The 26 cantons that make up Switzerland set their public holidays independently – with the exception of 1 August, which is the only federal holiday.

Discover upcoming public holiday dates for Switzerland and start planning to make the most of your time off. Scroll down to select a year or choose your canton.

Public holidays ; Wednesday · Thursday · Tuesday · Wednesday · Thursday ; Christmas Day · Boxing Day · New Year's Eve · New Year's Day · St Berchtold's Day (Swiss holiday).

Certain public holidays are celebrated throughout Switzerland – such as Easter, Christmas, New Year and Swiss National Day on 1 August .

Holidays today, tomorrow, and upcoming holidays in Switzerland, including types like federal, national, statutory, and public holidays.

National Day on August 1 is the only federally-recognised holiday in Switzerland, meaning that it is designated as a day off by the government.

Below is the list of Switzerland public holidays from November 2024 to October 2025: ; Jan 6, Monday, Epiphany (SZ TI UR) ; Mar 1, Saturday, Republic Day (NE) ...

Switzerland Public Holidays · New Year's Day · Berchtold's Day · Good Friday · Easter Monday · Ascension Day · Whit Monday · National Day · Christmas Eve. 24 ...

The most important of all holidays in Switzerland is the Swiss National Day, which falls on 1 August every year and is technically the only official federal ...

In Switzerland, all workers are entitled to at least 4 weeks' holidays per year. You can take days or hours off for special events.