Switzerland: public holidays in 2027
In 2027, Switzerland has 7 public holidays (days off in all or nearly all cantons). 5 fall on a weekday and 2 on a weekend (Swiss National Day and Christmas Day). That makes 5 days off from Monday to Friday.
| Holiday | Date | Day |
|---|---|---|
| New Year’s Day | January 1 | Friday |
| Good Friday except Ticino, Valais | March 26 | Friday |
| Easter Monday except Neuchâtel | March 29 | Monday |
| Ascension Day | May 6 | Thursday |
| Whit Monday except Neuchâtel | May 17 | Monday |
| Swiss National Day | August 1 | Sunday |
| Christmas Day | December 25 | Saturday |
Long weekends and bridge days in 2027
2027 has 3 long weekends of three days or more without taking any leave:
- Friday, January 1 to Sunday, January 3: 3 days · New Year’s Day
- Friday, March 26 to Monday, March 29: 4 days · Good Friday and Easter Monday
- Saturday, May 15 to Monday, May 17: 3 days · Whit Monday
Bridge days, where a little leave buys a lot of time off:
- Take Friday, May 7 off: 4 days in a row, from Thursday, May 6 to Sunday, May 9 · Ascension Day
Holidays on a weekend
Swiss National Day (Sunday, August 1) and Christmas Day (Saturday, December 25) fall on a weekend in 2027. In Switzerland a holiday that falls on a weekend is not moved to a weekday.
Regional holidays in 2027
These days are holidays only in part of Switzerland:
| Holiday | Date | Where |
|---|---|---|
| Berchtold’s Day | January 2 | Zürich, Bern, Luzern, Obwalden, Nidwalden, Glarus, Zug, Fribourg, Solothurn, Schaffhausen, St. Gallen, Aargau, Thurgau, Vaud, Valais, Jura |
| Epiphany | January 6 | Uri, Schwyz, Ticino |
| Neuchâtel Republic Day | March 1 | Neuchâtel |
| St. Joseph’s Day | March 19 | Uri, Schwyz, Nidwalden, Ticino, Valais |
| Labor Day (May Day) | May 1 | Zürich, Basel-Stadt, Basel-Landschaft, Schaffhausen, Aargau, Thurgau, Ticino, Neuchâtel, Jura, Solothurn |
| Corpus Christi | May 27 | Luzern, Uri, Schwyz, Obwalden, Nidwalden, Zug, Fribourg, Solothurn, Appenzell Innerrhoden, Aargau, Ticino, Valais, Jura |
| Jura Plebiscite Day | June 23 | Jura |
| St. Peter and St. Paul | June 29 | Ticino |
| Assumption Day | August 15 | Luzern, Uri, Schwyz, Obwalden, Nidwalden, Zug, Fribourg, Solothurn, Appenzell Innerrhoden, Aargau, Ticino, Valais, Jura |
| Geneva Fast | September 9 | Genève |
| Federal Fast Monday | September 20 | Vaud |
| St. Nicholas of Flüe | September 25 | Obwalden |
| All Saints’ Day | November 1 | Luzern, Uri, Schwyz, Obwalden, Nidwalden, Glarus, Zug, Fribourg, Solothurn, Appenzell Innerrhoden, St. Gallen, Aargau, Ticino, Valais, Jura |
| Immaculate Conception | December 8 | Luzern, Uri, Schwyz, Obwalden, Nidwalden, Zug, Fribourg, Appenzell Innerrhoden, Aargau, Ticino, Valais |
| St. Stephen’s Day | December 26 | Zürich, Bern, Luzern, Schwyz, Obwalden, Nidwalden, Glarus, Zug, Fribourg, Solothurn, Basel-Stadt, Basel-Landschaft, Schaffhausen, St. Gallen, Graubünden, Aargau, Thurgau, Ticino, Valais, Uri, Appenzell Ausserrhoden, Appenzell Innerrhoden |
| Restoration of the Republic (Geneva) | December 31 | Genève |
Good to know
In Switzerland only August 1 is a federal holiday. The cantons set the others, up to eight days treated like Sundays, so the list changes from one canton to the next. The national list on this page keeps the days off in all or nearly all cantons: Good Friday is not a holiday in Ticino and Valais, and Neuchâtel has neither Easter Monday nor Whit Monday. The regional table, based on the list of the Federal Office of Justice, gives the rest canton by canton.
2027 and 2026 compared
In 2026, Switzerland has 7 public holidays, 6 of them on weekdays (Switzerland 2026). With its holidays removed, 2027 counts 256 working days from Monday to Friday, against 255 in 2026: month by month in working days in Switzerland 2027.
To count the working days between two dates, use the business days calculator; for the movable feasts of the year, see Easter 2027; and for the whole year on one page, the 2027 calendar.