Bern Public Holidays 2028
Last reviewed: May 19, 2026 · Holiday data: June 25, 2026
Bern observes 9 public holidays in 2028: 7 fall on a weekday and 2 land on a weekend, leaving 253 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 Bern differs from the national Swiss holidays
Bern adds one day to the national Swiss set across the whole canton: Berchtoldstag on 2 January. Two days that are sometimes assumed to be cantonal are left out of the count because they are not observed canton-wide: Tag der Arbeit (1 May) is regulated only for staff of the city of Bern, and Fronleichnam (Corpus Christi) is kept only in the historically Catholic communes. Both are explained here rather than counted. The working week is Monday to Friday with a Saturday and Sunday weekend.
Added in Bern (2028)
- Berchtoldstag (Berchtold's Day) (Sunday, January 2)
National days not observed in Bern (2028)
Bern observes the national Swiss public holidays and adds its own on top; it drops none.
Bern public holiday calendar 2028
| Date | Day | Public holiday |
|---|---|---|
| January 1 | Saturday (weekend) | Neujahrstag (New Year's Day) |
| January 2 | Sunday (weekend) | Berchtoldstag (Berchtold'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) |
| December 26 | Tuesday | Stephanstag (Boxing Day) |
2028 summary
Total days
366
Weekend days
106
Public holidays on weekdays
7
Working days
253
After subtracting 106 weekend days and 7 weekday-falling public holidays, Bern has 253 working days in 2028. Deadlines and due dates counted in Bern use this cantonal calendar, not just the national Swiss set.