Schwyz Public Holidays 2026
Last reviewed: May 19, 2026 · Holiday data: June 24, 2026
Schwyz observes 14 public holidays in 2026: 10 fall on a weekday and 4 land on a weekend, leaving 251 working days across the year. The working week is Monday to Friday with a Saturday and Sunday weekend, the same as the rest of Switzerland; what changes is the cantonal holiday calendar.
How Schwyz differs from the national Swiss holidays
Schwyz keeps the national Swiss public holidays and adds the same six Catholic days as its central-Swiss neighbours: Epiphany (6 January), Josefstag (19 March), Fronleichnam, Mariä Himmelfahrt (15 August), Allerheiligen (1 November) and Mariä Empfängnis (8 December). What it does not add are the many Kirchenpatronatsfeste, the parish patron-saint feasts that Schwyz communes celebrate on their own local dates; those are single-commune holidays, not canton-wide, so they stay out of the count. The Easter and Whit Mondays and Stephanstag are kept. The weekend is Saturday and Sunday.
Added in Schwyz (2026)
- Heilige Drei Könige (Epiphany) (Tuesday, January 6)
- 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)
National days not observed in Schwyz (2026)
Schwyz observes the national Swiss public holidays and adds its own on top; it drops none.
Schwyz public holiday calendar 2026
| Date | Day | Public holiday |
|---|---|---|
| January 1 | Thursday | Neujahrstag (New Year's Day) |
| January 6 | Tuesday | Heilige Drei Könige (Epiphany) |
| March 19 | Thursday | Josefstag (St Joseph's Day) |
| April 3 | Friday | Karfreitag (Good Friday) |
| April 6 | Monday | Ostermontag (Easter Monday) |
| May 14 | Thursday | Auffahrt (Ascension Day) |
| May 25 | Monday | Pfingstmontag (Whit Monday) |
| June 4 | Thursday | Fronleichnam (Corpus Christi) |
| August 1 | Saturday (weekend) | Bundesfeiertag (Swiss National Day) |
| August 15 | Saturday (weekend) | Mariä Himmelfahrt (Assumption) |
| November 1 | Sunday (weekend) | Allerheiligen (All Saints' Day) |
| December 8 | Tuesday | Mariä Empfängnis (Immaculate Conception) |
| December 25 | Friday | Weihnachten (Christmas Day) |
| December 26 | Saturday (weekend) | Stephanstag (Boxing Day) |
2026 summary
Total days
365
Weekend days
104
Public holidays on weekdays
10
Working days
251
After subtracting 104 weekend days and 10 weekday-falling public holidays, Schwyz has 251 working days in 2026. Deadlines and due dates counted in Schwyz use this cantonal calendar, not just the national Swiss set.