National Holidays in Switzerland in 2019
Select Year:
2019
| Day | Date | Holiday Name | Type | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuesday | January 01 | New Year's Day | National Holiday | Neujahrstag |
| Wednesday | January 02 | Berchtolds Day | Regional Holiday | Many cantons |
| Sunday | January 06 | Three King's Day | Regional Holiday | Graubünden, Lucerne, Schwyz, Ticino, Uri |
| Friday | March 01 | Republic Day | Regional Holiday | Neuchâtel only |
| Tuesday | March 19 | St. Joseph's Day | Regional Holiday | Several cantons |
| Thursday | April 04 | Näfelser Fahrt | Regional Holiday | Glarus |
| Monday | April 08 | Sechselauten | Regional Holiday | Afternoon, Zurich only |
| Friday | April 19 | Good Friday | National Holiday | |
| Sunday | April 21 | Easter | Not a Public Holiday | |
| Monday | April 22 | Easter Monday | Regional Holiday | Most cantons |
| Wednesday | May 01 | May Day | Regional Holiday | International Workers Day. Holiday in 11 cantons |
| Sunday | May 12 | Mother's Day | Not a Public Holiday | 2nd Sunday in May |
| Thursday | May 30 | Ascension Day | National Holiday | 39 days after Easter Sunday |
| Saturday | June 01 | Father's Day | Not a Public Holiday | 1st Sunday in June |
| Monday | June 10 | Whit Monday | Regional Holiday | Most cantons |
| Thursday | June 20 | Corpus Christi | Regional Holiday | Aargau, Appenzell Innerrhoden, Fribourg, Jura, Lucerne, Nidwalden, Obwalden, Ticino, Uri, Valais, Zug |
| Sunday | June 23 | Fête d'Indépendance | Regional Holiday | Jura only |
| Saturday | June 29 | Saint Peter and Saint Paul | Regional Holiday | Graubünden, Ticino only |
| Thursday | August 01 | National Day | National Holiday | |
| Thursday | August 15 | Assumption Day | Regional Holiday | Several cantons |
| Thursday | September 05 | Jeûne genevois | Regional Holiday | Geneva. Thursday after 1st Sunday in September |
| Monday | September 09 | Knabenschiessen | Regional Holiday | Afternoon, Zurich only |
| Sunday | September 15 | Swiss Federal Fast | Regional Holiday | All cantons except Geneva, Zug |
| Monday | September 16 | Bettagsmontag | Regional Holiday | Bern, Neuchâtel, Vaud |
| Wednesday | September 25 | Saint Nicholas of Flüe | Regional Holiday | Obwalden only |
| Friday | November 01 | All Saints' Day | Regional Holiday | Many cantons |
| Sunday | December 08 | Immaculate Conception Day | Regional Holiday | Most cantons |
| Wednesday | December 25 | Christmas Day | National Holiday | |
| Thursday | December 26 | St. Stephen's Day | Regional Holiday | Most Cantons |
| Tuesday | December 31 | Restoration Day | Regional Holiday | Geneva |