Public Holidays in Switzerland

33 public holidays in 2016

January

Fri

1

Jan

New Year's Day

Neujahr

public

Sat

2

Jan

St. Berchtold's Day

Berchtoldstag

public

Wed

6

Jan

Epiphany

Heilige Drei Könige

public

Wed

6

Jan

Epiphany

Heilige Drei Könige

observance

March

Tue

1

Mar

Republic Day

Jahrestag der Ausrufung der Republik

public

Sat

19

Mar

Saint Joseph's Day

Josefstag

public

Sat

19

Mar

Saint Joseph's Day

Josefstag

observance

Fri

25

Mar

Good Friday

Karfreitag

public

Mon

28

Mar

Easter Monday

Ostermontag

public

Mon

28

Mar

Easter Monday

Ostermontag

observance

April

Mon

4

Apr

Näfels procession

Näfelser Fahrt

public

May

Sun

1

May

Labour Day

Tag der Arbeit

public

Sun

1

May

Labour Day

Tag der Arbeit

observance

Thu

5

May

Ascension Day

Auffahrt

public

Mon

16

May

Whit Monday

Pfingstmontag

public

Mon

16

May

Whit Monday

Pfingstmontag

observance

Thu

26

May

Corpus Christi

Fronleichnam

public

Thu

26

May

Corpus Christi

Fronleichnam

observance

June

Wed

29

Jun

Saint Peter and Saint Paul

Peter und Paul

observance

August

Mon

1

Aug

Swiss National Day

Bundesfeier

public

Mon

15

Aug

Assumption of the Virgin Mary

Maria Himmelfahrt

public

Mon

15

Aug

Assumption of the Virgin Mary

Maria Himmelfahrt

observance

September

Thu

8

Sep

Geneva Prayday

Jeûne genevois

public

Sun

18

Sep

Federal Day of Thanksgiving

Eidgenössischer Dank-, Buss- und Bettag

observance

Mon

19

Sep

Federal Fast Monday

Bettagsmontag

public

November

Tue

1

Nov

All Saints' Day

Allerheiligen

public

Tue

1

Nov

All Saints' Day

Allerheiligen

observance

December

Thu

8

Dec

Immaculate Conception

Mariä Empfängnis

public

Thu

8

Dec

Immaculate Conception

Mariä Empfängnis

observance

Sun

25

Dec

Christmas Day

Weihnachten

public

Mon

26

Dec

St. Stephen's Day

Stephanstag

public

Mon

26

Dec

St. Stephen's Day

Stephanstag

observance

Sat

31

Dec

Restoration Day

Restauration de la République

public