| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
11 | 12 | 13 | 14 Ascension Day | 15 | 16 | 17 |
18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
25 Pentecost Monday (most regions) | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
May 2026 Holidays for Switzerland
- Ascension Day (Auffahrt)
- Pentecost Monday (Pfingstmontag) (most regions: Aargau, Appenzell Ausserrhoden, Appenzell Innerrhoden, Basel-Landschaft, Basel-Stadt, Bern, Genève, Glarus, Graubünden, Jura, Luzern, Sankt Gallen, Schaffhausen, Schwyz, Thurgau, Ticino, Uri, Vaud, and Zürich)
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Public holidays in Switzerland in May 2026
There are 2 public holidays in Switzerland in May 2026:
- Ascension Day (Auffahrt) – Thursday, May 14, 2026
- Pentecost Monday (Pfingstmontag) (most regions: Aargau, Appenzell Ausserrhoden, Appenzell Innerrhoden, Basel-Landschaft, Basel-Stadt, Bern, Genève, Glarus, Graubünden, Jura, Luzern, Sankt Gallen, Schaffhausen, Schwyz, Thurgau, Ticino, Uri, Vaud, and Zürich) – Monday, May 25, 2026
Next public holiday in Switzerland: National Day on Saturday, August 1, 2026. Previous public holiday: Easter Monday on Monday, April 6, 2026.
May 2026 at a glance
- Number of days in May 2026: 31
- Weekdays (Monday to Friday): 21
- Weekend days (Saturday and Sunday): 10
- Week numbers: 18–22
- May 2026 starts on a Friday and ends on a Sunday.
- May 2026 has 4 Mondays, 4 Tuesdays, 4 Wednesdays, 4 Thursdays, 5 Fridays, 5 Saturdays, and 5 Sundays.
- Quarter 2 of 2026: days 121–151 of the year.
- The days of May 2026 fall on the same weekdays as in May 2020 and May 2037.
- Public holidays in Switzerland: 2
- Weekdays (Monday to Friday) without public holidays in Switzerland: 19