Day | Date | Holiday | Comments |
---|---|---|---|
Tuesday | January 01 | New Year's Day | Neujahrstag |
Wednesday | January 02 | Berchtolds Day | Aargau, Bern, Fribourg, Glarus, Jura, Lucerne, Neuchâtel, Obwalden, Schaffhausen, Solothurn, Thurgau, Vaud, Zug, Zurich |
Monday | April 15 | Sechseläuten | Afternoon, Zurich only. 3rd Monday in April |
Friday | April 19 | Good Friday | Friday before Easter Sunday |
Monday | April 22 | Easter Monday | All regions except Ticino. Monday after Easter Sunday |
Wednesday | May 01 | Labour Day | International Workers Day. Holiday in 11 cantons |
Sunday | May 12 | Mother's Day | 2nd Sunday in May. Not a public holiday |
Thursday | May 30 | Ascension Day | 40 days after Easter |
Saturday | June 01 | Father's Day | 1st Sunday in June |
Monday | June 10 | Whit Monday | All regions except Valais. Also Known as Pentecost Monday |
Thursday | August 01 | National Day | Bundesfeier |
Monday | September 09 | Knabenschiessen | Afternoon, Zurich only. Monday after 2nd weekend in September |
Sunday | September 15 | Swiss Federal Fast | All regions except Geneva. Third Sunday in September |
Wednesday | December 25 | Christmas Day | |
Thursday | December 26 | St. Stephen's Day | Celebrated on 26th December. Except Geneva, Jura, Neuch |
National Holiday | Regional Holiday | Not a Public Holiday |