Switzerland Public Holidays in 2022
Switzerland has a total of 49 holidays in 2022. 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 | Saturday, January 1, 2022 |
| Berchtold Day | Sunday, January 2, 2022 |
| Epiphany | Thursday, January 6, 2022 |
| Valentine's Day | Monday, February 14, 2022 |
| Carnival Thursday | Thursday, February 24, 2022 |
| Neuchâtel Republic Day | Tuesday, March 1, 2022 |
| Saint Joseph's Day | Saturday, March 19, 2022 |
| March Equinox | Sunday, March 20, 2022 |
| Daylight Saving Time starts | Sunday, March 27, 2022 |
| Näfels Procession | Thursday, April 7, 2022 |
| Good Friday | Friday, April 15, 2022 |
| Easter Sunday | Sunday, April 17, 2022 |
| Easter Monday | Monday, April 18, 2022 |
| Sechseläuten | Monday, April 25, 2022 |
| May Day | Sunday, May 1, 2022 |
| May Day (Half-Day) | Sunday, May 1, 2022 |
| May Day (Half-Day) | Sunday, May 1, 2022 |
| Mother's Day | Sunday, May 8, 2022 |
| Ascension Day | Thursday, May 26, 2022 |
| Pentecost | Sunday, June 5, 2022 |
| Father's Day | Sunday, June 5, 2022 |
| Pentecost Monday | Monday, June 6, 2022 |
| Corpus Christi | Thursday, June 16, 2022 |
| June Solstice | Tuesday, June 21, 2022 |
| Jura Independence Day | Thursday, June 23, 2022 |
| St. Peter and St. Paul | Wednesday, June 29, 2022 |
| Swiss National Day | Monday, August 1, 2022 |
| Assumption of Mary | Monday, August 15, 2022 |
| Genevese Fast | Thursday, September 8, 2022 |
| Knabenschiessen | Saturday, September 10, 2022 |
| Knabenschiessen | Sunday, September 11, 2022 |
| Knabenschiessen | Monday, September 12, 2022 |
| Swiss Federal Fast | Sunday, September 18, 2022 |
| Federal Fast Monday | Monday, September 19, 2022 |
| Mauritius Day | Thursday, September 22, 2022 |
| September Equinox | Friday, September 23, 2022 |
| St. Nicholas of Flüe | Sunday, September 25, 2022 |
| Daylight Saving Time ends | Sunday, October 30, 2022 |
| All Saints' Day | Tuesday, November 1, 2022 |
| Immaculate Conception | Thursday, December 8, 2022 |
| December Solstice | Wednesday, December 21, 2022 |
| Christmas Eve | Saturday, December 24, 2022 |
| Christmas Eve | Saturday, December 24, 2022 |
| Christmas Day | Sunday, December 25, 2022 |
| St. Stephen's Day | Monday, December 26, 2022 |
| St. Stephen's Day | Monday, December 26, 2022 |
| New Year's Eve | Saturday, December 31, 2022 |
| New Year's Eve | Saturday, December 31, 2022 |
| Restoration of the Republic | Saturday, December 31, 2022 |