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2027 Holidays for Switzerland

  • New Year's Day (Neujahrstag)
  • 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)
  • Clocks go forward 1 hour (02:00 → 03:00)
  • 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, Appenzell Ausserrhoden, Appenzell Innerrhoden, Basel-Landschaft, Basel-Stadt, Bern, Glarus, Graubünden, Luzern, Sankt Gallen, Schaffhausen, Schwyz, Thurgau, Ticino, Uri, and Zürich)

Public holidays in Switzerland in 2027

Switzerland has 8 public holidays in 2027. 3 of them fall on the weekend (Saturday and Sunday). The months with the most public holidays are March, May, and December (2 each).

All public holidays in Switzerland in 2027

  • New Year's Day (Neujahrstag) – Friday, January 1, 2027
  • 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, March 26, 2027
  • 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, March 29, 2027
  • Ascension Day (Auffahrt) – Thursday, May 6, 2027
  • 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 17, 2027
  • National Day (Nationalfeiertag) – Sunday, August 1, 2027
  • Christmas Day (Weihnachten) – Saturday, December 25, 2027
  • Saint Stephen's Day (Stephanstag) (most regions: Aargau, Appenzell Ausserrhoden, Appenzell Innerrhoden, Basel-Landschaft, Basel-Stadt, Bern, Glarus, Graubünden, Luzern, Sankt Gallen, Schaffhausen, Schwyz, Thurgau, Ticino, Uri, and Zürich) – Sunday, December 26, 2027

Clock changes in Switzerland in 2027

  • On Sunday, Mar 28, clocks go forward 1 hour, from 02:00 to 03:00.
  • On Sunday, Oct 31, clocks go back 1 hour, from 03:00 to 02:00.

Long weekends and bridge days in Switzerland in 2027

The weekend in Switzerland: Saturday and Sunday. Switzerland has 3 long weekends in 2027: three days or more off in a row thanks to a public holiday.

  • Fri, Jan 1 – Sun, Jan 3 – 3 days off (New Year's Day)
  • Fri, Mar 26 – Mon, Mar 29 – 4 days off (Good Friday, Easter Monday)
  • Sat, May 15 – Mon, May 17 – 3 days off (Pentecost Monday)

Bridge days: a few days off, a long break

  • Take Fri, May 7 off: 4 days off in a row, Thu, May 6 – Sun, May 9 (Ascension Day)

2027 at a glance

  • 2027 has 365 days.
  • 2027 starts on a Friday and ends on a Friday.
  • 2027 has the same calendar as 2021 and 2038.
  • Public holidays in Switzerland: 8

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