View the complete list of public holidays and bank holidays in Switzerland for 2027. Plan your year ahead with official dates, weekdays, and observances.
Choose how many days of leave you are willing to book. We work out which holiday gives you the longest run of days off for that spend, and mark the days to book in the calendar below. How this works →
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Showing the best break you can get with 2 leave days of leave.
Thu, May 6 → Sun, May 9
Book the dashed days below. Combined with the holiday and the weekend around it, your 1 leave day turn into 4 days off in a row.
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Switzerland's only truly nationwide public holiday is National Day (August 1, marking the 1291 founding pact); nearly every other date - including Berchtold's Day, Corpus Christi, and various saints' days - is set canton by canton, so the same date can be a full closure in Zurich and an ordinary working day in Geneva. This cantonal patchwork makes Switzerland one of the most locally variable calendars covered here.
| Date | Day | Holiday | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1, 2027 | Friday | Neujahr (New Year's Day) | Public Holiday |
| March 26, 2027 | Friday | Karfreitag (Good Friday) | Public Holiday |
| March 28, 2027 | Sunday | Ostersonntag (Easter Sunday) | Public Holiday |
| March 29, 2027 | Monday | Ostermontag (Easter Monday) | Public Holiday |
| May 6, 2027 | Thursday | Auffahrt (Ascension Day) | Public Holiday |
| May 16, 2027 | Sunday | Pfingstsonntag (Pentecost) | Public Holiday |
| May 17, 2027 | Monday | Pfingstmontag (Whit Monday) | Public Holiday |
| August 1, 2027 | Sunday | Bundesfeiertag | Public Holiday |
| September 19, 2027 | Sunday | Eidg. Dank-, Buss- und Bettag (Federal Day of Thanksgiving, Repentance and Prayer) | Public Holiday |
| December 25, 2027 | Saturday | Weihnachtstag (Christmas Day) | Public Holiday |
| December 26, 2027 | Sunday | Stephanstag (Boxing Day) | Public Holiday |
| Date | Day | Holiday | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1, 2026 | Thursday | Neujahr (New Year's Day) | Public Holiday |
| April 3, 2026 | Friday | Karfreitag (Good Friday) | Public Holiday |
| April 5, 2026 | Sunday | Ostersonntag (Easter Sunday) | Public Holiday |
| April 6, 2026 | Monday | Ostermontag (Easter Monday) | Public Holiday |
| May 14, 2026 | Thursday | Auffahrt (Ascension Day) | Public Holiday |
| May 24, 2026 | Sunday | Pfingstsonntag (Pentecost) | Public Holiday |
| May 25, 2026 | Monday | Pfingstmontag (Whit Monday) | Public Holiday |
| August 1, 2026 | Saturday | Bundesfeiertag | Public Holiday |
| September 20, 2026 | Sunday | Eidg. Dank-, Buss- und Bettag (Federal Day of Thanksgiving, Repentance and Prayer) | Public Holiday |
| December 25, 2026 | Friday | Weihnachtstag (Christmas Day) | Public Holiday |
| December 26, 2026 | Saturday | Stephanstag (Boxing Day) | Public Holiday |
Switzerland has 11 public holidays in 2027, 2 fewer than the global average of 13.
3 public holidays fall on a weekend in Switzerland in 2027: Bundesfeiertag (Sunday, August 1), Christmas Day (Saturday, December 25), Boxing Day (Sunday, December 26). Switzerland grants no substitute day for these, so these are lost.
No — Switzerland does not grant a substitute working day when a public holiday falls on a Saturday or Sunday.
4 consecutive days off in Switzerland in 2027, May 6–May 9, by booking 1 day of leave.
The next public holiday in Switzerland is Weihnachtstag (Christmas Day) on December 25, 2026.
Good Friday, Easter Sunday, Easter Monday, Ascension Day, Pentecost, Whit Monday, Federal Day of Thanksgiving, Repentance and Prayer do not fall on the same date every year in Switzerland, since they are set by a lunar or other variable calendar rather than a fixed date.