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## **How Public Holidays Work in Switzerland**

Swiss National Day (1 August) is the only federal holiday; the other 7 listed here are observed in nearly every canton. A holiday that falls on a weekend is not moved.

Holidays are set by the cantons. Berchtoldstag (2 Jan) is common in German-speaking cantons, Catholic cantons add Epiphany, Corpus Christi, Assumption, All Saints' Day and Immaculate Conception, and Geneva has Jeûne genevois. Good Friday is not a holiday in Ticino and parts of Valais.

Sources: [Public holidays in Switzerland (Wikipedia)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_holidays_in_Switzerland)

![2026 year calendar with Switzerland public holidays highlighted in the CalendarBest builder](https://calendarbest.com/images/switzerland-public-holidays-2026-calendar.webp)

## **All Switzerland Holidays in 2016**

| Date | Holiday | About |
| --- | --- | --- |
| [Fri, Jan 1](https://calendarbest.com/calendar/2016/01) | **New Year's Day**Neujahr | First day of the year, observed in every canton. |
| [Fri, Mar 25](https://calendarbest.com/calendar/2016/03) | **Good Friday**Karfreitag | The Friday before Easter; a holiday everywhere except Ticino and parts of Valais. |
| [Mon, Mar 28](https://calendarbest.com/calendar/2016/03) | **Easter Monday**Ostermontag | The Monday after Easter Sunday. |
| [Thu, May 5](https://calendarbest.com/calendar/2016/05) | **Ascension Day**Auffahrt | Always a Thursday, 39 days after Easter; many people bridge to a four-day weekend. |
| [Mon, May 16](https://calendarbest.com/calendar/2016/05) | **Whit Monday**Pfingstmontag | The Monday after Pentecost, 50 days after Easter. |
| [Mon, Aug 1](https://calendarbest.com/calendar/2016/08) | **Swiss National Day**Bundesfeiertag | Commemorates the 1291 Federal Charter, with bonfires, fireworks and speeches; a federal holiday since 1994. |
| [Sun, Dec 25](https://calendarbest.com/calendar/2016/12) | **Christmas Day**Weihnachten | Gifts are traditionally exchanged the evening before. |
| [Mon, Dec 26](https://calendarbest.com/calendar/2016/12) | **St Stephen's Day**Stephanstag | The day after Christmas, observed in most cantons. |

Click a date to see it on the monthly calendar.

## **Long Weekends in 2016**

- New Year's Day Jan 1 – Jan 3 · 3 days
- Good Friday & Easter Monday Mar 25 – Mar 28 · 4 days
- Ascension Day bridge day: take Fri, May 6 offMay 5 – May 8 · 4 days
- Whit Monday May 14 – May 16 · 3 days
- Swiss National Day Jul 30 – Aug 1 · 3 days
- Christmas Day & St Stephen's Day Dec 24 – Dec 26 · 3 days

With 1 vacation day on the bridge days above you get 4 days off in total. 1 holiday falls on a weekend without a substitute day this year.

## **Working Days per Month**

- Jan20
- Feb21
- Mar21
- Apr21
- May20
- Jun22
- Jul21
- Aug22
- Sep22
- Oct21
- Nov22
- Dec21

Monday–Friday minus nationwide public holidays (254 in total). 2016 starts on a Friday.

Compared with other years: [2015](https://calendarbest.com/holidays/switzerland-2015) has 255 working days, [2017](https://calendarbest.com/holidays/switzerland-2017) has 253 working days (vs. 254 in 2016).

## **Plan 2016 Around These Holidays**

Add your vacation and bridge days to a calendar, then export it as a printable PDF. For the full year at a glance see the [2016 calendar](https://calendarbest.com/calendar/2016).

[Open Calendar Builder](https://calendarbest.com/builder?month=2016-01)

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