Public holidays in Switzerland 2025

4 nationwide public holidays and 22 regional or local holidays in 2025.

Next nationwide holiday in Switzerland

See the list of nationwide holidays below.

Nationwide holidays 2025

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

Regional and local holidays 2025

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 Thursday	Thursday	Saint Berchtold's Day Berchtoldstag	7 places Aargau, Bern (Berne), Jura, Luzern, Thurgau, Vaud, Stadt Zürich (city)
6 January Monday	Monday	Epiphany Heilige Drei Könige	Schwyz, Ticino, Uri
1 March Saturday	Saturday	Republic Day Jahrestag der Ausrufung der Republik	Neuchâtel
19 March Wednesday	Wednesday	Saint Joseph's Day Josefstag	5 places Nidwalden, Schwyz, Ticino, Uri, Valais (Wallis)
3 April Thursday	Thursday	Battle of Naefels Victory Day Näfelser Fahrt	Glarus
18 April 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)
21 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)
1 May Thursday	Thursday	Labor Day Tag der Arbeit	10 places Aargau, Basel-Landschaft, Basel-Stadt, Jura, Neuchâtel, Schaffhausen, Thurgau, Ticino, Zürich, Stadt Zürich (city)
9 June 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)
19 June Thursday	Thursday	Corpus Christi Fronleichnam	12 places Aargau, Appenzell Innerrhoden, Jura, Luzern, Neuchâtel, Nidwalden, Obwalden, Schwyz, Ticino, Uri, Valais (Wallis), Zug
23 June Monday	Monday	Independence Day Fest der Unabhängigkeit	Jura
29 June Sunday	Sunday	Saints Peter and Paul Peter und Paul	Ticino
15 August Friday	Friday	Assumption Day Mariä Himmelfahrt	11 places Aargau, Appenzell Innerrhoden, Jura, Luzern, Nidwalden, Obwalden, Schwyz, Ticino, Uri, Valais (Wallis), Zug
11 September Thursday	Thursday	Genevan Fast Genfer Bettag	Genève
13 September Saturday	Saturday	Knabenschiessen	Stadt Zürich (city)
14 September Sunday	Sunday	Knabenschiessen	Stadt Zürich (city)
22 September Monday	Monday	Prayer Monday Bettagsmontag	Vaud
25 September Thursday	Thursday	Saint Nicholas of Flüe Bruder Klaus	Obwalden
1 November Saturday	Saturday	All Saints' Day Allerheiligen	13 places Aargau, Appenzell Innerrhoden, Glarus, Jura, Luzern, Nidwalden, Obwalden, Sankt Gallen, Schwyz, Ticino, Uri, Valais (Wallis), Zug
8 December Monday	Monday	Immaculate Conception Mariä Empfängnis	10 places Aargau, Appenzell Innerrhoden, Luzern, Nidwalden, Obwalden, Schwyz, Ticino, Uri, Valais (Wallis), Zug
26 December Friday	Friday	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 Wednesday	Wednesday	Restoration Day Wiederherstellung der Republik	Genève

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

Long weekends and bridge days 2025

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

Long weekends

Fri 1 Aug – Sun 3 Aug · 3 days off
National Day
Typically in Bern: high 24°C (75°F), low 15°C (59°F), rain on 51% of days

Bridge days

Fri 30 May: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Thu 29 May – Sun 1 Jun)
Ascension Day
Typically in Bern: high 19°C (66°F), low 9°C (48°F), rain on 46% of days
Fri 26 Dec: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Thu 25 Dec – Sun 28 Dec)
Christmas Day
Typically in Bern: high 6°C (43°F), low 0°C (32°F), rain on 43% of days

Leave planner 2025

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: Wed 1 Jan – Mon 6 Jan — 6 days off for 3 leave days (Thu 2 Jan, Fri 3 Jan, Mon 6 Jan).Show on calendar ↓

Take 2 days off (Thu 2 Jan, Fri 3 Jan) get 5 days in a rowWed 1 Jan – Sun 5 Jan · New Year's DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 30 May) get 4 days in a rowThu 29 May – Sun 1 Jun · Ascension DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 31 Jul) get 4 days in a rowThu 31 Jul – Sun 3 Aug · National DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 26 Dec) get 4 days in a rowThu 25 Dec – Sun 28 Dec · Christmas DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 2 days off (Wed 31 Dec, Fri 2 Jan) get 5 days in a rowWed 31 Dec – Sun 4 Jan 2026 · New Year's DayShow on calendar ↓