Vaud Public Holidays 2026
Last reviewed: May 19, 2026 · Holiday data: June 24, 2026
Vaud observes 9 public holidays in 2026: 8 fall on a weekday and 1 land on a weekend, leaving 253 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 Vaud differs from the national Swiss holidays
Vaud runs the national Swiss public holidays and adds two of its own across the canton: the Lendemain du Nouvel An on 2 January and the Lundi du Jeûne fédéral, the Monday after the third Sunday of September; Vaud is the only canton that makes the Lundi du Jeûne fédéral a statutory holiday. It does not observe Saint-Étienne (26 December): the cantonal statute lists only Noël on 25 December, and 26 December is an internal day for the cantonal administration. Easter Monday and Whit Monday are kept. So a Vaud count adds the January and September closures and drops 26 December.
Added in Vaud (2026)
- Lendemain du Nouvel An (Day after New Year) (Friday, January 2)
- Lundi du Jeûne fédéral (Federal Fast Monday) (Monday, September 21)
National days not observed in Vaud (2026)
- Stephanstag (Boxing Day) (Saturday, December 26)
Vaud public holiday calendar 2026
| Date | Day | Public holiday |
|---|---|---|
| January 1 | Thursday | Neujahrstag (New Year's Day) |
| January 2 | Friday | Lendemain du Nouvel An (Day after New Year) |
| 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) |
| September 21 | Monday | Lundi du Jeûne fédéral (Federal Fast Monday) |
| December 25 | Friday | Weihnachten (Christmas Day) |
2026 summary
Total days
365
Weekend days
104
Public holidays on weekdays
8
Working days
253
After subtracting 104 weekend days and 8 weekday-falling public holidays, Vaud has 253 working days in 2026. Deadlines and due dates counted in Vaud use this cantonal calendar, not just the national Swiss set.