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2026 Holidays for Switzerland

  • New Year's Day (Neujahrstag)
  • Clocks go forward 1 hour (02:00 → 03:00)
  • Good Friday (Karfreitag) (most regions: Aargau, Appenzell Ausserrhoden, Appenzell Innerrhoden, Basel-Landschaft, Basel-Stadt, Bern, Freiburg, Genève, Glarus, Jura, Luzern, Neuchâtel, Nidwalden, Obwalden, Sankt Gallen, Schaffhausen, Schwyz, Solothurn, Thurgau, Uri, Vaud, Zug, and Zürich)
  • Easter Monday (Ostermontag) (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)
  • 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)
  • National Day (Nationalfeiertag)
  • Clocks go back 1 hour (03:00 → 02:00)
  • Christmas Day (Weihnachten)
  • Saint Stephen's Day (Stephanstag) (most regions: Aargau, Basel-Landschaft, Basel-Stadt, Bern, Glarus, Graubünden, Luzern, Sankt Gallen, Schaffhausen, Schwyz, Thurgau, Ticino, and Zürich)

Public holidays in Switzerland in 2026

Switzerland has 8 public holidays in 2026. 2 of them fall on the weekend (Saturday and Sunday). The months with the most public holidays are April, May, and December (2 each).

All public holidays in Switzerland in 2026

  • New Year's Day (Neujahrstag) – Thursday, January 1, 2026
  • Good Friday (Karfreitag) (most regions: Aargau, Appenzell Ausserrhoden, Appenzell Innerrhoden, Basel-Landschaft, Basel-Stadt, Bern, Freiburg, Genève, Glarus, Jura, Luzern, Neuchâtel, Nidwalden, Obwalden, Sankt Gallen, Schaffhausen, Schwyz, Solothurn, Thurgau, Uri, Vaud, Zug, and Zürich) – Friday, April 3, 2026
  • Easter Monday (Ostermontag) (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, April 6, 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
  • National Day (Nationalfeiertag) – Saturday, August 1, 2026
  • Christmas Day (Weihnachten) – Friday, December 25, 2026
  • Saint Stephen's Day (Stephanstag) (most regions: Aargau, Basel-Landschaft, Basel-Stadt, Bern, Glarus, Graubünden, Luzern, Sankt Gallen, Schaffhausen, Schwyz, Thurgau, Ticino, and Zürich) – Saturday, December 26, 2026

Clock changes in Switzerland in 2026

  • On Sunday, Mar 29, clocks go forward 1 hour, from 02:00 to 03:00.
  • On Sunday, Oct 25, clocks go back 1 hour, from 03:00 to 02:00.

Long weekends and bridge days in Switzerland in 2026

The weekend in Switzerland: Saturday and Sunday. Switzerland has 3 long weekends in 2026: three days or more off in a row thanks to a public holiday.

  • Fri, Apr 3 – Mon, Apr 6 – 4 days off (Good Friday, Easter Monday)
  • Sat, May 23 – Mon, May 25 – 3 days off (Pentecost Monday)
  • Fri, Dec 25 – Sun, Dec 27 – 3 days off (Christmas Day, Saint Stephen's Day)

Bridge days: a few days off, a long break

  • Take Fri, Jan 2 off: 4 days off in a row, Thu, Jan 1 – Sun, Jan 4 (New Year's Day)
  • Take Fri, May 15 off: 4 days off in a row, Thu, May 14 – Sun, May 17 (Ascension Day)

2026 at a glance

  • 2026 has 365 days.
  • 2026 starts on a Thursday and ends on a Thursday.
  • 2026 has the same calendar as 2015 and 2037.
  • Public holidays in Switzerland: 8

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