Public holidays in Switzerland 2027
Switzerland has 4 public holidays in 2027.
| Date | Holiday |
|---|---|
| 1 January Friday | New Year's Day Public holiday |
| 6 May Thursday | Ascension Day Public holiday |
| 1 August Sunday | Swiss National Day Public holiday |
| 25 December Saturday | Christmas Day Public holiday |
Local public holidays in 2027
Public holidays in only part of Switzerland — see each note for where.
| Date | Holiday |
|---|---|
| 2 January Saturday | Berchtold's Day Public holiday in some areasIn Aargau, Bern, Fribourg, Neuchâtel, Thurgau and Vaud. |
| 6 January Wednesday | Epiphany Public holiday in some areasIn Ticino. |
| 1 March Monday | Republic Day (Neuchâtel) Public holiday in some areasIn Neuchâtel. |
| 19 March Friday | St Joseph's Day Public holiday in some areasIn Schwyz and Valais. |
| 26 March Friday | Good Friday Public holiday in some areasIn 24 of the 26 cantons — not in Ticino or Valais. |
| 29 March Monday | Easter Monday Public holiday in some areasIn 17 of the 26 cantons — not in Lucerne, Neuchâtel, Nidwalden, Obwalden, Solothurn, Schwyz, Uri, Valais or Zug. |
| 1 April Thursday | Näfels Pilgrimage (Näfelser Fahrt) Public holiday in some areasIn Glarus. |
| 1 May Saturday | Labour Day Public holiday in some areasIn Basel-Landschaft, Basel-Stadt, Jura, Neuchâtel, Schaffhausen, Solothurn and Zurich. |
| 17 May Monday | Whit Monday Public holiday in some areasIn 15 of the 26 cantons — not in Glarus, Lucerne, Neuchâtel, Nidwalden, Obwalden, Solothurn, Schwyz, Ticino, Uri, Valais or Zug. |
| 27 May Thursday | Corpus Christi Public holiday in some areasIn Aargau, Appenzell Innerrhoden, Fribourg, Jura, Lucerne, Neuchâtel, Nidwalden, Obwalden, Solothurn, Schwyz, Uri, Valais and Zug. |
| 15 August Sunday | Assumption Day Public holiday in some areasIn Aargau, Fribourg, Lucerne, Nidwalden, Obwalden, Solothurn, Schwyz, Ticino, Uri, Valais and Zug. |
| 9 September Thursday | Geneva Fast (Jeûne genevois) Public holiday in some areasIn Geneva. |
| 20 September Monday | Federal Fast Monday Public holiday in some areasIn Vaud. |
| 1 November Monday | All Saints' Day Public holiday in some areasIn Aargau, Fribourg, Glarus, Lucerne, Nidwalden, Obwalden, St. Gallen, Solothurn, Schwyz, Ticino, Uri, Valais and Zug. |
| 8 December Wednesday | Immaculate Conception Public holiday in some areasIn Aargau, Fribourg, Nidwalden, Obwalden, Uri, Valais and Zug. |
| 26 December Sunday | St Stephen's Day Public holiday in some areasIn 16 of the 26 cantons — not in Geneva, Jura, Nidwalden, Obwalden, Solothurn, Schwyz, Uri, Vaud, Valais or Zug. |
| 31 December Friday | Restoration of the Republic (Geneva) Public holiday in some areasIn Geneva. |
Cantons
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