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 3278 days ago	all	3278 days ago
Berchtold Day AG, BE, JU, TG, VD	Sa 01/02/2016 3277 days ago	AG, BE, JU, TG, VD	3277 days ago
Epiphany GR, SZ, TI, UR	We 01/06/2016 3273 days ago	GR, SZ, TI, UR	3273 days ago
February
Shrove Monday all	Mo 02/08/2016 3240 days ago	all	3240 days ago
Valentine's Day all	Su 02/14/2016 3234 days ago	all	3234 days ago
Carnival all	Mo 02/15/2016 3233 days ago	all	3233 days ago
Carnival Tuesday all	Tu 02/16/2016 3232 days ago	all	3232 days ago
Carnival Wednesday all	We 02/17/2016 3231 days ago	all	3231 days ago
March
Saint Joseph GR, LU, NW, SZ, TI, UR, VS, ZG	Sa 03/19/2016 3200 days ago	GR, LU, NW, SZ, TI, UR, VS, ZG	3200 days ago
Spring Equinox all	Su 03/20/2016 3199 days ago	all	3199 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 3194 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	3194 days ago
Easter Day all	Su 03/27/2016 3192 days ago	all	3192 days ago
Daylight Saving Time Start all	Su 03/27/2016 3192 days ago	all	3192 days ago
Easter Monday	Mo 03/28/2016 3191 days ago		3191 days ago
April
Näfelser Fahrt GL	Th 04/07/2016 3181 days ago	GL	3181 days ago
Sechseläuten ZH	Mo 04/18/2016 3170 days ago	ZH	3170 days ago
May
Labour Day AG, BL, BS, FR, JU, NE, SH, SO, TG, TI, ZH	Su 05/01/2016 3157 days ago	AG, BL, BS, FR, JU, NE, SH, SO, TG, TI, ZH	3157 days ago
Ascension Day all	Th 05/05/2016 3153 days ago	all	3153 days ago
Mother's Day all	Su 05/08/2016 3150 days ago	all	3150 days ago
Pentecost all	Su 05/15/2016 3143 days ago	all	3143 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 3142 days ago	AG, AI, BE, BL, BS, GE, GL, GR, JU, LU, SG, SH, SO, SZ, TG, TI, UR, VD, ZH, AR	3142 days ago
Corpus Christi AG, AI, FR, GR, JU, LU, NE, NW, OW, SO, SZ, TI, UR, VS, ZG	Th 05/26/2016 3132 days ago	AG, AI, FR, GR, JU, LU, NE, NW, OW, SO, SZ, TI, UR, VS, ZG	3132 days ago
June
Summer Solstice all	Mo 06/20/2016 3107 days ago	all	3107 days ago
St. Peter and St. Paul GR, LU, TI	We 06/29/2016 3098 days ago	GR, LU, TI	3098 days ago
August
National Day all	Mo 08/01/2016 3065 days ago	all	3065 days ago
Assumption Day AG, AI, FR, GR, NW, OW, SO, SZ, TI, UR, ZG	Mo 08/15/2016 3051 days ago	AG, AI, FR, GR, NW, OW, SO, SZ, TI, UR, ZG	3051 days ago
September
Jeûne genevois GE	Th 09/08/2016 3027 days ago	GE	3027 days ago
Knabenschiessen ZH	Mo 09/12/2016 3023 days ago	ZH	3023 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 3017 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	3017 days ago
Autumnal Equinox all	Th 09/22/2016 3013 days ago	all	3013 days ago
October
Daylight Saving Time End all	Su 10/30/2016 2975 days ago	all	2975 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 2973 days ago	AG, AI, FR, GL, GR, JU, LU, NW, OW, SG, SO, SZ, TI, UR, VS, ZG	2973 days ago
All Soul's Day all	We 11/02/2016 2972 days ago	all	2972 days ago
Memorial Day all	Su 11/20/2016 2954 days ago	all	2954 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 2936 days ago	AG, AI, FR, GR, LU, NW, OW, SO, SZ, TI, UR, VS, ZG	2936 days ago
Winter Solstice all	We 12/21/2016 2923 days ago	all	2923 days ago
Christmas Eve all	Sa 12/24/2016 2920 days ago	all	2920 days ago
Christmas Day all	Su 12/25/2016 2919 days ago	all	2919 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 2918 days ago	AG, AI, BE, BL, BS, GL, GR, LU, SG, SH, SO, SZ, TG, TI, UR, ZH, AR	2918 days ago
New Year's Eve all	Sa 12/31/2016 2913 days ago	all	2913 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