Neuchâtel Public Holidays 2028

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

The 2028 table for Neuchâtel lists 7 dates: 6 fall on a weekday and 1 on a weekend. That leaves 254 working days in 2028. 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 (2028)

Instauration de la République (Establishment of the Republic) (Wednesday, March 1)
Fête du Travail (Labour Day) (Monday, May 1)

Dates in the Switzerland calculator's set that Neuchâtel's table does not have (2028)

Ostermontag (Easter Monday) (Monday, April 17)
Pfingstmontag (Whit Monday) (Monday, June 5)
Stephanstag (Boxing Day) (Tuesday, December 26)

Neuchâtel public holiday calendar 2028

Date	Day	Public holiday	Notes
January 1	Saturday (weekend)	Neujahrstag (New Year's Day)	Neujahrstag (New Year's Day) on Saturday January 1 falls in the Saturday-Sunday weekend, so this entry takes no working day out of the count.
March 1	Wednesday	Instauration de la République (Establishment of the Republic)	Instauration de la République (Establishment of the Republic) on Wednesday March 1 falls mid-week, with at least two working days between it and the Saturday-Sunday weekend on each side.
April 14	Friday	Karfreitag (Good Friday)	Karfreitag (Good Friday) on Friday April 14 sits next to the Saturday-Sunday weekend, which makes it a long weekend.
May 1	Monday	Fête du Travail (Labour Day)	Fête du Travail (Labour Day) on Monday May 1 sits next to the Saturday-Sunday weekend, which makes it a long weekend.
May 25	Thursday	Auffahrt (Ascension Day)	Auffahrt (Ascension Day) on Thursday May 25 leaves Friday May 26 as a bridge day, the only working day between it and the Saturday-Sunday weekend.
August 1	Tuesday	Bundesfeiertag (Swiss National Day)	Bundesfeiertag (Swiss National Day) on Tuesday August 1 leaves Monday July 31 as a bridge day, the only working day between it and the Saturday-Sunday weekend.
December 25	Monday	Weihnachten (Christmas Day)	Weihnachten (Christmas Day) on Monday December 25 sits next to the Saturday-Sunday weekend, which makes it a long weekend.

2028 summary

Total days

366

Weekend days

106

Public holidays on weekdays

Working days

254

After subtracting 106 weekend days and 6 weekday-falling public holidays, Neuchâtel has 254 working days in 2028. The count on this page uses the cantonal calendar, not just the Switzerland calculator's set.

Other years

Public holidays 2026 Public holidays 2027

Sources and verification

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

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

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Neuchâtel 2028 FAQ

How many public holidays does Neuchâtel have in 2028?

The 2028 table for Neuchâtel lists 7 dates: 6 fall on a weekday and 1 on a weekend. The 6 weekday dates are the ones the count subtracts; the full list, with each date's weekday, is in the table above.

How does Neuchâtel differ from the rest of Switzerland?

Which holidays does Neuchâtel change in 2028?

Neuchâtel's table has these dates that the Switzerland calculator's set does not: Instauration de la République (Establishment of the Republic) (Wednesday, March 1); Fête du Travail (Labour Day) (Monday, May 1). The Switzerland calculator's set has these dates that Neuchâtel's table does not: Ostermontag (Easter Monday) (Monday, April 17); Pfingstmontag (Whit Monday) (Monday, June 5); Stephanstag (Boxing Day) (Tuesday, December 26).

How many working days does Neuchâtel have in 2028?

Neuchâtel has 254 working days in 2028, after subtracting 106 weekend days and 6 weekday-falling public holidays.