School holidays in Switzerland, 2026
Days the official calendar marks as school days off. Where a country does not publish term dates to the open calendar feeds, this page shows nothing rather than guessing — and the public holidays below still close the classrooms.
No school term dates published for Switzerland yet
We only publish term dates we can source. For Switzerland that data isn't in the open calendar feeds, so check your regional education authority for half-terms.
Public holidays that close schools anyway
Neujahr
New Year's Day · Nationwide
Berchtoldstag
St. Berchtold's Day · Regional · CH-BE, CH-FR, CH-SH, CH-AG, CH-TG, CH-VD
Heilige Drei Könige
Epiphany · Regional · CH-TI
Jahrestag der Ausrufung der Republik
Republic Day · Regional · CH-NE
Josefstag
Saint Joseph's Day · Regional · CH-SZ, CH-VS
Karfreitag
Good Friday · Regional · CH-ZH, CH-BE, CH-LU, CH-UR, CH-SZ, CH-OW, CH-NW, CH-GL, CH-ZG, CH-FR, CH-SO, CH-BS, CH-BL, CH-SH, CH-AR, CH-AI, CH-SG, CH-GR, CH-AG, CH-TG, CH-VD, CH-NE, CH-GE, CH-JU
Näfelser Fahrt
Näfels procession · Regional · CH-GL
Ostermontag
Easter Monday · Regional · CH-ZH, CH-BE, CH-GL, CH-FR, CH-BS, CH-BL, CH-SH, CH-AR, CH-AI, CH-SG, CH-GR, CH-AG, CH-TG, CH-TI, CH-VD, CH-GE, CH-JU
Tag der Arbeit
Labour Day · Regional · CH-ZH, CH-SO, CH-BS, CH-BL, CH-SH, CH-NE, CH-JU
Auffahrt
Ascension Day · Nationwide
Pfingstmontag
Whit Monday · Regional · CH-ZH, CH-BE, CH-GL, CH-FR, CH-BS, CH-BL, CH-SH, CH-AR, CH-AI, CH-SG, CH-GR, CH-AG, CH-TG, CH-VD, CH-GE, CH-JU
Fronleichnam
Corpus Christi · Regional · CH-LU, CH-UR, CH-SZ, CH-OW, CH-NW, CH-ZG, CH-FR, CH-SO, CH-AI, CH-AG, CH-VS, CH-JU
Bundesfeier
Swiss National Day · Nationwide
Maria Himmelfahrt
Assumption of the Virgin Mary · Regional · CH-LU, CH-UR, CH-SZ, CH-OW, CH-NW, CH-ZG, CH-FR, CH-SO, CH-AG, CH-TI, CH-VS
Jeûne genevois
Geneva Prayday · Regional · CH-GE
Bettagsmontag
Federal Fast Monday · Regional · CH-VD
Allerheiligen
All Saints' Day · Regional · CH-LU, CH-UR, CH-SZ, CH-OW, CH-NW, CH-GL, CH-ZG, CH-FR, CH-SO, CH-SG, CH-AG, CH-TI, CH-VS
Mariä Empfängnis
Immaculate Conception · Regional · CH-UR, CH-OW, CH-NW, CH-ZG, CH-FR, CH-AG, CH-VS
Weihnachten
Christmas Day · Nationwide
Stephanstag
St. Stephen's Day · Regional · CH-ZH, CH-BE, CH-LU, CH-GL, CH-FR, CH-BS, CH-BL, CH-SH, CH-SG, CH-GR, CH-AG, CH-TG, CH-TI
Restauration de la République
Restoration Day · Regional · CH-GE