Fribourg Public Holidays 2026
Last reviewed: May 19, 2026 · Holiday data: June 25, 2026
Fribourg 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 Fribourg differs from the national Swiss holidays
Fribourg keeps the national Swiss public holidays and adds one canton-wide day: Berchtoldstag (2 January, the Lendemain du Nouvel An), a legal holiday across this bilingual French and German canton. The Catholic feasts that Fribourg is known for, Fête-Dieu (Corpus Christi), Assomption (15 August), Toussaint (1 November) and Immaculée Conception (8 December), are kept only in the historically Catholic communes and districts, not canton-wide, so they are explained here rather than counted, the same treatment given to Bern's Fronleichnam. Berchtoldstag falls on a Friday in 2026, so it moves a deadline that year; in 2027 it lands on a Saturday and in 2028 on a Sunday, so it leaves the count unchanged in those years. Stephanstag and the Easter and Whit Mondays are kept, and the weekend is Saturday and Sunday.
Added in Fribourg (2026)
- Berchtoldstag (Berchtold's Day) (Friday, January 2)
National days not observed in Fribourg (2026)
Fribourg observes the national Swiss public holidays and adds its own on top; it drops none.
Fribourg public holiday calendar 2026
| Date | Day | Public holiday |
|---|---|---|
| January 1 | Thursday | Neujahrstag (New Year's Day) |
| January 2 | Friday | Berchtoldstag (Berchtold's Day) |
| April 3 | Friday | Karfreitag (Good Friday) |
| April 6 | Monday | Ostermontag (Easter Monday) |
| 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, Fribourg has 254 working days in 2026. Deadlines and due dates counted in Fribourg use this cantonal calendar, not just the national Swiss set.