiday | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ash Wednesday | Mar, 2nd | Feb, 22nd | Feb, 14th | Mar, 5th | Feb, 18th |
| Good Friday | Apr, 15th | Apr, 7th | Mar, 29th | Apr, 18th | Apr, 3rd |
| Easter Sunday | Apr, 17th | Apr, 9th | Mar, 31st | Apr, 20th | Apr, 5th |
| Easter Monday | Apr, 18th | Apr, 10th | Apr, 1st | Apr, 21st | Apr, 6th |
| Sechseläuten (Zürich + Schlieren only) | Apr, 18th | Apr, 17th | Apr, 15th | Apr, 21st | Apr, 20th |
| Mother's Day | May, 8th | May, 14th | May, 12th | May, 11th | May, 10th |
| "Auffahrt" (Ascension) | May, 26th | May, 18th | May, 9th | May, 29th | May, 14th |
| Whit Sunday | Jun, 5th | May, 28th | May, 19th | Jun, 8th | May, 24th |
| Father's Day | Jun, 5th | Jun, 4th | Jun, 2nd | Jun, 1st | Jun, 7th |
| Whit Monday | Jun, 6th | May, 29th | May, 20th | Jun, 9th | May, 25th |
| Corpus Christi | Jun, 16th | Jun, 8th | May, 30th | Jun, 19th | Jun, 4th |
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