Basel-Landschaft Public Holidays 2026
Last reviewed: May 19, 2026 · Holiday data: June 24, 2026
Basel-Landschaft observes 9 public holidays in 2026: 7 fall on a weekday and 2 land on a weekend, leaving 254 working days across the year. The working week is Monday to Friday with a Saturday and Sunday weekend, the same as the rest of Switzerland; what changes is the cantonal holiday calendar.
How Basel-Landschaft differs from the national Swiss holidays
Basel-Landschaft adds one statutory cantonal day to the national Swiss set: Tag der Arbeit (Labour Day) on 1 May, equal to a Sunday across the canton. The Catholic feasts kept in a few communes, such as Fronleichnam and Mariä Himmelfahrt, are not canton-wide and are not counted, and the Fasnacht afternoons observed in the lower part of the canton are likewise local. All of those are explained here. Stephanstag and the Easter and Whit Mondays are kept, and the weekend is Saturday and Sunday.
Added in Basel-Landschaft (2026)
- Tag der Arbeit (Labour Day) (Friday, May 1)
National days not observed in Basel-Landschaft (2026)
Basel-Landschaft observes the national Swiss public holidays and adds its own on top; it drops none.
Basel-Landschaft public holiday calendar 2026
| Date | Day | Public holiday |
|---|---|---|
| January 1 | Thursday | Neujahrstag (New Year's Day) |
| April 3 | Friday | Karfreitag (Good Friday) |
| April 6 | Monday | Ostermontag (Easter Monday) |
| May 1 | Friday | Tag der Arbeit (Labour Day) |
| May 14 | Thursday | Auffahrt (Ascension Day) |
| May 25 | Monday | Pfingstmontag (Whit Monday) |
| August 1 | Saturday (weekend) | Bundesfeiertag (Swiss National Day) |
| December 25 | Friday | Weihnachten (Christmas Day) |
| December 26 | Saturday (weekend) | Stephanstag (Boxing Day) |
2026 summary
Total days
365
Weekend days
104
Public holidays on weekdays
7
Working days
254
After subtracting 104 weekend days and 7 weekday-falling public holidays, Basel-Landschaft has 254 working days in 2026. Deadlines and due dates counted in Basel-Landschaft use this cantonal calendar, not just the national Swiss set.