Genève Public Holidays 2027

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

The 2027 table for Genève lists 9 dates: 7 fall on a weekday and 2 on a weekend. That leaves 254 working days in 2027. Like the Switzerland calculator, this page counts Monday to Friday as working days; what changes is the holiday list.

How Genève differs from the Switzerland calculator

Geneva's Loi sur les jours fériés (rsGE J 1 45, art. 1 al. 1) declares nine days: 1 January, Vendredi saint, Lundi de Pâques, Ascension, Lundi de Pentecôte, 1 August, the Jeûne genevois (the Thursday after the first Sunday of September), Noël and 31 December, the Restauration de la République. Against this site's eight-day Swiss baseline that adds the Jeûne genevois and 31 December and drops 26 December, which the list does not include. Art. 1 al. 2 adds a rule for employers outside the federal Labour Act only: when a holiday falls on a Sunday, the following day is a holiday for them. This page does not count those days; between 2026 and 2028 the only weekday the rule reaches is Monday 2 August 2027.

Dates in Genève's table that the Switzerland calculator's set does not have (2027)

Jeûne genevois (Geneva Fast) (Thursday, September 9)
Restauration de la République (Restoration of the Republic) (Friday, December 31)

Dates in the Switzerland calculator's set that Genève's table does not have (2027)

Stephanstag (Boxing Day) (Sunday, December 26)

Genève public holiday calendar 2027

Date	Day	Public holiday	Notes
January 1	Friday	Neujahrstag (New Year's Day)	Neujahrstag (New Year's Day) on Friday January 1 sits next to the Saturday-Sunday weekend, which makes it a long weekend.
March 26	Friday	Karfreitag (Good Friday)	Karfreitag (Good Friday) on Friday March 26 sits next to the Saturday-Sunday weekend, which makes it a long weekend.
March 29	Monday	Ostermontag (Easter Monday)	Ostermontag (Easter Monday) on Monday March 29 sits next to the Saturday-Sunday weekend, which makes it a long weekend.
May 6	Thursday	Auffahrt (Ascension Day)	Auffahrt (Ascension Day) on Thursday May 6 leaves Friday May 7 as a bridge day, the only working day between it and the Saturday-Sunday weekend.
May 17	Monday	Pfingstmontag (Whit Monday)	Pfingstmontag (Whit Monday) on Monday May 17 sits next to the Saturday-Sunday weekend, which makes it a long weekend.
August 1	Sunday (weekend)	Bundesfeiertag (Swiss National Day)	Bundesfeiertag (Swiss National Day) on Sunday August 1 falls in the Saturday-Sunday weekend, so this entry takes no working day out of the count.
September 9	Thursday	Jeûne genevois (Geneva Fast)	Jeûne genevois (Geneva Fast) on Thursday September 9 leaves Friday September 10 as a bridge day, the only working day between it and the Saturday-Sunday weekend.
December 25	Saturday (weekend)	Weihnachten (Christmas Day)	Weihnachten (Christmas Day) on Saturday December 25 falls in the Saturday-Sunday weekend, so this entry takes no working day out of the count.
December 31	Friday	Restauration de la République (Restoration of the Republic)	Restauration de la République (Restoration of the Republic) on Friday December 31 sits next to the Saturday-Sunday weekend, which makes it a long weekend.

2027 summary

Total days

365

Weekend days

104

Public holidays on weekdays

Working days

254

After subtracting 104 weekend days and 7 weekday-falling public holidays, Genève has 254 working days in 2027. The count on this page uses the cantonal calendar, not just the Switzerland calculator's set.

Other years

Public holidays 2026 Public holidays 2028

Sources and verification

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

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

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Genève 2027 FAQ

How many public holidays does Genève have in 2027?

The 2027 table for Genève lists 9 dates: 7 fall on a weekday and 2 on a weekend. The 7 weekday dates are the ones the count subtracts; the full list, with each date's weekday, is in the table above.

How does Genève differ from the rest of Switzerland?

Which holidays does Genève change in 2027?

Genève's table has these dates that the Switzerland calculator's set does not: Jeûne genevois (Geneva Fast) (Thursday, September 9); Restauration de la République (Restoration of the Republic) (Friday, December 31). The Switzerland calculator's set has these dates that Genève's table does not: Stephanstag (Boxing Day) (Sunday, December 26).

How many working days does Genève have in 2027?

Genève has 254 working days in 2027, after subtracting 104 weekend days and 7 weekday-falling public holidays.