Public Holidays in Switzerland 2024
Complete list of 14 public holidays and observances in Switzerland for 2024. Dates, days, and holiday types.
Good FridayApril 3, 2026
14 days left 11 Public Holidays
254 Working Days
112 Days Off
2 Long Weekends
Holidays
| Date | Day | Holiday | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1 | Monday | New Year's Day | Public |
| Mar 28 | Thursday | Maundy Thursday | Observance |
| Mar 29 | Friday | Good Friday | Public |
| Mar 31 | Sunday | Easter Sunday | Public |
| Apr 1 | Monday | Easter Monday | Public |
| May 9 | Thursday | Ascension Day | Public |
| May 12 | Sunday | Mother's Day | Observance |
| May 19 | Sunday | Pentecost | Public |
| May 20 | Monday | Whit Monday | Public |
| Jun 2 | Sunday | Vätertag | Observance |
| Aug 1 | Thursday | Bundesfeiertag | Public |
| Sep 15 | Sunday | Federal Day of Thanksgiving, Repentance and Prayer | Public |
| Dec 25 | Wednesday | Christmas Day | Public |
| Dec 26 | Thursday | Boxing Day | Public |
Long Weekends in 2024
Switzerland has 2 long weekends in 2024 — periods of 3 or more consecutive days off without using any leave days.
March 29, 2024 — April 1, 2024 4 days
Good Friday, Easter Sunday, Easter Monday
May 18, 2024 — May 20, 2024 3 days
Pentecost, Whit Monday
Holidays by Month
Jan 1
Feb 0
Mar 2
Apr 1
May 3
Jun 0
Jul 0
Aug 1
Sep 1
Oct 0
Nov 0
Dec 2
Holiday Breakdown
8 On Weekdays
Extra days off from work
3 On Weekends
Already non-working days
3 Observances
Recognized but not days off
Calendar
January
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
| 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
| 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 |
| 29 | 30 | 31 |
February
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |||
| 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
| 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
| 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
| 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 |
March
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
| 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
| 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
April
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
| 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
| 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 |
| 29 | 30 |
May
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
| 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
| 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
| 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
June
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | |||||
| 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
| 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
| 24 | 25 | 26 |