Valais Public Holidays 2026

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

The 2026 table for Valais lists 9 dates: 6 fall on a weekday and 3 on a weekend. That leaves 255 working days in 2026. Like the Switzerland calculator, this page counts Monday to Friday as working days; what changes is the holiday list.

How Valais differs from the Switzerland calculator

Valais sets its holidays in its cantonal ordinance on work (OcTr, 822.100, art. 7): Nouvel-An, Saint-Joseph (19 March), Ascension, Fête-Dieu, Assomption (15 August), Toussaint (1 November), Immaculée Conception (8 December) and Noël, which with 1 August makes nine days. Against this site's eight-day Swiss baseline the rows drop Vendredi saint (Good Friday), Lundi de Pâques (Easter Monday), Lundi de Pentecôte (Whit Monday) and Saint-Étienne (26 December), which are working days in this count, and add Saint-Joseph, Fête-Dieu (4 June 2026, 27 May 2027 and 15 June 2028), Assomption, Toussaint and Immaculée Conception.

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

Saint-Joseph (St Joseph's Day) (Thursday, March 19)
Fête-Dieu (Corpus Christi) (Thursday, June 4)
Assomption (Assumption) (Saturday, August 15)
Toussaint (All Saints' Day) (Sunday, November 1)
Immaculée Conception (Immaculate Conception) (Tuesday, December 8)

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

Karfreitag (Good Friday) (Friday, April 3)
Ostermontag (Easter Monday) (Monday, April 6)
Pfingstmontag (Whit Monday) (Monday, May 25)
Stephanstag (Boxing Day) (Saturday, December 26)

Valais 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	Saint-Joseph (St Joseph's Day)	Saint-Joseph (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.
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	Fête-Dieu (Corpus Christi)	Fête-Dieu (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)	Assomption (Assumption)	Assomption (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)	Toussaint (All Saints' Day)	Toussaint (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	Immaculée Conception (Immaculate Conception)	Immaculée Conception (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

255

After subtracting 104 weekend days and 6 weekday-falling public holidays, Valais has 255 working days in 2026. The count on this page uses the cantonal calendar, not just the Switzerland calculator's set.

Other years

Public holidays 2027 Public holidays 2028

Sources and verification

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

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Valais 2026 FAQ

How many public holidays does Valais have in 2026?

The 2026 table for Valais lists 9 dates: 6 fall on a weekday and 3 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 Valais differ from the rest of Switzerland?

Which holidays does Valais change in 2026?

Valais's table has these dates that the Switzerland calculator's set does not: Saint-Joseph (St Joseph's Day) (Thursday, March 19); Fête-Dieu (Corpus Christi) (Thursday, June 4); Assomption (Assumption) (Saturday, August 15); Toussaint (All Saints' Day) (Sunday, November 1); Immaculée Conception (Immaculate Conception) (Tuesday, December 8). The Switzerland calculator's set has these dates that Valais's table does not: Karfreitag (Good Friday) (Friday, April 3); Ostermontag (Easter Monday) (Monday, April 6); Pfingstmontag (Whit Monday) (Monday, May 25); Stephanstag (Boxing Day) (Saturday, December 26).

How many working days does Valais have in 2026?

Valais has 255 working days in 2026, after subtracting 104 weekend days and 6 weekday-falling public holidays.