Long weekends in Switzerland, 2026

2026 has 6 public holidays, and 3 of them give you a weekday off. The best bridge: 4 days off for 1 day of leave around New Year's Day.

6 public holidays3 weekdays offBest: 4 days for 1 day of leaveNationwide, pick a region below

The best bridges in 2026

Each public holiday on a weekday, with the leave that stretches it furthest.

  1. Thu, Jan 1

    New Year's Day

    • Best value

      4 days off for 1 day of leave · Thu, Jan 1 to Sun, Jan 4

      Take off: Fri, Jan 2

  2. Thu, May 14

    Ascension Day

    • Best value

      4 days off for 1 day of leave · Thu, May 14 to Sun, May 17

      Take off: Fri, May 15

    • Longest break

      10 days off for 5 days of leave · Fri, May 8 to Sun, May 17

      Take off: Fri, May 8, Mon, May 11 to Wed, May 13, and Fri, May 15

  3. Fri, Dec 25

    Christmas Day

    • Free long weekend

      3 days off, no leave needed · Fri, Dec 25 to Sun, Dec 27

    • Best value

      4 days off for 1 day of leave · Thu, Dec 24 to Sun, Dec 27

      Take off: Thu, Dec 24

    • Longest break

      16 days off for 8 days of leave · Sat, Dec 19 to Sun, Jan 3

      Take off: Mon, Dec 21 to Thu, Dec 24 and Mon, Dec 28 to Thu, Dec 31

Plan your leave for 2026

Tell it how many days of leave you have. It picks the breaks that give the most days off in a row.

Days of leave
10

24 days off in 3 breaks

Uses 10 days of leave

  1. Thu, Jan 1 to Sun, Jan 44 days off for 1 day of leave
  2. Thu, May 14 to Sun, May 174 days off for 1 day of leave
  3. Sat, Dec 19 to Sun, Jan 316 days off for 8 days of leave

2026 at a glance

Public holidays in Switzerland, 2026

DateHolidayWhere
January 1ThursdayNew Year's DayNationwide
January 2FridayBerchtold's Day
15 regions

Canton of Aargau, Canton of Bern, Canton of Fribourg, Canton of Glarus, Canton of Jura, Canton of Lucerne, Canton of Nidwalden, Canton of Obwalden, Canton of Schaffhausen, Canton of Solothurn, Canton of St. Gallen, Canton of Thurgau, Canton of Valais, Canton of Vaud, Canton of Zug

January 6TuesdayEpiphanyCanton of Schwyz, Canton of Ticino, and Canton of Uri
March 1SundayInstauration de la République, Falls on a weekendCanton of Neuchâtel
March 19ThursdaySaint Joseph
5 regions

Canton of Nidwalden, Canton of Schwyz, Canton of Ticino, Canton of Uri, Canton of Valais

April 3FridayGood Friday
24 regions

Canton of Aargau, Canton of Appenzell Inner-Rhodes, Canton of Appenzell Outer Rhodes, Canton of Basel-City, Canton of Basel-Country, Canton of Bern, Canton of Fribourg, Canton of Geneva, Canton of Glarus, Canton of Grisons, Canton of Jura, Canton of Lucerne, Canton of Neuchâtel, Canton of Nidwalden, Canton of Obwalden, Canton of Schaffhausen, Canton of Schwyz, Canton of Solothurn, Canton of St. Gallen, Canton of Thurgau, Canton of Uri, Canton of Vaud, Canton of Zug, Canton of Zürich

April 5SundayEaster Sunday, Falls on a weekendNationwide
April 6MondayEaster Monday
24 regions

Canton of Aargau, Canton of Appenzell Inner-Rhodes, Canton of Appenzell Outer Rhodes, Canton of Basel-City, Canton of Basel-Country, Canton of Bern, Canton of Fribourg, Canton of Geneva, Canton of Glarus, Canton of Grisons, Canton of Jura, Canton of Lucerne, Canton of Nidwalden, Canton of Obwalden, Canton of Schaffhausen, Canton of Schwyz, Canton of St. Gallen, Canton of Thurgau, Canton of Ticino, Canton of Uri, Canton of Valais, Canton of Vaud, Canton of Zug, Canton of Zürich

April 9ThursdayBataille de NäfelsCanton of Glarus
May 1FridayLabour Day
10 regions

Canton of Aargau, Canton of Basel-City, Canton of Basel-Country, Canton of Jura, Canton of Neuchâtel, Canton of Schaffhausen, Canton of Solothurn, Canton of Thurgau, Canton of Ticino, Canton of Zürich

May 14ThursdayAscension DayNationwide
May 24SundayPentecost, Falls on a weekendNationwide
May 25MondayWhit Monday
24 regions

Canton of Aargau, Canton of Appenzell Inner-Rhodes, Canton of Appenzell Outer Rhodes, Canton of Basel-City, Canton of Basel-Country, Canton of Bern, Canton of Fribourg, Canton of Geneva, Canton of Glarus, Canton of Grisons, Canton of Jura, Canton of Lucerne, Canton of Nidwalden, Canton of Obwalden, Canton of Schaffhausen, Canton of Schwyz, Canton of St. Gallen, Canton of Thurgau, Canton of Ticino, Canton of Uri, Canton of Valais, Canton of Vaud, Canton of Zug, Canton of Zürich

June 4ThursdayCorpus Christi
13 regions

Canton of Aargau, Canton of Appenzell Inner-Rhodes, Canton of Fribourg, Canton of Jura, Canton of Lucerne, Canton of Nidwalden, Canton of Obwalden, Canton of Schwyz, Canton of Solothurn, Canton of Ticino, Canton of Uri, Canton of Valais, Canton of Zug

June 23TuesdayJura PlebisciteCanton of Jura
June 29MondaySaints Peter and PaulCanton of Ticino
August 1SaturdaySwiss National Day, Falls on a weekendNationwide
August 15SaturdayAssumption, Falls on a weekend
13 regions

Canton of Aargau, Canton of Appenzell Inner-Rhodes, Canton of Fribourg, Canton of Jura, Canton of Lucerne, Canton of Nidwalden, Canton of Obwalden, Canton of Schwyz, Canton of Solothurn, Canton of Ticino, Canton of Uri, Canton of Valais, Canton of Zug

September 10ThursdayJeûne GenevoisCanton of Geneva
September 20SundayFederal Day of Thanksgiving, Repentance and Prayer, Falls on a weekend
24 regions

Canton of Aargau, Canton of Appenzell Inner-Rhodes, Canton of Appenzell Outer Rhodes, Canton of Basel-City, Canton of Basel-Country, Canton of Bern, Canton of Fribourg, Canton of Grisons, Canton of Jura, Canton of Lucerne, Canton of Neuchâtel, Canton of Nidwalden, Canton of Obwalden, Canton of Schaffhausen, Canton of Schwyz, Canton of Solothurn, Canton of St. Gallen, Canton of Thurgau, Canton of Ticino, Canton of Uri, Canton of Valais, Canton of Vaud, Canton of Zug, Canton of Zürich

September 21MondayMonday after Federal Day of Thanksgiving, Repentance and PrayerCanton of Vaud
September 22TuesdayMauritiustagCanton of Appenzell Inner-Rhodes
September 25FridaySaint Nicholas of FlüeCanton of Obwalden
November 1SundayAll Saints' Day, Falls on a weekend
15 regions

Canton of Aargau, Canton of Appenzell Inner-Rhodes, Canton of Fribourg, Canton of Glarus, Canton of Jura, Canton of Lucerne, Canton of Nidwalden, Canton of Obwalden, Canton of Schwyz, Canton of Solothurn, Canton of St. Gallen, Canton of Ticino, Canton of Uri, Canton of Valais, Canton of Zug

December 8TuesdayImmaculate Conception
11 regions

Canton of Aargau, Canton of Appenzell Inner-Rhodes, Canton of Fribourg, Canton of Lucerne, Canton of Nidwalden, Canton of Obwalden, Canton of Schwyz, Canton of Ticino, Canton of Uri, Canton of Valais, Canton of Zug

December 25FridayChristmas DayNationwide
December 26SaturdayBoxing Day, Falls on a weekend
18 regions

Canton of Aargau, Canton of Basel-City, Canton of Basel-Country, Canton of Bern, Canton of Fribourg, Canton of Glarus, Canton of Grisons, Canton of Lucerne, Canton of Nidwalden, Canton of Obwalden, Canton of Schaffhausen, Canton of Schwyz, Canton of St. Gallen, Canton of Thurgau, Canton of Ticino, Canton of Valais, Canton of Zug, Canton of Zürich

December 31ThursdayRestoration of the RepublicCanton of Geneva

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Long weekends in Switzerland: questions

There are 6 nationwide public holidays in Switzerland in 2026, 3 of them on a weekday. Regions add their own, from 10 to 18 in total depending on where you work.

Taking 1 day of leave off around New Year's Day (Fri, Jan 2) gives you 4 days off in a row.

Spend leave next to public holidays that fall on a Tuesday, Thursday or a Monday or Friday next to a weekend. With 10 days of leave of leave, the planner above finds 24 days off in 2026.

Holiday dates from the date-holidays project (CC BY-SA 3.0), checked against official government sources. Company agreements and contracts can add or move days off; check yours before booking.

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