Holidays Switzerland 2016

Here you see the holidays Switzerland for the year 2016. To choose another year, please use the drop-down menu above. The holidays in bold are the public holidays in Switzerland.

January
New Year all	Fr 01/01/2016 3163 days ago	all	3163 days ago
Berchtold Day AG, BE, JU, TG, VD	Sa 01/02/2016 3162 days ago	AG, BE, JU, TG, VD	3162 days ago
Epiphany GR, SZ, TI, UR	We 01/06/2016 3158 days ago	GR, SZ, TI, UR	3158 days ago
February
Shrove Monday all	Mo 02/08/2016 3125 days ago	all	3125 days ago
Valentine's Day all	Su 02/14/2016 3119 days ago	all	3119 days ago
Carnival all	Mo 02/15/2016 3118 days ago	all	3118 days ago
Carnival Tuesday all	Tu 02/16/2016 3117 days ago	all	3117 days ago
Carnival Wednesday all	We 02/17/2016 3116 days ago	all	3116 days ago
March
Saint Joseph GR, LU, NW, SZ, TI, UR, VS, ZG	Sa 03/19/2016 3085 days ago	GR, LU, NW, SZ, TI, UR, VS, ZG	3085 days ago
Spring Equinox all	Su 03/20/2016 3084 days ago	all	3084 days ago
Good Friday AG, AI, BE, BL, BS, FR, GE, GL, GR, JU, LU, NE, NW, OW, SG, SH, SO, SZ, TG, UR, VD, ZG, ZH, AR	Fr 03/25/2016 3079 days ago	AG, AI, BE, BL, BS, FR, GE, GL, GR, JU, LU, NE, NW, OW, SG, SH, SO, SZ, TG, UR, VD, ZG, ZH, AR	3079 days ago
Easter Day all	Su 03/27/2016 3077 days ago	all	3077 days ago
Daylight Saving Time Start all	Su 03/27/2016 3077 days ago	all	3077 days ago
Easter Monday	Mo 03/28/2016 3076 days ago		3076 days ago
April
Näfelser Fahrt GL	Th 04/07/2016 3066 days ago	GL	3066 days ago
Sechseläuten ZH	Mo 04/18/2016 3055 days ago	ZH	3055 days ago
May
Labour Day AG, BL, BS, FR, JU, NE, SH, SO, TG, TI, ZH	Su 05/01/2016 3042 days ago	AG, BL, BS, FR, JU, NE, SH, SO, TG, TI, ZH	3042 days ago
Ascension Day all	Th 05/05/2016 3038 days ago	all	3038 days ago
Mother's Day all	Su 05/08/2016 3035 days ago	all	3035 days ago
Pentecost all	Su 05/15/2016 3028 days ago	all	3028 days ago
Whit Monday AG, AI, BE, BL, BS, GE, GL, GR, JU, LU, SG, SH, SO, SZ, TG, TI, UR, VD, ZH, AR	Mo 05/16/2016 3027 days ago	AG, AI, BE, BL, BS, GE, GL, GR, JU, LU, SG, SH, SO, SZ, TG, TI, UR, VD, ZH, AR	3027 days ago
Corpus Christi AG, AI, FR, GR, JU, LU, NE, NW, OW, SO, SZ, TI, UR, VS, ZG	Th 05/26/2016 3017 days ago	AG, AI, FR, GR, JU, LU, NE, NW, OW, SO, SZ, TI, UR, VS, ZG	3017 days ago
June
Summer Solstice all	Mo 06/20/2016 2992 days ago	all	2992 days ago
St. Peter and St. Paul GR, LU, TI	We 06/29/2016 2983 days ago	GR, LU, TI	2983 days ago
August
National Day all	Mo 08/01/2016 2950 days ago	all	2950 days ago
Assumption Day AG, AI, FR, GR, NW, OW, SO, SZ, TI, UR, ZG	Mo 08/15/2016 2936 days ago	AG, AI, FR, GR, NW, OW, SO, SZ, TI, UR, ZG	2936 days ago
September
Jeûne genevois GE	Th 09/08/2016 2912 days ago	GE	2912 days ago
Knabenschiessen ZH	Mo 09/12/2016 2908 days ago	ZH	2908 days ago
Swiss Federal Fast AG, AI, BE, BL, BS, FR, GL, GR, JU, LU, NE, NW, OW, SG, SH, SO, SZ, TG, TI, UR, VD, VS, ZG, ZH, AR	Su 09/18/2016 2902 days ago	AG, AI, BE, BL, BS, FR, GL, GR, JU, LU, NE, NW, OW, SG, SH, SO, SZ, TG, TI, UR, VD, VS, ZG, ZH, AR	2902 days ago
Autumnal Equinox all	Th 09/22/2016 2898 days ago	all	2898 days ago
October
Daylight Saving Time End all	Su 10/30/2016 2860 days ago	all	2860 days ago
November
All Saints' Day AG, AI, FR, GL, GR, JU, LU, NW, OW, SG, SO, SZ, TI, UR, VS, ZG	Tu 11/01/2016 2858 days ago	AG, AI, FR, GL, GR, JU, LU, NW, OW, SG, SO, SZ, TI, UR, VS, ZG	2858 days ago
All Soul's Day all	We 11/02/2016 2857 days ago	all	2857 days ago
Memorial Day all	Su 11/20/2016 2839 days ago	all	2839 days ago
December
Feast of the Immaculate Conception AG, AI, FR, GR, LU, NW, OW, SO, SZ, TI, UR, VS, ZG	Th 12/08/2016 2821 days ago	AG, AI, FR, GR, LU, NW, OW, SO, SZ, TI, UR, VS, ZG	2821 days ago
Winter Solstice all	We 12/21/2016 2808 days ago	all	2808 days ago
Christmas Eve all	Sa 12/24/2016 2805 days ago	all	2805 days ago
Christmas Day all	Su 12/25/2016 2804 days ago	all	2804 days ago
St. Stephen's Day AG, AI, BE, BL, BS, GL, GR, LU, SG, SH, SO, SZ, TG, TI, UR, ZH, AR	Mo 12/26/2016 2803 days ago	AG, AI, BE, BL, BS, GL, GR, LU, SG, SH, SO, SZ, TG, TI, UR, ZH, AR	2803 days ago
New Year's Eve all	Sa 12/31/2016 2798 days ago	all	2798 days ago

Abbreviations

LWE: possible long weekend
BD: possible bridge day

AG: Aargau
AR: Appenzell Ausserrhoden
AI: Appenzell Innerrhoden
BL: Basel-Landschaft
BS: Basel-Stadt
BE: Bern
FR: Fribourg
GE: Geneva
GL: Glarus
GR: Grisons
JU: Jura
LU: Lucerne
NE: Neuchâtel
NW: Nidwalden
OW: Obwalden
SH: Schaffhausen
SZ: Schwyz
SO: Solothurn
SG: St. Gallen
TG: Thurgau
TI: Ticino
UR: Uri
VS: Valais
VD: Vaud
ZG: Zug
ZH: Zurich