Switzerland has a total of 43 holidays in 2023. In the table below, you will find the details of the holidays and when they are observed. All the information display 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
Sunday, January 1, 2023
Berchtold Day
Monday, January 2, 2023
Epiphany
Friday, January 6, 2023
Valentine's Day
Tuesday, February 14, 2023
Carnival Thursday
Thursday, February 16, 2023
Neuchâtel Republic Day
Wednesday, March 1, 2023
Saint Joseph's Day
Sunday, March 19, 2023
March Equinox
Monday, March 20, 2023
Daylight Saving Time starts
Sunday, March 26, 2023
Näfels Procession
Thursday, April 6, 2023
Good Friday
Friday, April 7, 2023
Easter Sunday
Sunday, April 9, 2023
Easter Monday
Monday, April 10, 2023
Sechseläuten
Monday, April 17, 2023
May Day
Monday, May 1, 2023
May Day (Half-Day)
Monday, May 1, 2023
Mother's Day
Sunday, May 14, 2023
Ascension Day
Thursday, May 18, 2023
Pentecost
Sunday, May 28, 2023
Pentecost Monday
Monday, May 29, 2023
Father's Day
Sunday, June 4, 2023
Corpus Christi
Thursday, June 8, 2023
June Solstice
Wednesday, June 21, 2023
Jura Independence Day
Friday, June 23, 2023
St. Peter and St. Paul
Thursday, June 29, 2023
Swiss National Day
Tuesday, August 1, 2023
Assumption of Mary
Tuesday, August 15, 2023
Genevese Fast
Thursday, September 7, 2023
Knabenschiessen
Saturday, September 9, 2023
Swiss Federal Fast
Sunday, September 17, 2023
Federal Fast Monday
Monday, September 18, 2023
Mauritius Day
Friday, September 22, 2023
September Equinox
Saturday, September 23, 2023
St. Nicholas of Flüe
Monday, September 25, 2023
Daylight Saving Time ends
Sunday, October 29, 2023
All Saints' Day
Wednesday, November 1, 2023
Immaculate Conception
Friday, December 8, 2023
December Solstice
Friday, December 22, 2023
Christmas Eve
Sunday, December 24, 2023
Christmas Day
Monday, December 25, 2023
St. Stephen's Day
Tuesday, December 26, 2023
New Year's Eve
Sunday, December 31, 2023
Restoration of the Republic
Sunday, December 31, 2023