The calendar
Only 1 August, the national day, applies across all of Switzerland. Every other date is cantonal, so Geneva, Zurich and Ticino run visibly different years.
Country view
Switzerland · 2026
33 recorded days · 21 public · 0 bank · 0 school · 29 regional
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Eidgenössischer Dank-, Buss- und Bettag
Sunday · 20 Sep 2026 · Regional
DateHolidayTypeShops shut?
01JanNeujahr
New Year's Day · Nationwide
PublicShut
Berchtoldstag
St. Berchtold's Day · Regional · CH-BE, CH-FR, CH-SH, CH-AG, CH-TG, CH-VD
RegionalPartial
Heilige Drei Könige
Epiphany · Regional · CH-TI
RegionalPartial
Heilige Drei Könige
Epiphany · Regional · CH-UR, CH-SZ
RegionalOpen
Jahrestag der Ausrufung der Republik
Republic Day · Regional · CH-NE
RegionalPartial
Josefstag
Saint Joseph's Day · Regional · CH-SZ, CH-VS
RegionalPartial
Josefstag
Saint Joseph's Day · Regional · CH-LU, CH-UR, CH-NW, CH-TI
RegionalOpen
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
RegionalPartial
Näfelser Fahrt
Näfels procession · Regional · CH-GL
RegionalPartial
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
RegionalPartial
Ostermontag
Easter Monday · Regional · CH-UR, CH-SZ, CH-OW
RegionalOpen
Tag der Arbeit
Labour Day · Regional · CH-ZH, CH-SO, CH-BS, CH-BL, CH-SH, CH-NE, CH-JU
RegionalPartial
Tag der Arbeit
Labour Day · Regional · CH-TG, CH-TI
RegionalOpen
Auffahrt
Ascension Day · Nationwide
PublicShut
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
RegionalPartial
Pfingstmontag
Whit Monday · Regional · CH-UR, CH-SZ, CH-OW, CH-TI
RegionalOpen
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
RegionalPartial
Fronleichnam
Corpus Christi · Regional · CH-TI
RegionalOpen
Peter und Paul
Saint Peter and Saint Paul · Regional · CH-TI
RegionalOpen
Bundesfeier
Swiss National Day · Nationwide
PublicShut
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
RegionalPartial
Maria Himmelfahrt
Assumption of the Virgin Mary · Regional · CH-AI, CH-JU
RegionalOpen
Jeûne genevois
Geneva Prayday · Regional · CH-GE
RegionalPartial
Eidgenössischer Dank-, Buss- und Bettag
Federal Day of Thanksgiving · Regional · CH-ZH, CH-BE, CH-LU, CH-SZ, CH-OW, CH-NW, CH-GL, CH-SO, CH-BS, CH-BL, CH-SH, CH-SG, CH-GR
RegionalOpen
Bettagsmontag
Federal Fast Monday · Regional · CH-VD
RegionalPartial
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
RegionalPartial
Allerheiligen
All Saints' Day · Regional · CH-AI, CH-JU
RegionalOpen
Mariä Empfängnis
Immaculate Conception · Regional · CH-UR, CH-OW, CH-NW, CH-ZG, CH-FR, CH-AG, CH-VS
RegionalPartial
Mariä Empfängnis
Immaculate Conception · Regional · CH-AI, CH-JU, CH-LU, CH-SZ, CH-TI
RegionalOpen
Weihnachten
Christmas Day · Nationwide
PublicShut
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
RegionalPartial
Stephanstag
St. Stephen's Day · Regional · CH-UR, CH-SZ, CH-OW
RegionalOpen
Restauration de la République
Restoration Day · Regional · CH-GE
RegionalPartial
● Public most things closed · ● Bank banks only · ● Regional some areas · ● School term dates
How the holiday year works in Switzerland
How people take the days
Bridging is less ingrained than in neighbouring countries, but cantonal differences mean cross-border commuters inside Switzerland often work on their neighbours' holidays. Company practice fills the gaps.
If you're visiting
Shops close tightly on cantonal holidays; station and airport retail is the exception. Mountain transport runs full service. Public transport is reliable but on Sunday frequencies.
If you live here
Check the cantonal list, not a Swiss one — there isn't really a Swiss one. Statutory leave is four weeks, five for under-20s, with holidays on top where the canton grants them.
What these days actually mean
Observance, business closures and transport impact for the next few dates.
Federal Day of Thanksgiving
20 Sep 2026
- Observance
- Bettag, the third Sunday of September, is a rare shared Protestant-Catholic day of thanks and repentance; the following Monday is off in Vaud and a few other cantons.
- Business
- Shops closed as on a Sunday; quiet-day rules restrict noisy work in some cantons.
- Transport
- Sunday services.
Written for this country
Federal Fast Monday
21 Sep 2026
- Observance
- Officially recognised as a public holiday, so most people have the day off work. It applies only in certain regions rather than nationwide.
- Business
- Expect offices, banks and the majority of shops to be closed.
- Transport
- Public transport usually runs a Sunday or holiday timetable.
General guidance based on this day's official classification, not country-specific reporting.
All Saints' Day
1 Nov 2026
- Observance
- Families visit cemeteries with flowers and candles. Quiet and reflective rather than festive.
- Business
- Banks and most shops closed in Catholic-majority countries; florists do their busiest day of the year.
- Transport
- Extra services to cemeteries; heavy intercity travel over the weekend.
All Saints' Day
1 Nov 2026
- Observance
- Families visit cemeteries with flowers and candles. Quiet and reflective rather than festive.
- Business
- Banks and most shops closed in Catholic-majority countries; florists do their busiest day of the year.
- Transport
- Extra services to cemeteries; heavy intercity travel over the weekend.