Nidwalden Public Holidays 2026

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

The 2026 table for Nidwalden lists 10 dates: 7 fall on a weekday and 3 on a weekend. That leaves 254 working days in 2026. Like the Switzerland calculator, this page counts Monday to Friday as working days; what changes is the holiday list.

How Nidwalden differs from the Switzerland calculator

Nidwalden's law on public rest days (NG 921.1, Art. 2) lists as holidays Neujahr, the Josefstag (19 March), Auffahrt, Fronleichnam, the Bundesfeiertag, Maria Himmelfahrt (15 August), Allerheiligen (1 November) and Maria Empfängnis (8 December), and Karfreitag and the Weihnachtstag among its high feast days. Easter Monday, Whit Monday and 26 December are not in the law, so this page counts them as working days. Against this site's eight-day Swiss baseline that adds five days and drops three. Holidays a commune sets by its own regulation are not counted.

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

Josefstag (St Joseph's Day) (Thursday, March 19)
Fronleichnam (Corpus Christi) (Thursday, June 4)
Mariä Himmelfahrt (Assumption) (Saturday, August 15)
Allerheiligen (All Saints' Day) (Sunday, November 1)
Mariä Empfängnis (Immaculate Conception) (Tuesday, December 8)

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

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

Nidwalden 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.
March 19	Thursday	Josefstag (St Joseph's Day)	Josefstag (St Joseph's Day) on Thursday March 19 leaves Friday March 20 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.
June 4	Thursday	Fronleichnam (Corpus Christi)	Fronleichnam (Corpus Christi) on Thursday June 4 leaves Friday June 5 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.
August 15	Saturday (weekend)	Mariä Himmelfahrt (Assumption)	Mariä Himmelfahrt (Assumption) on Saturday August 15 falls in the Saturday-Sunday weekend, so this entry takes no working day out of the count.
November 1	Sunday (weekend)	Allerheiligen (All Saints' Day)	Allerheiligen (All Saints' Day) on Sunday November 1 falls in the Saturday-Sunday weekend, so this entry takes no working day out of the count.
December 8	Tuesday	Mariä Empfängnis (Immaculate Conception)	Mariä Empfängnis (Immaculate Conception) on Tuesday December 8 leaves Monday December 7 as a bridge day, the only working day between it and the Saturday-Sunday weekend.
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

254

After subtracting 104 weekend days and 7 weekday-falling public holidays, Nidwalden has 254 working days in 2026. The count on this page uses the cantonal calendar, not just the Switzerland calculator's set.

Other years

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Sources and verification

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

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

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Nidwalden 2026 FAQ

How many public holidays does Nidwalden have in 2026?

The 2026 table for Nidwalden lists 10 dates: 7 fall on a weekday and 3 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 Nidwalden differ from the rest of Switzerland?

Which holidays does Nidwalden change in 2026?

Nidwalden's table has these dates that the Switzerland calculator's set does not: Josefstag (St Joseph's Day) (Thursday, March 19); Fronleichnam (Corpus Christi) (Thursday, June 4); Mariä Himmelfahrt (Assumption) (Saturday, August 15); Allerheiligen (All Saints' Day) (Sunday, November 1); Mariä Empfängnis (Immaculate Conception) (Tuesday, December 8). The Switzerland calculator's set has these dates that Nidwalden'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 Nidwalden have in 2026?

Nidwalden has 254 working days in 2026, after subtracting 104 weekend days and 7 weekday-falling public holidays.