Zürich Public Holidays 2028

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

The 2028 table for Zürich lists 9 dates: 8 fall on a weekday and 1 on a weekend. That leaves 252 working days in 2028. Like the Switzerland calculator, this page counts Monday to Friday as working days; what changes is the holiday list.

How Zürich differs from the Switzerland calculator

Zürich's list of statutory holidays, which the canton treats as equal to Sundays, matches this site's eight-day Swiss baseline and adds Tag der Arbeit (Labour Day) on 1 May. No baseline day is dropped. The canton calls Sechseläuten, Fasnachtsmontag, Knabenschiessen and Berchtoldstag local, non-statutory holidays: a paid day or half-day off on them exists only where it has been agreed, for example in an employment contract or a collective labour agreement. They are not in this count.

Dates in Zürich's table that the Switzerland calculator's set does not have (2028)

Tag der Arbeit (Labour Day) (Monday, May 1)

Dates in the Switzerland calculator's set that Zürich's table does not have (2028)

Zürich's 2028 table has every date in the Switzerland calculator's set.

Zürich public holiday calendar 2028

Date	Day	Public holiday	Notes
January 1	Saturday (weekend)	Neujahrstag (New Year's Day)	Neujahrstag (New Year's Day) on Saturday January 1 falls in the Saturday-Sunday weekend, so this entry takes no working day out of the count.
April 14	Friday	Karfreitag (Good Friday)	Karfreitag (Good Friday) on Friday April 14 sits next to the Saturday-Sunday weekend, which makes it a long weekend.
April 17	Monday	Ostermontag (Easter Monday)	Ostermontag (Easter Monday) on Monday April 17 sits next to the Saturday-Sunday weekend, which makes it a long weekend.
May 1	Monday	Tag der Arbeit (Labour Day)	Tag der Arbeit (Labour Day) on Monday May 1 sits next to the Saturday-Sunday weekend, which makes it a long weekend.
May 25	Thursday	Auffahrt (Ascension Day)	Auffahrt (Ascension Day) on Thursday May 25 leaves Friday May 26 as a bridge day, the only working day between it and the Saturday-Sunday weekend.
June 5	Monday	Pfingstmontag (Whit Monday)	Pfingstmontag (Whit Monday) on Monday June 5 sits next to the Saturday-Sunday weekend, which makes it a long weekend.
August 1	Tuesday	Bundesfeiertag (Swiss National Day)	Bundesfeiertag (Swiss National Day) on Tuesday August 1 leaves Monday July 31 as a bridge day, the only working day between it and the Saturday-Sunday weekend.
December 25	Monday	Weihnachten (Christmas Day)	Weihnachten (Christmas Day) on Monday December 25 sits next to the Saturday-Sunday weekend, which makes it a long weekend.
December 26	Tuesday	Stephanstag (Boxing Day)	Stephanstag (Boxing Day) on Tuesday December 26 is joined to the Saturday-Sunday weekend by the holiday before it, with no working day in between.

2028 summary

Total days

366

Weekend days

106

Public holidays on weekdays

Working days

252

After subtracting 106 weekend days and 8 weekday-falling public holidays, Zürich has 252 working days in 2028. The count on this page uses the cantonal calendar, not just the Switzerland calculator's set.

Other years

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Sources and verification

Official source: zh.ch (opens in a new tab)

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

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Zürich 2028 FAQ

How many public holidays does Zürich have in 2028?

The 2028 table for Zürich lists 9 dates: 8 fall on a weekday and 1 on a weekend. The 8 weekday dates are the ones the count subtracts; the full list, with each date's weekday, is in the table above.

How does Zürich differ from the rest of Switzerland?

Which holidays does Zürich change in 2028?

Zürich's table has these dates that the Switzerland calculator's set does not: Tag der Arbeit (Labour Day) (Monday, May 1).

How many working days does Zürich have in 2028?

Zürich has 252 working days in 2028, after subtracting 106 weekend days and 8 weekday-falling public holidays.