Fribourg Public Holidays 2026

Last reviewed: October 14, 2026 · Holiday data: October 8, 2026

The 2026 table for Fribourg lists 5 dates: 4 fall on a weekday and 1 on a weekend. That leaves 257 working days in 2026. Like the Switzerland calculator, this page counts Monday to Friday as working days; what changes is the holiday list.

How Fribourg differs from the Switzerland calculator

Fribourg's law on employment and the labour market (LEMT, RSF 866.1.1, art. 49) makes four days holidays across the whole canton: Nouvel-An, Vendredi-Saint, Ascension and Noël. Every other holiday depends on the commune. Communes with a Roman Catholic majority add Fête-Dieu, Assomption, Toussaint and Immaculée-Conception; communes with a Reformed majority add the lendemain du Nouvel-An (2 January), lundi de Pâques, lundi de Pentecôte and lendemain de Noël (26 December), and the canton's jours fériés page names those communes. This page counts the canton-wide days and 1 August, so against this site's eight-day Swiss baseline it drops Easter Monday, Whit Monday and 26 December and adds nothing. For a business in a particular commune, add that commune's four days under Advanced options.

Dates in Fribourg's table that the Switzerland calculator's set does not have (2026)

Dates in the Switzerland calculator's set that Fribourg's table does not have (2026)

Ostermontag (Easter Monday) (Monday, April 6)
Pfingstmontag (Whit Monday) (Monday, May 25)
Stephanstag (Boxing Day) (Saturday, December 26)

Fribourg public holiday calendar 2026

Date	Day	Public holiday	Notes
January 1	Thursday	Neujahrstag (New Year's Day)	Neujahrstag (New Year's Day) on Thursday January 1 leaves Friday January 2 as a bridge day, the only working day between it and the Saturday-Sunday weekend.
April 3	Friday	Karfreitag (Good Friday)	Karfreitag (Good Friday) on Friday April 3 sits next to the Saturday-Sunday weekend, which makes it a long weekend.
May 14	Thursday	Auffahrt (Ascension Day)	Auffahrt (Ascension Day) on Thursday May 14 leaves Friday May 15 as a bridge day, the only working day between it and the Saturday-Sunday weekend.
August 1	Saturday (weekend)	Bundesfeiertag (Swiss National Day)	Bundesfeiertag (Swiss National Day) on Saturday August 1 falls in the Saturday-Sunday weekend, so this entry takes no working day out of the count.
December 25	Friday	Weihnachten (Christmas Day)	Weihnachten (Christmas Day) on Friday December 25 sits next to the Saturday-Sunday weekend, which makes it a long weekend.

2026 summary

Total days

365

Weekend days

104

Public holidays on weekdays

Working days

257

After subtracting 104 weekend days and 4 weekday-falling public holidays, Fribourg has 257 working days in 2026. The count on this page uses the cantonal calendar, not just the Switzerland calculator's set.

Other years

Public holidays 2027 Public holidays 2028

Sources and verification

Official source: bdlf.fr.ch (opens in a new tab)

Cross-checked against this source on October 8, 2026.

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Fribourg 2026 FAQ

How many public holidays does Fribourg have in 2026?

The 2026 table for Fribourg lists 5 dates: 4 fall on a weekday and 1 on a weekend. The 4 weekday dates are the ones the count subtracts; the full list, with each date's weekday, is in the table above.

How does Fribourg differ from the rest of Switzerland?

Which holidays does Fribourg change in 2026?

The Switzerland calculator's set has these dates that Fribourg's table does not: Ostermontag (Easter Monday) (Monday, April 6); Pfingstmontag (Whit Monday) (Monday, May 25); Stephanstag (Boxing Day) (Saturday, December 26).

How many working days does Fribourg have in 2026?

Fribourg has 257 working days in 2026, after subtracting 104 weekend days and 4 weekday-falling public holidays.