Switzerland Public Holidays in 2021
Switzerland has a total of 48 holidays in 2021. In the table below, you will find the details of the holidays and when they are observed. All the information displayed below is also available via our API as well as downloadable as a csv. Signup here to get started.
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| Holiday | Date |
|---|---|
| New Year's Day | Friday, January 1, 2021 |
| Berchtold Day | Saturday, January 2, 2021 |
| Epiphany | Wednesday, January 6, 2021 |
| Carnival Thursday | Thursday, February 11, 2021 |
| Valentine's Day | Sunday, February 14, 2021 |
| Neuchâtel Republic Day | Monday, March 1, 2021 |
| Saint Joseph's Day | Friday, March 19, 2021 |
| March Equinox | Saturday, March 20, 2021 |
| Daylight Saving Time starts | Sunday, March 28, 2021 |
| Good Friday | Friday, April 2, 2021 |
| Easter Sunday | Sunday, April 4, 2021 |
| Easter Monday | Monday, April 5, 2021 |
| Näfels Procession | Thursday, April 8, 2021 |
| Sechseläuten | Monday, April 19, 2021 |
| May Day | Saturday, May 1, 2021 |
| May Day (Half-Day) | Saturday, May 1, 2021 |
| May Day (Half-Day) | Saturday, May 1, 2021 |
| Mother's Day | Sunday, May 9, 2021 |
| Ascension Day | Thursday, May 13, 2021 |
| Pentecost | Sunday, May 23, 2021 |
| Pentecost Monday | Monday, May 24, 2021 |
| Corpus Christi | Thursday, June 3, 2021 |
| Father's Day | Sunday, June 6, 2021 |
| June Solstice | Monday, June 21, 2021 |
| Jura Independence Day | Wednesday, June 23, 2021 |
| St. Peter and St. Paul | Tuesday, June 29, 2021 |
| Swiss National Day | Sunday, August 1, 2021 |
| Assumption of Mary | Sunday, August 15, 2021 |
| Genevese Fast | Thursday, September 9, 2021 |
| Knabenschiessen | Saturday, September 11, 2021 |
| Knabenschiessen | Sunday, September 12, 2021 |
| Knabenschiessen | Monday, September 13, 2021 |
| Swiss Federal Fast | Sunday, September 19, 2021 |
| Federal Fast Monday | Monday, September 20, 2021 |
| Mauritius Day | Wednesday, September 22, 2021 |
| September Equinox | Wednesday, September 22, 2021 |
| St. Nicholas of Flüe | Saturday, September 25, 2021 |
| Daylight Saving Time ends | Sunday, October 31, 2021 |
| All Saints' Day | Monday, November 1, 2021 |
| Immaculate Conception | Wednesday, December 8, 2021 |
| December Solstice | Tuesday, December 21, 2021 |
| Christmas Eve | Friday, December 24, 2021 |
| Christmas Eve | Friday, December 24, 2021 |
| Christmas Day | Saturday, December 25, 2021 |
| St. Stephen's Day | Sunday, December 26, 2021 |
| New Year's Eve | Friday, December 31, 2021 |
| New Year's Eve | Friday, December 31, 2021 |
| Restoration of the Republic | Friday, December 31, 2021 |