Public holidays in
Switzerland 2012
33holidays241working days in 201229holidays on weekdays
29 public holidays fall on a weekday in 2012; bank, school and optional days are marked in the Type column.
Holiday calendar
Regions of Switzerland| Date / weekday | Holiday | Applies in | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Year's Day | All of Switzerland | Public | |
| St. Berchtold's Day | RegionalBern, Freiburg, Schaffhausen, Aargau, Thurgau, Vaud and Neuchâtel | Public | |
| Epiphany | RegionalTicino | Public | |
| Epiphany | RegionalUri and Schwyz | Observance | |
| Republic Day | RegionalNeuchâtel | Public | |
| Saint Joseph's Day | RegionalSchwyz and Valais | Public | |
| Saint Joseph's Day | RegionalLuzern, Uri, Nidwalden and Ticino | Observance | |
| Näfels procession | RegionalGlarus | Public | |
| Good Friday | RegionalZürich, Bern, Luzern, Uri, Schwyz, Obwalden, Nidwalden, Glarus, Zug, Freiburg, Solothurn, Basel-Stadt, Basel-Landschaft, Schaffhausen, Appenzell Ausserrhoden, Appenzell Innerrhoden, Sankt Gallen, Graubünden, Aargau, Thurgau, Vaud, Neuchâtel, Genève and Jura | Public | |
| Easter Monday | RegionalZürich, Bern, Glarus, Freiburg, Basel-Stadt, Basel-Landschaft, Schaffhausen, Appenzell Ausserrhoden, Appenzell Innerrhoden, Sankt Gallen, Graubünden, Aargau, Thurgau, Ticino, Vaud, Genève and Jura | Public | |
| Easter Monday | RegionalUri, Schwyz and Obwalden | Observance | |
| Labour Day | RegionalZürich, Solothurn, Basel-Stadt, Basel-Landschaft, Schaffhausen, Neuchâtel and Jura | Public | |
| Labour Day | RegionalThurgau and Ticino | Observance | |
| Ascension Day | All of Switzerland | Public | |
| Whit Monday | RegionalZürich, Bern, Glarus, Freiburg, Basel-Stadt, Basel-Landschaft, Schaffhausen, Appenzell Ausserrhoden, Appenzell Innerrhoden, Sankt Gallen, Graubünden, Aargau, Thurgau, Vaud, Genève and Jura | Public | |
| Whit Monday | RegionalUri, Schwyz, Obwalden and Ticino | Observance | |
| Corpus Christi | RegionalTicino | Observance | |
| Corpus Christi | RegionalLuzern, Uri, Schwyz, Obwalden, Nidwalden, Zug, Freiburg, Solothurn, Appenzell Innerrhoden, Aargau, Valais and Jura | Public | |
| Saint Peter and Saint Paul | RegionalTicino | Observance | |
| Swiss National Day | All of Switzerland | Public | |
| Assumption of the Virgin Mary | RegionalLuzern, Uri, Schwyz, Obwalden, Nidwalden, Zug, Freiburg, Solothurn, Aargau, Ticino and Valais | Public | |
| Assumption of the Virgin Mary | RegionalAppenzell Innerrhoden and Jura | Observance | |
| Geneva Prayday | RegionalGenève | Public | |
| Federal Day of Thanksgiving | RegionalZürich, Bern, Luzern, Schwyz, Obwalden, Nidwalden, Glarus, Solothurn, Basel-Stadt, Basel-Landschaft, Schaffhausen, Sankt Gallen and Graubünden | Observance | |
| Federal Fast Monday | RegionalVaud | Public | |
| All Saints' Day | RegionalLuzern, Uri, Schwyz, Obwalden, Nidwalden, Glarus, Zug, Freiburg, Solothurn, Sankt Gallen, Aargau, Ticino and Valais | Public | |
| All Saints' Day | RegionalAppenzell Innerrhoden and Jura | Observance | |
| Immaculate Conception | RegionalUri, Obwalden, Nidwalden, Zug, Freiburg, Aargau and Valais | Public | |
| Immaculate Conception | RegionalAppenzell Innerrhoden, Jura, Luzern, Schwyz and Ticino | Observance | |
| Christmas Day | All of Switzerland | Public | |
| St. Stephen's Day | RegionalZürich, Bern, Luzern, Glarus, Freiburg, Basel-Stadt, Basel-Landschaft, Schaffhausen, Sankt Gallen, Graubünden, Aargau, Thurgau, Ticino, Appenzell Ausserrhoden and Appenzell Innerrhoden | Public | |
| St. Stephen's Day | RegionalUri, Schwyz and Obwalden | Observance | |
| Restoration Day | RegionalGenève | Public |
The weekend in Switzerland is Saturday and Sunday.
About this answer
Holidays are listed on their observed date. When a country moves a weekend holiday to a weekday, the weekday is shown. Regional holidays apply only in the regions named.
Holiday calendar for Switzerland derived from Nager.Date (MIT, source 2026-09-14) and date-holidays (ISC, CC BY 3.0), generated for 2000 to 2060.