St. Gallen Public Holidays 2026
Last reviewed: August 26, 2026 · Holiday data: July 23, 2026
St. Gallen observes 9 public holidays in 2026: 6 fall on a weekday and 3 land on a weekend, leaving 255 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 St. Gallen differs from the national Swiss holidays
St. Gallen is a confessionally mixed canton, but the one Catholic day it keeps across the whole canton is Allerheiligen (All Saints' Day) on 1 November, which it adds to the national Swiss set. All eight national days, including Stephanstag and Easter and Whit Monday, are observed canton-wide. Days kept only in parts of other cantons, such as Fronleichnam, Mariä Himmelfahrt and Mariä Empfängnis, are not St. Gallen holidays at all. In 2026 Allerheiligen falls on a Sunday, so the canton-wide working-day count matches the national one that year; in 2027 it falls on a Monday and the count is one day lower.
Added in St. Gallen (2026)
- Allerheiligen (All Saints' Day) (Sunday, November 1)
National days not observed in St. Gallen (2026)
St. Gallen observes the national Swiss public holidays and adds its own on top; it drops none.
St. Gallen public holiday calendar 2026
| Date | Day | Public holiday |
|---|---|---|
| January 1 | Thursday | Neujahrstag (New Year'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) |
| August 1 | Saturday (weekend) | Bundesfeiertag (Swiss National Day) |
| November 1 | Sunday (weekend) | Allerheiligen (All Saints' Day) |
| 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
6
Working days
255
After subtracting 104 weekend days and 6 weekday-falling public holidays, St. Gallen has 255 working days in 2026. Deadlines and due dates counted in St. Gallen use this cantonal calendar, not just the national Swiss set.
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Sources and verification
Official source: sg.ch (opens in a new tab)
Cross-checked against this source on July 23, 2026.