Neuchâtel Public Holidays 2026
Last reviewed: October 14, 2026 · Holiday data: October 8, 2026
The 2026 table for Neuchâtel lists 7 dates: 5 fall on a weekday and 2 on a weekend. That leaves 256 working days in 2026. Like the Switzerland calculator, this page counts Monday to Friday as working days; what changes is the holiday list.
How Neuchâtel differs from the Switzerland calculator
Neuchâtel's law on Sundays and holidays (RSN 941.02, art. 3) makes 1 January, 1 March (the Instauration de la République), 1 May, Vendredi Saint, the Ascension and Christmas Day days of rest equal to Sunday, plus 2 January and 26 December in years when 1 January or Christmas falls on a Sunday. Easter Monday and Whit Monday are not in the law. Against this site's eight-day Swiss baseline that adds 1 March and 1 May and drops Easter Monday, Whit Monday and 26 December; neither Sunday rule applies in 2026, 2027 or 2028. The canton's page also says shops must close on Easter Monday, Whit Monday and the Lundi du Jeûne fédéral, and that the cantonal administration gives its staff further days off; those closures do not make public holidays and are not counted. 1 March falls on a Sunday in 2026, so it closes a weekday only in 2027 and 2028.
Dates in Neuchâtel's table that the Switzerland calculator's set does not have (2026)
- Instauration de la République (Establishment of the Republic) (Sunday, March 1)
- Fête du Travail (Labour Day) (Friday, May 1)
Dates in the Switzerland calculator's set that Neuchâtel's table does not have (2026)
- Ostermontag (Easter Monday) (Monday, April 6)
- Pfingstmontag (Whit Monday) (Monday, May 25)
- Stephanstag (Boxing Day) (Saturday, December 26)
Neuchâtel public holiday calendar 2026
| Date | Day | Public holiday |
|---|---|---|
| January 1 | Thursday | Neujahrstag (New Year's Day) |
| March 1 | Sunday (weekend) | Instauration de la République (Establishment of the Republic) |
| April 3 | Friday | Karfreitag (Good Friday) |
| May 1 | Friday | Fête du Travail (Labour Day) |
| May 14 | Thursday | Auffahrt (Ascension Day) |
| August 1 | Saturday (weekend) | Bundesfeiertag (Swiss National Day) |
| December 25 | Friday | Weihnachten (Christmas Day) |
2026 summary
Total days
365
Weekend days
104
Public holidays on weekdays
5
Working days
256
After subtracting 104 weekend days and 5 weekday-falling public holidays, Neuchâtel has 256 working days in 2026. The count on this page uses the cantonal calendar, not just the Switzerland calculator's set.
Other years
Related links
Documents cited for this canton
The holiday list and the explanation above rest on these documents, alongside the holiday data source below.
- République et Canton de Neuchâtel: Loi sur le dimanche et les jours fériés (RSN 941.02), art. 3 (opens in a new tab)
- Fedlex (Swiss Federal Chancellery): Arbeitsgesetz (SR 822.11), Art. 20a Abs. 1 (opens in a new tab)
- Fedlex (Swiss Federal Chancellery): Bundesverfassung (SR 101), Art. 110 Abs. 3 (opens in a new tab)
Sources and verification
Official source: ne.ch (opens in a new tab)
Cross-checked against this source on October 8, 2026.