Appenzell Ausserrhoden Public Holidays 2028
Last reviewed: October 14, 2026 · Holiday data: October 8, 2026
The 2028 table for Appenzell Ausserrhoden lists 7 dates: 6 fall on a weekday and 1 on a weekend. That leaves 254 working days in 2028. Like the Switzerland calculator, this page counts Monday to Friday as working days; what changes is the holiday list.
How Appenzell Ausserrhoden differs from the Switzerland calculator
Appenzell Ausserrhoden has no separate law on rest days. Its ordinance on the federal Labour Act (bGS 822.11, Art. 7) equates Neujahr, Karfreitag, Ostermontag, Auffahrt, Pfingstmontag and both Christmas days with Sundays, so with the Bundesfeiertag on 1 August its list is this site's eight-day Swiss baseline, with one rule of its own: the second Christmas day, Stephanstag (26 December), is not kept when Christmas Day falls on a Monday or a Friday. Christmas 2026 is a Friday, so Saturday 26 December 2026 is not a holiday and no count changes. Christmas 2027 is a Saturday and Stephanstag is kept, so the canton's 2027 list is the baseline and this site has no separate 2027 page for it. Christmas 2028 is a Monday, so Tuesday 26 December 2028 is a working day in Ausserrhoden and the canton has one more working day that year than the baseline. The canton's law on Sunday trading (bGS 822.31, Art. 1) closes shops on Sundays and on these state-recognised holidays.
Dates in Appenzell Ausserrhoden's table that the Switzerland calculator's set does not have (2028)
Dates in the Switzerland calculator's set that Appenzell Ausserrhoden's table does not have (2028)
- Stephanstag (Boxing Day) (Tuesday, December 26)
Appenzell Ausserrhoden public holiday calendar 2028
| Date | Day | Public holiday |
|---|---|---|
| January 1 | Saturday (weekend) | Neujahrstag (New Year's Day) |
| April 14 | Friday | Karfreitag (Good Friday) |
| April 17 | Monday | Ostermontag (Easter Monday) |
| May 25 | Thursday | Auffahrt (Ascension Day) |
| June 5 | Monday | Pfingstmontag (Whit Monday) |
| August 1 | Tuesday | Bundesfeiertag (Swiss National Day) |
| December 25 | Monday | Weihnachten (Christmas Day) |
2028 summary
Total days
366
Weekend days
106
Public holidays on weekdays
6
Working days
254
After subtracting 106 weekend days and 6 weekday-falling public holidays, Appenzell Ausserrhoden has 254 working days in 2028. The count on this page uses the cantonal calendar, not just the Switzerland calculator's set.
The second Christmas day in Appenzell Ausserrhoden, 2028
Appenzell Ausserrhoden has no rest-day act of its own: its list is in Art. 7 of the cantonal ordinance on the federal Labour Act (bGS 822.11), which equates Neujahr, Karfreitag, Ostermontag, Auffahrt, Pfingstmontag and both Christmas days with Sundays, and adds that the second Christmas day is not kept when the first falls on a Monday or a Friday.
What it means in 2028
In 2028 Christmas Day is a Monday, so Art. 7 drops Stephanstag: Tuesday, December 26, 2028 is a working day in Appenzell Ausserrhoden, while the Switzerland calculator closes it. The canton has 254 working days in 2028 and the Switzerland calculator 253. Adding two business days to Friday, December 22, 2028 lands on Wednesday, December 27, 2028 under Ausserrhoden's calendar and on Thursday, December 28, 2028 under the Switzerland calculator's.
The rule is Ausserrhoden's own. Appenzell Innerrhoden's law (GS 822.200, Art. 2) keeps Stephanstag only if celebrating it does not make three rest days in a row; how that canton's government reads it is explained on its page on this site: Appenzell Innerrhoden public holidays 2028.
The Art. 7 rule, 2028 to 2037
Computed from the wording of Art. 7 as it stands today; an amendment to the ordinance would change these rows. This site has canton pages for 2026 and 2028, the years in its data in which the canton's list differs from the Switzerland calculator's.
| Year | Christmas Day | 26 December in Ausserrhoden | Effect on the count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2028 | Monday | not a holiday | one more working day |
| 2029 | Tuesday | holiday | none: as the Switzerland calculator |
| 2030 | Wednesday | holiday | none: as the Switzerland calculator |
| 2031 | Thursday | holiday | none: as the Switzerland calculator |
| 2032 | Saturday | holiday | none: as the Switzerland calculator |
| 2033 | Sunday | holiday | none: as the Switzerland calculator |
| 2034 | Monday | not a holiday | one more working day |
| 2035 | Tuesday | holiday | none: as the Switzerland calculator |
| 2036 | Thursday | holiday | none: as the Switzerland calculator |
| 2037 | Friday | not a holiday | none: it is a Saturday |
18 to 31 December 2028, day by day
Each day's status in Ausserrhoden's calendar and in the Switzerland calculator's; a row where they differ is a day one counts and the other does not.
| Day | Ausserrhoden | Switzerland calculator |
|---|---|---|
| Monday, December 18 | working day | working day |
| Tuesday, December 19 | working day | working day |
| Wednesday, December 20 | working day | working day |
| Thursday, December 21 | working day | working day |
| Friday, December 22 | working day | working day |
| Saturday, December 23 | weekend | weekend |
| Sunday, December 24 | weekend | weekend |
| Monday, December 25 | holiday | holiday |
| Tuesday, December 26 | working day | holiday |
| Wednesday, December 27 | working day | working day |
| Thursday, December 28 | working day | working day |
| Friday, December 29 | working day | working day |
| Saturday, December 30 | weekend | weekend |
| Sunday, December 31 | weekend | weekend |
The first working day after each holiday, 2028
Computed on Appenzell Ausserrhoden's calendar: a deadline that falls on a holiday and moves to the next working day lands on the date in the third column.
| Holiday | Date | Next working day |
|---|---|---|
| Neujahrstag (New Year's Day) | Saturday, January 1 | Monday, January 3 |
| Karfreitag (Good Friday) | Friday, April 14 | Tuesday, April 18 |
| Ostermontag (Easter Monday) | Monday, April 17 | Tuesday, April 18 |
| Auffahrt (Ascension Day) | Thursday, May 25 | Friday, May 26 |
| Pfingstmontag (Whit Monday) | Monday, June 5 | Tuesday, June 6 |
| Bundesfeiertag (Swiss National Day) | Tuesday, August 1 | Wednesday, August 2 |
| Weihnachten (Christmas Day) | Monday, December 25 | Tuesday, December 26 |
Ten business days from the first of each month, 2028
What this calculator's engine gives when ten business days are added to the first of each month, on Ausserrhoden's calendar and on the Switzerland calculator's.
| Start | Ausserrhoden | Switzerland calculator |
|---|---|---|
| Saturday, January 1 | Friday, January 14 | Friday, January 14 |
| Tuesday, February 1 | Tuesday, February 15 | Tuesday, February 15 |
| Wednesday, March 1 | Wednesday, March 15 | Wednesday, March 15 |
| Saturday, April 1 | Tuesday, April 18 | Tuesday, April 18 |
| Monday, May 1 | Monday, May 15 | Monday, May 15 |
| Thursday, June 1 | Friday, June 16 | Friday, June 16 |
| Saturday, July 1 | Friday, July 14 | Friday, July 14 |
| Tuesday, August 1 | Tuesday, August 15 | Tuesday, August 15 |
| Friday, September 1 | Friday, September 15 | Friday, September 15 |
| Sunday, October 1 | Friday, October 13 | Friday, October 13 |
| Wednesday, November 1 | Wednesday, November 15 | Wednesday, November 15 |
| Friday, December 1 | Friday, December 15 | Friday, December 15 |
Appenzell Ausserrhoden working days month by month, 2028
Each month counts Monday to Friday less the holidays that fall on a weekday. The last column is the difference from the Switzerland calculator: in a month with a difference, a deadline counted on the Switzerland calculator can land on another date.
| Month | Appenzell Ausserrhoden | Switzerland calculator | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 2028 | 21 | 21 | 0 |
| February 2028 | 21 | 21 | 0 |
| March 2028 | 23 | 23 | 0 |
| April 2028 | 18 | 18 | 0 |
| May 2028 | 22 | 22 | 0 |
| June 2028 | 21 | 21 | 0 |
| July 2028 | 21 | 21 | 0 |
| August 2028 | 22 | 22 | 0 |
| September 2028 | 21 | 21 | 0 |
| October 2028 | 22 | 22 | 0 |
| November 2028 | 22 | 22 | 0 |
| December 2028 | 20 | 19 | +1 |
Other years
Related links
Documents cited for this canton
The holiday list and the explanation above rest on these documents, alongside the holiday data source below.
- Kanton Appenzell Ausserrhoden: Gesetz über den Sonntagsverkauf (bGS 822.31), Art. 1 (opens in a new tab)
- Kanton Appenzell Innerrhoden: Gesetz über die öffentlichen Ruhetage (GS 822.200), Art. 2 (opens in a new tab)
- Fedlex (Swiss Federal Chancellery): Arbeitsgesetz (SR 822.11), Art. 20a Abs. 1 (opens in a new tab)
- Fedlex (Swiss Federal Chancellery): Bundesverfassung (SR 101), Art. 110 Abs. 3 (opens in a new tab)
Sources and verification
Official source: ar.clex.ch (opens in a new tab)
Cross-checked against this source on October 8, 2026.