Accurate, up-to-date public holidays, bank holidays, and observances in Switzerland for 2023 ready to be integrated into your application.
Where western, central, and southern Europe meet, is the country officially known as the Swiss Confederation. This land locked country is divided by the Alps, and is located at the crossroads of Germanic and Romance Europe. Switzerland was established as a country on August 1, 1291. In 1648, Switzerland became independent from the Holy Roman Empire. Switzerland’s policy of armed neutrality dates back to the 16th century, and has not fought in a war since 1815. Switzerland is the birthplace of one of the world’s best known humanitarian organizations, the Red Cross.
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Date | Weekday | Name | Notes |
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January 1st | Sunday | New Year's Day | |
January 2nd | Monday | Saint Berchtold's Day | Only in certain areas. Long weekend. |
January 6th | Friday | Epiphany | Only in certain areas. Long weekend. |
March 1st | Wednesday | Republic Day | Only in certain areas. |
March 19th | Sunday | Saint Joseph's Day | Only in certain areas. |
March 20th | Monday | March Equinox | Long weekend. |
April 2nd | Sunday | Palm Sunday | |
April 6th | Thursday | Näfelser Fahrt | Only in certain areas. |
April 7th | Friday | Good Friday | Long weekend. |
April 9th | Sunday | Easter | |
April 10th | Monday | Easter Monday | Only in certain areas. Long weekend. |
April 17th | Monday | Sechselauten | Only in certain areas. Long weekend. |
May 1st | Monday | Labor Day | Only in certain areas. Long weekend. |
May 14th | Sunday | Mother's Day | |
May 18th | Thursday | Feast of the Ascension of Jesus Christ | |
May 28th | Sunday | Pentecost | |
May 29th | Monday | Pentecost Monday | Only in certain areas. Long weekend. |
June 4th | Sunday | Father's Day | |
June 8th | Thursday | Feast of Corpus Christi | Only in certain areas. |
June 21st | Wednesday | June Solstice | |
June 23rd | Friday | Independence Day | Only in certain areas. Long weekend. |
June 29th | Thursday | Feast of Saints Peter and Paul | Only in certain areas. |
August 1st | Tuesday | Swiss National Day | |
August 15th | Tuesday | Assumption of Mary | Only in certain areas. |
September 7th | Thursday | Genevan Fast | Only in certain areas. |
September 11th | Monday | Knabenschiessen | Only in certain areas. Long weekend. |
September 17th | Sunday | Federal Day of Thanksgiving, Repentance and Prayer | Only in certain areas. |
September 18th | Monday | Bettagsmontag | Only in certain areas. Long weekend. |
September 22nd | Friday | Saint Mauritius' Day | Only in certain areas. Long weekend. |
September 23rd | Saturday | September Equinox | |
September 25th | Monday | Saint Nicholas of Flüe Day | Only in certain areas. Long weekend. |
November 1st | Wednesday | All Saints' Day | Only in certain areas. |
December 8th | Friday | Feast of the Immaculate Conception | Only in certain areas. Long weekend. |
December 22nd | Friday | December Solstice | Long weekend. |
December 24th | Sunday | Christmas Eve | Only in certain areas. |
December 25th | Monday | Christmas Day | Long weekend. |
December 26th | Tuesday | Saint Stephen's Day | Only in certain areas. |
December 31st | Sunday | Restoration of the Republic | Only in certain areas. |
December 31st | Sunday | New Year's Eve |