Day | Date | Holiday | Comments |
---|---|---|---|
Thursday | January 01 | New Years Day | Neujahrstag |
Friday | January 02 | Berchtolds Day | Aargau, Bern, Fribourg, Glarus, Jura, Lucerne, Neuchâtel, Obwalden, Schaffhausen, Solothurn, Thurgau, Vaud, Zug, Zurich |
Friday | April 03 | Good Friday | Friday before Easter Sunday |
Monday | April 06 | Easter Monday | All regions except Ticino. Monday after Easter Sunday |
Monday | April 13 | Sechseläuten | Afternoon, Zurich only. Usually 3rd Monday in April |
Friday | May 01 | May Day | International Workers Day. Holiday in 11 cantons |
Sunday | May 10 | Mother's Day | 2nd Sunday in May. Not a public holiday |
Thursday | May 14 | Ascension Day | 40 days after Easter |
Monday | May 25 | Whitmonday | All regions except Valais. Also Known as Pentecost Monday |
Sunday | June 07 | Father's Day | 1st Sunday in June |
Saturday | August 01 | National Day | Bundesfeier |
Monday | September 14 | Knabenschiessen | Afternoon, Zurich only. Monday after 2nd weekend in September |
Sunday | September 20 | Swiss Federal Fast | All regions except Geneva. Third Sunday in September |
Friday | December 25 | Christmas Day | |
Saturday | December 26 | St Stephens Day | Celebrated on 26th December. Except Geneva, Jura, Neuchâtel, Valais and Vaud |
National Holiday | Regional Holiday | Not a Public Holiday |