Public Holidays in Switzerland, 2027
Switzerland observes 4 nationwide public holidays in 2027, 2 of which fall on the weekend. The table below lists every date the holiday calendar records, including the regional ones that are working days elsewhere in the country.
- Public holidays
- 4
- On a weekend
- 2
- Regional only
- 29
- Business days 2027
- 259
Nationwide
Switzerland holiday calendar 2027
Dates marked nationwide are days off across Switzerland. Entries showing a region count, or an observance type, are not deducted from business day calculations.
| Date | Day | Holiday | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 January 2027 | Friday | New Year's Day | Nationwide |
| 2 January 2027 | Saturday(weekend) | St. Berchtold's Day | 6 regions: CH-AG, CH-BE, CH-FR, CH-SH, CH-TG, CH-VD |
| 6 January 2027 | Wednesday | Epiphany | 1 region: CH-TI |
| 6 January 2027 | Wednesday | Epiphany | 2 regions: CH-SZ, CH-UR |
| 1 March 2027 | Monday | Republic Day | 1 region: CH-NE |
| 19 March 2027 | Friday | Saint Joseph's Day | 2 regions: CH-SZ, CH-VS |
| 19 March 2027 | Friday | Saint Joseph's Day | 4 regions: CH-LU, CH-NW, CH-TI, CH-UR |
| 26 March 2027 | Friday | Good Friday | 24 regions: CH-AG, CH-AI, CH-AR, CH-BE, CH-BL, CH-BS, CH-FR, CH-GE, CH-GL, CH-GR, CH-JU, CH-LU, CH-NE, CH-NW, CH-OW, CH-SG, CH-SH, CH-SO, CH-SZ, CH-TG, CH-UR, CH-VD, CH-ZG, CH-ZH |
| 29 March 2027 | Monday | Easter Monday | 17 regions: CH-AG, CH-AI, CH-AR, CH-BE, CH-BL, CH-BS, CH-FR, CH-GE, CH-GL, CH-GR, CH-JU, CH-SG, CH-SH, CH-TG, CH-TI, CH-VD, CH-ZH |
| 29 March 2027 | Monday | Easter Monday | 3 regions: CH-OW, CH-SZ, CH-UR |
| 4 April 2027 | Sunday(weekend) | Näfels procession | 1 region: CH-GL |
| 1 May 2027 | Saturday(weekend) | Labour Day | 7 regions: CH-BL, CH-BS, CH-JU, CH-NE, CH-SH, CH-SO, CH-ZH |
| 1 May 2027 | Saturday(weekend) | Labour Day | 2 regions: CH-TG, CH-TI |
| 6 May 2027 | Thursday | Ascension Day | Nationwide |
| 17 May 2027 | Monday | Whit Monday | 16 regions: CH-AG, CH-AI, CH-AR, CH-BE, CH-BL, CH-BS, CH-FR, CH-GE, CH-GL, CH-GR, CH-JU, CH-SG, CH-SH, CH-TG, CH-VD, CH-ZH |
| 17 May 2027 | Monday | Whit Monday | 4 regions: CH-OW, CH-SZ, CH-TI, CH-UR |
| 27 May 2027 | Thursday | Corpus Christi | 12 regions: CH-AG, CH-AI, CH-FR, CH-JU, CH-LU, CH-NW, CH-OW, CH-SO, CH-SZ, CH-UR, CH-VS, CH-ZG |
| 27 May 2027 | Thursday | Corpus Christi | 1 region: CH-TI |
| 29 June 2027 | Tuesday | Saint Peter and Saint Paul | 1 region: CH-TI |
| 1 August 2027 | Sunday(weekend) | Swiss National Day | Nationwide |
| 15 August 2027 | Sunday(weekend) | Assumption of the Virgin Mary | 11 regions: CH-AG, CH-FR, CH-LU, CH-NW, CH-OW, CH-SO, CH-SZ, CH-TI, CH-UR, CH-VS, CH-ZG |
| 15 August 2027 | Sunday(weekend) | Assumption of the Virgin Mary | 2 regions: CH-AI, CH-JU |
| 9 September 2027 | Thursday | Geneva Prayday | 1 region: CH-GE |
| 19 September 2027 | Sunday(weekend) | Federal Day of Thanksgiving | 13 regions: CH-BE, CH-BL, CH-BS, CH-GL, CH-GR, CH-LU, CH-NW, CH-OW, CH-SG, CH-SH, CH-SO, CH-SZ, CH-ZH |
| 20 September 2027 | Monday | Federal Fast Monday | 1 region: CH-VD |
| 1 November 2027 | Monday | All Saints' Day | 13 regions: CH-AG, CH-FR, CH-GL, CH-LU, CH-NW, CH-OW, CH-SG, CH-SO, CH-SZ, CH-TI, CH-UR, CH-VS, CH-ZG |
| 1 November 2027 | Monday | All Saints' Day | 2 regions: CH-AI, CH-JU |
| 8 December 2027 | Wednesday | Immaculate Conception | 7 regions: CH-AG, CH-FR, CH-NW, CH-OW, CH-UR, CH-VS, CH-ZG |
| 8 December 2027 | Wednesday | Immaculate Conception | 5 regions: CH-AI, CH-JU, CH-LU, CH-SZ, CH-TI |
| 25 December 2027 | Saturday(weekend) | Christmas Day | Nationwide |
| 26 December 2027 | Sunday(weekend) | St. Stephen's Day | 15 regions: CH-AG, CH-AI, CH-AR, CH-BE, CH-BL, CH-BS, CH-FR, CH-GL, CH-GR, CH-LU, CH-SG, CH-SH, CH-TG, CH-TI, CH-ZH |
| 26 December 2027 | Sunday(weekend) | St. Stephen's Day | 3 regions: CH-OW, CH-SZ, CH-UR |
| 31 December 2027 | Friday | Restoration Day | 1 region: CH-GE |
Which holidays actually give a day off in 2027?
2 of Switzerland's 4 nationwide public holidays land on a working day in 2027, so those are the ones that shorten the working year. The remaining 2 fall on Saturday and Sunday: Swiss National Day (1 August 2027), Christmas Day (25 December 2027).
After removing weekends and holidays, 2027 leaves 259 business days in Switzerland.
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