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Public holidays in Switzerland in 2026
Switzerland has 11 public holidays in 2026, 6 of them on working days, leaving 255 working days. 4 fall on a Monday or Friday, giving a long weekend automatically.
| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Jan 2026 | Thursday | New Year's Day |
| 3 Apr 2026 | Friday | Good Friday |
| 5 Apr 2026 | Sunday | Easter Sunday |
| 6 Apr 2026 | Monday | Easter Monday |
| 14 May 2026 | Thursday | Ascension Day |
| 24 May 2026 | Sunday | Pentecost |
| 25 May 2026 | Monday | Whit Monday |
| 1 Aug 2026 | Saturday | Bundesfeiertag |
| 20 Sept 2026 | Sunday | Federal Day of Thanksgiving, Repentance and Prayer |
| 25 Dec 2026 | Friday | Christmas Day |
| 26 Dec 2026 | Saturday | Boxing Day |
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Long weekends in Switzerland, 2026
Take one day of leave to turn these holidays into four-day (or longer) weekends:
- 1 Jan 2026 – 4 Jan 2026: book Friday 2 Jan 2026 (New Year's Day)
- 2 Apr 2026 – 6 Apr 2026: book Thursday 2 Apr 2026 (Good Friday, Easter Sunday, Easter Monday)
- 14 May 2026 – 17 May 2026: book Friday 15 May 2026 (Ascension Day)
- 22 May 2026 – 25 May 2026: book Friday 22 May 2026 (Pentecost, Whit Monday)
- 31 Jul 2026 – 2 Aug 2026: book Friday 31 Jul 2026 (Bundesfeiertag)
- 18 Sept 2026 – 20 Sept 2026: book Friday 18 Sept 2026 (Federal Day of Thanksgiving, Repentance and Prayer)
- 24 Dec 2026 – 27 Dec 2026: book Thursday 24 Dec 2026 (Christmas Day, Boxing Day)
- 31 Dec 2026 – 3 Jan 2027: book Thursday 31 Dec 2026 (New Year's Day)
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