Long weekends in Switzerland, 2027

2027 has 6 public holidays, and 2 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 holidays2 weekdays offBest: 4 days for 1 day of leaveNationwide, pick a region below

The best bridges in 2027

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

  1. Fri, Jan 1

    New Year's Day

    • Free long weekend

      3 days off, no leave needed · Fri, Jan 1 to Sun, Jan 3

    • Best value

      4 days off for 1 day of leave · Fri, Jan 1 to Mon, Jan 4

      Take off: Mon, Jan 4

    • Longest break

      10 days off for 5 days of leave · Fri, Jan 1 to Sun, Jan 10

      Take off: Mon, Jan 4 to Fri, Jan 8

  2. Thu, May 6

    Ascension Day

    • Best value

      4 days off for 1 day of leave · Thu, May 6 to Sun, May 9

      Take off: Fri, May 7

    • Longest break

      10 days off for 5 days of leave · Fri, Apr 30 to Sun, May 9

      Take off: Fri, Apr 30, Mon, May 3 to Wed, May 5, and Fri, May 7

Plan your leave for 2027

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

20 days off in 2 breaks

Uses 10 days of leave

  1. Fri, Jan 1 to Mon, Jan 44 days off for 1 day of leave
  2. Sat, Apr 24 to Sun, May 916 days off for 9 days of leave

2027 at a glance

Public holidays in Switzerland, 2027

DateHolidayWhere
January 1FridayNew Year's DayNationwide
January 2SaturdayBerchtold's Day, Falls on a weekend
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 6WednesdayEpiphanyCanton of Schwyz, Canton of Ticino, and Canton of Uri
March 1MondayInstauration de la RépubliqueCanton of Neuchâtel
March 19FridaySaint Joseph
5 regions

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

March 26FridayGood 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

March 28SundayEaster Sunday, Falls on a weekendNationwide
March 29MondayEaster 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 8ThursdayBataille de NäfelsCanton of Glarus
May 1SaturdayLabour Day, Falls on a weekend
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 6ThursdayAscension DayNationwide
May 16SundayPentecost, Falls on a weekendNationwide
May 17MondayWhit 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

May 27ThursdayCorpus 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 23WednesdayJura PlebisciteCanton of Jura
June 29TuesdaySaints Peter and PaulCanton of Ticino
August 1SundaySwiss National Day, Falls on a weekendNationwide
August 15SundayAssumption, 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 9ThursdayJeûne GenevoisCanton of Geneva
September 19SundayFederal 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 20MondayMonday after Federal Day of Thanksgiving, Repentance and PrayerCanton of Vaud
September 22WednesdayMauritiustagCanton of Appenzell Inner-Rhodes
September 25SaturdaySaint Nicholas of Flüe, Falls on a weekendCanton of Obwalden
November 1MondayAll Saints' Day
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 8WednesdayImmaculate 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 25SaturdayChristmas Day, Falls on a weekendNationwide
December 26SundayBoxing Day, Falls on a weekend
21 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 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 Uri, Canton of Valais, Canton of Zug, Canton of Zürich

December 31FridayRestoration of the RepublicCanton of Geneva

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Long weekends in Switzerland: questions

There are 6 nationwide public holidays in Switzerland in 2027, 2 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 (Mon, Jan 4) 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 20 days off in 2027.

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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