This publication is devoted to the following topic: holidays in Switzerland 2023, 2024, 2025. We will tell you which holidays are celebrated in which cantons, where they are working days or days off. In the article, ALYO.info will briefly describe the features of some holidays that you should know about. For convenience, we have arranged a list of the main Swiss holidays in chronological order for 2023, 2024 and 2025.
What holidays are there in Switzerland?
As in many other countries, Swiss public holidays are divided into two types: general (federal) and local. Local holidays may be celebrated in one or more cantons, certain municipalities or even individual localities. In some cases they are recognized officially, sometimes they are unofficial.
In this publication, we will list the main holidays in Switzerland in 2023, 2024 and 2025. For convenience, we have arranged them in chronological order by year and month. For each Swiss holiday, they indicated where it is celebrated.
Important! Some cantons do not officially recognize public holidays. But they are celebrated in exactly the same way. Most of the country’s residents have a legal day off from work on such dates, and educational institutions are closed. If such a holiday falls on a school holidays or Sunday, it is usually not rescheduled. We indicated such holidays along with state holidays.
Holidays in Switzerland 2023
The following are the unofficial and public holidays in Switzerland 2023. Listed are the main dates when one or more cantons have an official non-working day.
January
- January 1 (Sunday) 2023: New Year (all cantons).
- January 2 (Monday) 2023: St. Berthold’s Day (except cantons of Schwyz, Uri, Basel-Stadt, Basel-Landschaft, Appenzell-Ausserrhoden, Appenzell-Innerrhoden, St. Gallen, Valais, partly in Graubünden and Aargau).
- January 6 (Friday) 2023: Holy Three Kings (Uri, Schwyz, Grisons, Ticino).
Important! In the canton of Aargau, Saint Berthold’s Day is officially recognized as a working day if it falls on a Tuesday or Saturday. But almost everywhere on this day, workers are given time off. In the canton of Graubünden, this day is a non-working day in some municipalities. Check the information on the official website of the canton. In the canton of Neuchâtel, Saint Berthold’s Day is officially a public holiday and a non-working day if it falls on a Monday. In practice, almost all residents of the canton have a non-working day on this date.
March
- March 19 (Sunday) 2023: St. Joseph’s Day (Lucerne, Uri, Schwyz, Nidwalden, Zeg, Graubünden, Ticino, Valais).
April
- April 7 (Friday) 2023: Good Friday (except the cantons of Ticino and Valais).
- April 10 (Monday) 2023: Easter Monday (all cantons except Valais and parts of Solothurn).
Important! Easter Monday is not a public holiday in the canton of Solothurn. But in some municipalities this day is officially recognized as a non-working day. Look for more information on the official website of the canton of Solothurn.
May
- May 1st (Monday) 2023: Labor Day (Zurich, Basel-Stadt, Basel-Landschaft, Schaffhausen, Aargau, Thurgau, Ticino, Neuchâtel, Jura; shortened day to Friborg and Solothurn).
- May 18 (Thursday) 2023: Ascension of Christ (all cantons).
- May 29 (Monday) 2023: Pentecost (except in the canton of Valais).
Important! In the canton of Aargau, Labor Day is not recognized as a public holiday. But most companies and organizations make May 1 a shortened day. If Labor Day falls on a Monday, then it is usually a non-working day.
June
- June 8 (Thursday) 2023: Corpus Christi (except cantons Zurich, Bern, Glarus, Basel-Stadt, Schaffhausen, Appenzell-Ausserrhoden, St. Gallen, Thurgau, Vaud, Geneva).
August
- August 1 (Tuesday) 2023: National holiday (all cantons).
- August 15 (Tuesday) 2023: Assumption of the Virgin Mary (except the cantons of Zurich, Bern, Glarus, Basel-Stadt, Schaffhausen, Appenzell-Ausserrhoden, St. Gallen, Thurgau, Neuchâtel, Vaud, Geneva).
November
- November 1 (Wednesday) 2023: All Saints’ Day (except the cantons of Zurich, Bern, Basel-Stadt, Basel-Landschaft, Schaffhausen, Appenzell-Ausserrhoden, Thurgau, Neuchâtel, Vaud, Geneva).
December
- December 8 (Friday) 2023: Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary (except the cantons of Zurich, Bern, Glarus, Basel-Stadt, Basel-Landschaft, Schaffhausen, Appenzell-Ausserrhoden, St. Gallen, Thurgau, Neuchâtel, Vaud, Geneva, Jura).
- December 25 (Monday) 2023: Christmas (all cantons).
- December 26 (Tuesday) 2023: Saint Stephen’s Day (except cantons of Vaud, Valais, Neuchâtel, Geneva, Jura).
Important! St. Stephen’s Day may be a public holiday in the cantons of Appenzell-Innerrhoden, Appenzell-Ausserrhoden, Neuchâtel, Uri and some municipalities of Aargau. It is recognized as such if it falls on a weekday other than Tuesday and Saturday. In fact, most workers have an official non-working day on this date, except for those working in the canton of Neuchâtel.
Holidays in Switzerland 2024
Below are the unofficial and public holidays in Switzerland 2024. Listed are the main dates when one or more cantons have an official non-working day.
January
- January 1 (Monday) 2024: New Year (all cantons).
- January 2 (Tuesday) 2024: St. Berthold’s Day (except cantons of Schwyz, Uri, Basel-Stadt, Basel-Landschaft, Appenzell-Ausserrhoden, Appenzell-Innerrhoden, St. Gallen, Valais, partly in Graubünden and Aargau).
- January 6 (Saturday) 2024: Holy Three Kings (Uri, Schwyz, Grisons, Ticino).
March
- March 19 (Tuesday) 2024: Saint Joseph’s Day (Lucerne, Uri, Schwyz, Nidwalden, Zeg, Grisons, Ticino, Valais).
- March 29 (Friday) 2024: Good Friday (except the cantons of Ticino and Valais).
April
- April 1 (Monday) 2024: Easter Monday (all cantons except Valais and parts of Solothurn).
May
- May 1 (Wednesday) 2024: Labor Day (Zurich, Basel-Stadt, Basel-Landschaft, Schaffhausen, Aargau, Thurgau, Ticino, Neuchâtel, Jura; shortened day to Friborg and Solothurn).
- May 9 (Thursday) 2024: Ascension of Christ (all cantons).
- May 20 (Monday) 2024: Pentecost (except in the canton of Valais).
- May 30 (Thursday) 2024: Corpus Christi (except the cantons of Zurich, Bern, Glarus, Basel-Stadt, Schaffhausen, Appenzell-Ausserrhoden, St. Gallen, Thurgau, Vaud, Geneva).
August
- August 1 (Thursday) 2024: National holiday (all cantons).
- August 15 (Thursday) 2024: Assumption of the Virgin Mary (except the cantons of Zurich, Bern, Glarus, Basel-Stadt, Schaffhausen, Appenzell-Ausserrhoden, St. Gallen, Thurgau, Neuchâtel, Vaud, Geneva).
November
- November 1 (Friday) 2024: All Saints’ Day (except the cantons of Zurich, Bern, Basel-Stadt, Basel-Landschaft, Schaffhausen, Appenzell-Ausserrhoden, Thurgau, Neuchâtel, Vaud, Geneva).
December
- December 8 (Sunday) 2024: Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary (except the cantons of Zurich, Bern, Glarus, Basel-Stadt, Basel-Landschaft, Schaffhausen, Appenzell-Ausserrhoden, St. Gallen, Thurgau, Neuchâtel, Vaud, Geneva, Jura).
- December 25 (Wednesday) 2024: Christmas (all cantons).
- December 26 (Thursday) 2024: Saint Stephen’s Day (except cantons of Vaud, Valais, Neuchâtel, Geneva, Jura).
Holidays in Switzerland 2025
The following are the unofficial and public holidays in Switzerland 2025. Listed are the main dates when one or more cantons have an official non-working day.
- January 1 (Wednesday) 2025: New Year (all cantons).
- January 2 (Thursday) 2025: St. Berthold’s Day (except cantons Schwyz, Uri, Basel-Stadt, Basel-Landschaft, Appenzell-Ausserrhoden, Appenzell-Innerrhoden, St. Gallen, Valais, partly in Graubünden and Aargau).
- January 6 (Monday) 2025: Holy Three Kings (Uri, Schwyz, Grisons, Ticino).
- March 19 (Wednesday) 2025: St. Joseph’s Day (Lucerne, Uri, Schwyz, Nidwalden, Zeg, Graubünden, Ticino, Valais).
- April 18 (Friday) 2025: Good Friday (except the cantons of Ticino and Valais).
- April 21 (Monday) 2025: Easter Monday (all cantons except Valais and parts of Solothurn).
- May 1 (Thursday) 2025: Labor Day (Zurich, Basel-Stadt, Basel-Landschaft, Schaffhausen, Aargau, Thurgau, Ticino, Neuchâtel, Jura; shortened day to Friborg and Solothurn).
- May 29 (Thursday) 2025: Ascension of Christ (all cantons).
- June 9 (Monday) 2025: Pentecost (except in the canton of Valais).
- June 19 (Thursday) 2025: Corpus Christi (except the cantons of Zurich, Bern, Glarus, Basel-Stadt, Schaffhausen, Appenzell-Ausserrhoden, St. Gallen, Thurgau, Vaud, Geneva).
- August 1 (Friday) 2025: National holiday (all cantons).
- August 15 (Friday) 2025: Assumption of the Virgin Mary (except the cantons of Zurich, Bern, Glarus, Basel-Stadt, Schaffhausen, Appenzell-Ausserrhoden, St. Gallen, Thurgau, Neuchâtel, Vaud, Geneva).
- November 1 (Saturday) 2025: All Saints’ Day (except the cantons of Zurich, Bern, Basel-Stadt, Basel-Landschaft, Schaffhausen, Appenzell-Ausserrhoden, Thurgau, Neuchâtel, Vaud, Geneva).
- December 8 (Monday) 2025: Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary (except the cantons of Zurich, Bern, Glarus, Basel-Stadt, Basel-Landschaft, Schaffhausen, Appenzell-Ausserrhoden, St. Gallen, Thurgau, Neuchâtel, Vaud, Geneva, Jura).
- December 25 (Thursday) 2025: Christmas (all cantons).
- December 26 (Friday) 2025: Saint Stephen’s Day (except cantons of Vaud, Valais, Neuchâtel, Geneva, Jura).
In this article, ALYO.info told about the main public and unofficial holidays in Switzerland in 2023, 2024, 2025. They gave the exact dates we received from official reliable sources. Be sure to share this post with your friends!
