Feiertage Schweiz

Feiertage Schweiz lists the most widely recognised public holidays across Switzerland, anchored by Bundesfeier and shaped by the country’s cantonal system of locally defined observance and diverse regional holiday practice nationwide. In Switzerland, only the national holiday is a statutory federal holiday; most other days are set by the cantons, which means observance can vary between Zurich, Bern, Vaud, Ticino, and other regions. The holidays calendar therefore serves as a practical overview of the dates that recur across much of the country, including Neujahr, Karfreitag, Ostermontag, Auffahrt, Pfingstmontag, Weihnachten, and Stephanstag. It reflects the structure of Swiss public holiday law rather than a single uniform national list. The entries in this holidays calendar are built around recurring non-working days and major observances, with a focus on dates that matter for offices, schools, public services, retail trading, and travel planning. Sample events such as Gründonnerstag, Karfreitag, Ostersonntag, Ostermontag, Muttertag, Auffahrt, and Pfingstsonntag show the mix of fixed and moveable dates that appear in a typical year. Easter-related holidays shift with the church calendar, while Bundesfeier remains fixed . Because observance differs by canton, a holiday shown here may be widely recognised nationally but still require local confirmation for business operations, transport timetables, or school closures in a specific part of Switzerland. People tracking Swiss public holidays, family logistics, payroll cycles, or retail opening hours can use this Smart Calendar Feed, free to subscribe, to keep the dates visible in Apple Calendar, Google Calendar, or Outlook. The feed is most useful for planners who need a broad national view first, then a canton-specific layer for local rules. In practice, that means a single calendar entry can sit alongside work meetings, school terms, travel bookings, and market schedules without manual copying from year to year. For organisations operating across multiple Swiss cantons, the calendar also helps align planning around differing local closures and holiday observance. The calendar updates regularly so changes to holiday observance, substitutions, or rescheduled special closures can appear automatically. That makes it a reliable reference for Switzerland’s mix of federal and cantonal holiday rules, where the national day is fixed but many other holidays depend on local legislation and tradition.