Public holidays in Switzerland 2024

4 nationwide public holidays and 22 regional or local holidays in 2024.

Next nationwide holiday in Switzerland

See the list of nationwide holidays below.

Nationwide holidays 2024

Date	Weekday	Holiday	Local name
1 January Monday	Monday	New Year's Day Neujahrstag	Neujahrstag
9 May Thursday	Thursday	Ascension Day Auffahrt	Auffahrt
1 August Thursday	Thursday	National Day Nationalfeiertag	Nationalfeiertag
25 December Wednesday	Wednesday	Christmas Day Weihnachten	Weihnachten

Regional and local holidays 2024

Some holidays apply only in certain regions or municipalities. Local and municipal holidays may be incomplete; official local announcements take precedence.

These holidays do not apply nationwide and are not counted in the countdown, long weekends or bridge days.

Date	Weekday	Holiday	Applies in
2 January Tuesday	Tuesday	Saint Berchtold's Day Berchtoldstag	7 places Aargau, Bern (Berne), Jura, Luzern, Thurgau, Vaud, Stadt Zürich (city)
6 January Saturday	Saturday	Epiphany Heilige Drei Könige	Schwyz, Ticino, Uri
1 March Friday	Friday	Republic Day Jahrestag der Ausrufung der Republik	Neuchâtel
19 March Tuesday	Tuesday	Saint Joseph's Day Josefstag	5 places Nidwalden, Schwyz, Ticino, Uri, Valais (Wallis)
29 March Friday	Friday	Good Friday Karfreitag	24 places Aargau, Appenzell Innerrhoden, Appenzell Ausserrhoden, Bern (Berne), Basel-Landschaft, Basel-Stadt, Freiburg (Fribourg), Genève, Glarus, Jura, Luzern, Neuchâtel, Nidwalden, Obwalden, Sankt Gallen, Schaffhausen, Solothurn, Schwyz, Thurgau, Uri, Vaud, Zug, Zürich, Stadt Zürich (city)
1 April Monday	Monday	Easter Monday Ostermontag	20 places Aargau, Appenzell Innerrhoden, Appenzell Ausserrhoden, Bern (Berne), Basel-Landschaft, Basel-Stadt, Genève, Glarus, Graubünden (Grigioni, Grischun), Jura, Luzern, Sankt Gallen, Schaffhausen, Schwyz, Thurgau, Ticino, Uri, Vaud, Zürich, Stadt Zürich (city)
4 April Thursday	Thursday	Battle of Naefels Victory Day Näfelser Fahrt	Glarus
1 May Wednesday	Wednesday	Labor Day Tag der Arbeit	10 places Aargau, Basel-Landschaft, Basel-Stadt, Jura, Neuchâtel, Schaffhausen, Thurgau, Ticino, Zürich, Stadt Zürich (city)
20 May Monday	Monday	Pentecost Monday Pfingstmontag	20 places Aargau, Appenzell Innerrhoden, Appenzell Ausserrhoden, Bern (Berne), Basel-Landschaft, Basel-Stadt, Genève, Glarus, Graubünden (Grigioni, Grischun), Jura, Luzern, Sankt Gallen, Schaffhausen, Schwyz, Thurgau, Ticino, Uri, Vaud, Zürich, Stadt Zürich (city)
30 May Thursday	Thursday	Corpus Christi Fronleichnam	12 places Aargau, Appenzell Innerrhoden, Jura, Luzern, Neuchâtel, Nidwalden, Obwalden, Schwyz, Ticino, Uri, Valais (Wallis), Zug
23 June Sunday	Sunday	Independence Day Fest der Unabhängigkeit	Jura
29 June Saturday	Saturday	Saints Peter and Paul Peter und Paul	Ticino
15 August Thursday	Thursday	Assumption Day Mariä Himmelfahrt	11 places Aargau, Appenzell Innerrhoden, Jura, Luzern, Nidwalden, Obwalden, Schwyz, Ticino, Uri, Valais (Wallis), Zug
5 September Thursday	Thursday	Genevan Fast Genfer Bettag	Genève
7 September Saturday	Saturday	Knabenschiessen	Stadt Zürich (city)
8 September Sunday	Sunday	Knabenschiessen	Stadt Zürich (city)
16 September Monday	Monday	Prayer Monday Bettagsmontag	Vaud
25 September Wednesday	Wednesday	Saint Nicholas of Flüe Bruder Klaus	Obwalden
1 November Friday	Friday	All Saints' Day Allerheiligen	13 places Aargau, Appenzell Innerrhoden, Glarus, Jura, Luzern, Nidwalden, Obwalden, Sankt Gallen, Schwyz, Ticino, Uri, Valais (Wallis), Zug
8 December Sunday	Sunday	Immaculate Conception Mariä Empfängnis	10 places Aargau, Appenzell Innerrhoden, Luzern, Nidwalden, Obwalden, Schwyz, Ticino, Uri, Valais (Wallis), Zug
26 December Thursday	Thursday	Saint Stephen's Day Stephanstag	17 places Aargau, Appenzell Innerrhoden, Appenzell Ausserrhoden, Bern (Berne), Basel-Landschaft, Basel-Stadt, Glarus, Graubünden (Grigioni, Grischun), Luzern, Sankt Gallen, Schaffhausen, Schwyz, Thurgau, Ticino, Uri, Zürich, Stadt Zürich (city)
31 December Tuesday	Tuesday	Restoration Day Wiederherstellung der Republik	Genève

Full list for one region

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Holidays for the selected place
Date	Weekday	Holiday	Type
1 January Monday	Monday	New Year's Day	Nationwide
2 January Tuesday	Tuesday	Saint Berchtold's Day	Regional
6 January Saturday	Saturday	Epiphany	Regional
1 March Friday	Friday	Republic Day	Regional
19 March Tuesday	Tuesday	Saint Joseph's Day	Regional
29 March Friday	Friday	Good Friday	Regional
1 April Monday	Monday	Easter Monday	Regional
4 April Thursday	Thursday	Battle of Naefels Victory Day	Regional
1 May Wednesday	Wednesday	Labor Day	Regional
9 May Thursday	Thursday	Ascension Day	Nationwide
20 May Monday	Monday	Pentecost Monday	Regional
30 May Thursday	Thursday	Corpus Christi	Regional
23 June Sunday	Sunday	Independence Day	Regional
29 June Saturday	Saturday	Saints Peter and Paul	Regional
1 August Thursday	Thursday	National Day	Nationwide
15 August Thursday	Thursday	Assumption Day	Regional
5 September Thursday	Thursday	Genevan Fast	Regional
7 September Saturday	Saturday	Knabenschiessen	Local
8 September Sunday	Sunday	Knabenschiessen	Local
16 September Monday	Monday	Prayer Monday	Regional
25 September Wednesday	Wednesday	Saint Nicholas of Flüe	Regional
1 November Friday	Friday	All Saints' Day	Regional
8 December Sunday	Sunday	Immaculate Conception	Regional
25 December Wednesday	Wednesday	Christmas Day	Nationwide
26 December Thursday	Thursday	Saint Stephen's Day	Regional
31 December Tuesday	Tuesday	Restoration Day	Regional

Long weekends and bridge days 2024

Based on nationwide holidays and the weekend in Switzerland (Saturday and Sunday). Regional, local and group holidays are not included.

Long weekends

Sat 30 Dec – Mon 1 Jan 2024 · 3 days off
New Year's Day
Typically in Bern: high 6°C (43°F), low 0°C (32°F), rain on 40% of days

Bridge days

Fri 10 May: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Thu 9 May – Sun 12 May)
Ascension Day
Typically in Bern: high 17°C (63°F), low 7°C (45°F), rain on 63% of days
Fri 2 Aug: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Thu 1 Aug – Sun 4 Aug)
National Day
Typically in Bern: high 24°C (75°F), low 15°C (59°F), rain on 51% of days

Leave planner 2024

Choose how many leave days you can take for one break. The planner finds the breaks that give the most days off in a row around nationwide holidays and weekends, and marks the leave days on the calendar below.

Leave days per break: 3

Longest break with up to 3 leave days: Sat 4 May – Thu 9 May — 6 days off for 3 leave days (Mon 6 May, Tue 7 May, Wed 8 May).Show on calendar ↓

Take 1 day off (Fri 10 May) get 4 days in a rowThu 9 May – Sun 12 May · Ascension DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 2 Aug) get 4 days in a rowThu 1 Aug – Sun 4 Aug · National DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 2 days off (Mon 23 Dec, Tue 24 Dec) get 5 days in a rowSat 21 Dec – Wed 25 Dec · Christmas DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 2 days off (Mon 30 Dec, Tue 31 Dec) get 5 days in a rowSat 28 Dec – Wed 1 Jan 2025 · New Year's DayShow on calendar ↓