Ticino Public Holidays 2026
Last reviewed: May 19, 2026 · Holiday data: June 24, 2026
Ticino observes 15 public holidays in 2026: 11 fall on a weekday and 4 land on a weekend, leaving 250 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 Ticino differs from the national Swiss holidays
Ticino is a historically Catholic, Italian-speaking canton with the longest cantonal calendar of this group. Beyond the national Swiss set it adds eight days: Epifania (6 January), San Giuseppe (19 March), Primo Maggio (1 May), Corpus Domini (Corpus Christi, the Thursday 60 days after Easter), Santi Pietro e Paolo (29 June), Assunzione (15 August), Ognissanti (1 November) and Immacolata Concezione (8 December). It also drops one national day: along with Valais, Ticino is one of only two cantons that do not observe Good Friday. Easter Monday and Whit Monday are kept. The net effect is a working-day count well below the national one in most years.
Added in Ticino (2026)
- Epifania (Epiphany) (Tuesday, January 6)
- San Giuseppe (St Joseph's Day) (Thursday, March 19)
- Primo Maggio (Labour Day) (Friday, May 1)
- Corpus Domini (Corpus Christi) (Thursday, June 4)
- Santi Pietro e Paolo (Sts Peter and Paul) (Monday, June 29)
- Assunzione (Assumption) (Saturday, August 15)
- Ognissanti (All Saints' Day) (Sunday, November 1)
- Immacolata Concezione (Immaculate Conception) (Tuesday, December 8)
National days not observed in Ticino (2026)
- Karfreitag (Good Friday) (Friday, April 3)
Ticino public holiday calendar 2026
| Date | Day | Public holiday |
|---|---|---|
| January 1 | Thursday | Neujahrstag (New Year's Day) |
| January 6 | Tuesday | Epifania (Epiphany) |
| March 19 | Thursday | San Giuseppe (St Joseph's Day) |
| April 6 | Monday | Ostermontag (Easter Monday) |
| May 1 | Friday | Primo Maggio (Labour Day) |
| May 14 | Thursday | Auffahrt (Ascension Day) |
| May 25 | Monday | Pfingstmontag (Whit Monday) |
| June 4 | Thursday | Corpus Domini (Corpus Christi) |
| June 29 | Monday | Santi Pietro e Paolo (Sts Peter and Paul) |
| August 1 | Saturday (weekend) | Bundesfeiertag (Swiss National Day) |
| August 15 | Saturday (weekend) | Assunzione (Assumption) |
| November 1 | Sunday (weekend) | Ognissanti (All Saints' Day) |
| December 8 | Tuesday | Immacolata Concezione (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
11
Working days
250
After subtracting 104 weekend days and 11 weekday-falling public holidays, Ticino has 250 working days in 2026. Deadlines and due dates counted in Ticino use this cantonal calendar, not just the national Swiss set.