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Public holidays in Switzerland 2029

Switzerland has 4 public holidays in 2029, 4 on working days.

Next: Weihnachten (Christmas Day), Friday, 25 December 2026in 71 days

Nationwide

National public holidays

National public holidays in Switzerland in 2029: date, weekday, name and days until
DateHolidayWhen
1 JanMonNeujahrstagNew Year's Dayin 809 days
10 MayThuAuffahrtAscension Dayin 938 days
1 AugWedNationalfeiertagNational Dayin 1'021 days
25 DecTueWeihnachtenChristmas Dayin 1'167 days

At a glance

Switzerland in 2029

01Public holidays

4 days

4 on working days, none at the weekend (Saturday and Sunday).

02Long weekends

1 long weekend

03Regional

21 holidays

Observed in some regions only.

04Next holiday

Weihnachten (Christmas Day)

Friday, 25 December 2026 · in 71 days

Days off in a row

Long weekends

Three or more days off in a row: the weekend (Saturday and Sunday) next to a nationwide public holiday on a working day.

  • Sat, 30 Dec – Mon, 1 Jan

    3 days offNew Year's Day

Long weekends in Switzerland 2029Bridge days in Switzerland 2029

21 regional holidays

Regions of Switzerland

Some holidays apply only in certain regions. Choose one to see its own list.

Regional holidays

Public holidays in some regions only. Region names as the source lists them.

Regional public holidays in Switzerland in 2029 and the regions where they apply
DateHolidayWhereWhen
2 JanTueBerchtoldstagSaint Berchtold's DayAargau, Bern, Jura, Stadt Zürich
+2 moreThurgau, Vaud
in 810 days
6 JanSatWeekendHeilige Drei KönigeEpiphanySchwyz, Ticino, Uriin 814 days
1 MarThuJahrestag der Ausrufung der RepublikRepublic DayNeuchâtelin 868 days
19 MarMonJosefstagSaint Joseph's DayNidwalden, Schwyz, Ticino, Uri
+1 moreValais
in 886 days
30 MarFriKarfreitagGood FridayAargau, Appenzell Innerrhoden, Appenzell Ausserrhoden, Bern
+20 moreBasel-Landschaft, Basel-Stadt, Freiburg, Genève, Glarus, Jura, Luzern, Neuchâtel, Nidwalden, Obwalden, Sankt Gallen, Schaffhausen, Solothurn, Schwyz, Stadt Zürich, Thurgau, Uri, Vaud, Zug, Zürich
in 897 days
2 AprMonOstermontagEaster MondayAargau, Appenzell Innerrhoden, Appenzell Ausserrhoden, Bern
+15 moreBasel-Landschaft, Basel-Stadt, Genève, Glarus, Graubünden, Jura, Sankt Gallen, Schaffhausen, Schwyz, Stadt Zürich, Thurgau, Ticino, Uri, Vaud, Zürich
in 900 days
5 AprThuNäfelser FahrtBattle of Naefels Victory DayGlarusin 903 days
1 MayTueTag der ArbeitLabor DayBasel-Landschaft, Basel-Stadt, Jura, Neuchâtel
+5 moreSchaffhausen, Stadt Zürich, Thurgau, Ticino, Zürich
in 929 days
21 MayMonPfingstmontagPentecost MondayAargau, Appenzell Innerrhoden, Appenzell Ausserrhoden, Bern
+15 moreBasel-Landschaft, Basel-Stadt, Genève, Glarus, Graubünden, Jura, Sankt Gallen, Schaffhausen, Schwyz, Stadt Zürich, Thurgau, Ticino, Uri, Vaud, Zürich
in 949 days
31 MayThuFronleichnamCorpus ChristiAargau, Appenzell Innerrhoden, Freiburg, Jura
+9 moreLuzern, Nidwalden, Obwalden, Solothurn, Schwyz, Ticino, Uri, Valais, Zug
in 959 days
23 JunSatWeekendFest der UnabhängigkeitIndependence DayJurain 982 days
29 JunFriPeter und PaulSaints Peter and PaulTicinoin 988 days
15 AugWedMariä HimmelfahrtAssumption DayAargau, Appenzell Innerrhoden, Freiburg, Jura
+9 moreLuzern, Nidwalden, Obwalden, Solothurn, Schwyz, Ticino, Uri, Valais, Zug
in 1'035 days
6 SeptThuGenfer BettagGenevan FastGenèvein 1'057 days
8 SeptSatWeekendKnabenschiessenStadt Zürichin 1'059 days
9 SeptSunWeekendKnabenschiessenStadt Zürichin 1'060 days
17 SeptMonBettagsmontagPrayer MondayVaudin 1'068 days
25 SeptTueBruder KlausSaint Nicholas of FlüeObwaldenin 1'076 days
1 NovThuAllerheiligenAll Saints' DayAargau, Appenzell Innerrhoden, Freiburg, Glarus
+11 moreJura, Luzern, Nidwalden, Obwalden, Sankt Gallen, Solothurn, Schwyz, Ticino, Uri, Valais, Zug
in 1'113 days
8 DecSatWeekendMariä EmpfängnisImmaculate ConceptionAargau, Appenzell Innerrhoden, Freiburg, Nidwalden
+6 moreObwalden, Schwyz, Ticino, Uri, Valais, Zug
in 1'150 days
26 DecWedStephanstagSaint Stephen's DayAargau, Appenzell Innerrhoden, Appenzell Ausserrhoden, Bern
+13 moreBasel-Landschaft, Basel-Stadt, Glarus, Graubünden, Luzern, Sankt Gallen, Schaffhausen, Schwyz, Stadt Zürich, Thurgau, Ticino, Uri, Zürich
in 1'168 days
31 DecMonWiederherstellung der RepublikRestoration DayGenèvein 1'173 days

Other days: bank holidays, optional days and observances

Not general days off: bank closures, days off for government offices, optional or community holidays, half days and observances.

Show 20 other days
Bank holidays, optional days and observances in Switzerland in 2029
DateHolidayTypeWhere
2 JanTueBerchtoldstagSaint Berchtold's DayOptionalFreiburg, Glarus, Nidwalden, Obwalden
+2 moreSchaffhausen, Zug
2 JanTueBerchtoldstagSaint Berchtold's DayGovernment officesSankt Gallen
2 JanTueBerchtoldstagSaint Berchtold's DayGovernment officesLuzern
29 MarThuVortag vor KarfreitagDay before Good FridayOptionalHalf dayStadt Zürich
30 MarFriKarfreitagGood FridayOptionalGraubünden
2 AprMonOstermontagEaster MondayOptionalFreiburg, Nidwalden, Obwalden, Valais
+1 moreZug
2 AprMonOstermontagEaster MondayGovernment officesLuzern
16 AprMonSechseläutenOptionalHalf dayStadt Zürich
1 MayTueTag der ArbeitLabor DayHalf daySolothurn
9 MayWedVortag vor AuffahrtDay before Ascension DayHalf dayStadt Zürich
11 MayFriBrückentag nach AuffahrtBridge Holiday for Ascension DayOptionalStadt Zürich
21 MayMonPfingstmontagPentecost MondayOptionalFreiburg, Nidwalden, Obwalden, Valais
+1 moreZug
21 MayMonPfingstmontagPentecost MondayGovernment officesLuzern
10 SeptMonKnabenschiessenOptionalHalf dayStadt Zürich
8 DecSatWeekendMariä EmpfängnisImmaculate ConceptionGovernment officesLuzern
24 DecMonHeiligabendChristmas EveOptionalHalf dayStadt Zürich
26 DecWedStephanstagSaint Stephen's DayOptionalFreiburg, Nidwalden, Obwalden, Valais
+1 moreZug
27 DecThuBrückentagBridge HolidayOptionalStadt Zürich
28 DecFriBrückentagBridge HolidayOptionalStadt Zürich
31 DecMonVortag vor NeujahrNew Year's EveOptionalHalf dayStadt Zürich

Sources and limits

About these dates

A public holiday does not always close every business. Essential services, shops and some industries keep working, and pay rules differ by country and contract.

Dates come from the open-source python-holidays project (0.106, MIT licence), which follows each country’s laws and official calendars; NonWorkingDays built these tables from it on 15 October 2026. Names are shown as the source gives them, in the local language and in English, without machine translation.

Dates marked “estimated” follow lunar or religious calendars and can move by a day when they are announced. Days off decreed at short notice, such as bridge days, may be missing. Check with an official source before you book.

Long weekends count the weekend (Saturday and Sunday) and nationwide public holidays only. “When” counts days by the local date in Bern.

! Checked against Aargau AWA Merkblatt Gesetzliche Feiertage (EG ArR par. 6, per district), Fribourg AMA Gesetzliche Feiertage 2026 / 2027 (Catholic and Reformed communes), Fribourg AMA Gesetzliche Feiertage 2027, Solothurn Arbeitsinspektorat Gesetzliche Feiertage, Neuchatel Jours feries officiels 2026 / 2027 (RSN 941.02), read via Wayback copy of 2026-07-20 because ne.ch refused direct connections, Luzern Gruezi Oeffnungszeiten / Feiertage (public holidays of the canton), Wallis Jours feries (state staff list) and SGS 822.100, Zuerich Feiertage (nine statutory holidays) and Personalamt Feiertage 2026, Basel-Stadt Feiertage 2026 and 2027, Vaud Jours feries 2026 (LPers art. 123), Geneve Jours feries officiels 2026 to 2029, Basel-Landschaft Ruhetagsgesetz par. 2 (consolidation of 2011), Schwyz Personalamt Feiertage 2026, Thurgau Ruhetagsgesetz RB 822.9 (via search summary only), Ticino Giorni festivi (law 843.200, via search summary only), St.Gallen Gesetz ueber Ruhetag und Ladenoeffnung sGS 552.1 (via search summary only), Bern Gesetz ueber die Ruhe an oeffentlichen Feiertagen BSG 555.1 and Personalamt (via search summary only) on 16 October 2026, with caveats: Federal and cantonal holidays compared for 16 of 26 cantons and corrected (Aargau, Fribourg, Solothurn, Neuchâtel, Lucerne, Valais, St. Gallen); 10 cantons not yet checked; district rules in Aargau and half days are not modelled.

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Questions

Good to know

How many public holidays does Switzerland have in 2029?

Switzerland has 4 days of national public holidays in 2029, 4 on working days. When two holidays fall on the same date, the day counts once. 21 more holidays apply in some regions only.

When is the next public holiday in Switzerland?

Weihnachten (Christmas Day), on Friday, 25 December 2026.

How many long weekends does Switzerland have in 2029?

One: Sat, 30 Dec – Mon, 1 Jan (New Year's Day).

Which public holidays in Switzerland fall on a weekend in 2029?

None: every national public holiday in 2029 falls on a working day.