Holidays in Switzerland 2026
Switzerland observes 8 public holidays in 2026. 6 fall on a weekday and 2 land on a weekend, leaving 255 working days across the year on the national-only count.
2026 public holidays calendar
| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 1 | Thursday | Neujahrstag (New Year's Day) |
| Apr 3 | Friday | Karfreitag (Good Friday) |
| Apr 6 | Monday | Ostermontag (Easter Monday) |
| May 14 | Thursday | Auffahrt (Ascension Day) |
| May 25 | Monday | Pfingstmontag (Whit Monday) |
| Aug 1 | Saturday (weekend) | Bundesfeiertag (Swiss National Day) |
| Dec 25 | Friday | Weihnachten (Christmas Day) |
| Dec 26 | Saturday (weekend) | Stephanstag (Boxing Day) |
2026 year summary
Total days
365
Weekend days
104
Public holidays on weekdays
6
Working days
255
The 2 weekend-falling public holidays in 2026 are absorbed into the regular Saturday and Sunday count, so the working-day reduction comes only from the 6 weekday-falling entries. Switzerland's federal law mandates only 3 public holidays (Neujahrstag, Bundesfeiertag on 1 August, Weihnachten). Each of the 26 cantons adds its own; this calculator uses the federal-plus-widely-observed Catholic days (Karfreitag, Ostermontag, Auffahrt, Pfingstmontag, Stephanstag) that SIX Swiss Exchange and Swiss banks observe nationwide.
Holidays not included
Cantonal public holidays vary widely across the 26 cantons. Berchtoldstag (2 January) is observed in Zurich, Bern, Vaud, Geneva, Aargau, and others but not in Catholic cantons. Allerheiligen (1 November), Mariä Himmelfahrt (15 August), and Fronleichnam are observed in Catholic cantons. The Geneva Fête (Jeûne genevois) is unique to Geneva canton. Schwyz observes additional Catholic days. For canton-specific contracts, layer the cantonal Feiertagsgesetz dates under Advanced options. SIX Swiss Exchange treats only the federally-observed national set as closure days.