Switzerland Public Holidays in 2024
Switzerland has a total of 48 holidays in 2024. 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 | Monday, January 1, 2024 |
| Berchtold Day | Tuesday, January 2, 2024 |
| Epiphany | Saturday, January 6, 2024 |
| Carnival Thursday | Thursday, February 8, 2024 |
| Valentine's Day | Wednesday, February 14, 2024 |
| Neuchâtel Republic Day | Friday, March 1, 2024 |
| Saint Joseph's Day | Tuesday, March 19, 2024 |
| March Equinox | Wednesday, March 20, 2024 |
| Good Friday | Friday, March 29, 2024 |
| Easter Sunday | Sunday, March 31, 2024 |
| Daylight Saving Time starts | Sunday, March 31, 2024 |
| Easter Monday | Monday, April 1, 2024 |
| Näfels Procession | Thursday, April 4, 2024 |
| Sechseläuten | Monday, April 15, 2024 |
| May Day | Wednesday, May 1, 2024 |
| May Day (Half-Day) | Wednesday, May 1, 2024 |
| May Day (Half-Day) | Wednesday, May 1, 2024 |
| Ascension Day | Thursday, May 9, 2024 |
| Mother's Day | Sunday, May 12, 2024 |
| Pentecost | Sunday, May 19, 2024 |
| Pentecost Monday | Monday, May 20, 2024 |
| Corpus Christi | Thursday, May 30, 2024 |
| Father's Day | Sunday, June 2, 2024 |
| June Solstice | Thursday, June 20, 2024 |
| Jura Independence Day | Sunday, June 23, 2024 |
| St. Peter and St. Paul | Saturday, June 29, 2024 |
| Swiss National Day | Thursday, August 1, 2024 |
| Assumption of Mary | Thursday, August 15, 2024 |
| Genevese Fast | Thursday, September 5, 2024 |
| Knabenschiessen | Saturday, September 7, 2024 |
| Knabenschiessen | Sunday, September 8, 2024 |
| Knabenschiessen | Monday, September 9, 2024 |
| Swiss Federal Fast | Sunday, September 15, 2024 |
| Federal Fast Monday | Monday, September 16, 2024 |
| Mauritius Day | Sunday, September 22, 2024 |
| September Equinox | Sunday, September 22, 2024 |
| St. Nicholas of Flüe | Wednesday, September 25, 2024 |
| Daylight Saving Time ends | Sunday, October 27, 2024 |
| All Saints' Day | Friday, November 1, 2024 |
| Immaculate Conception | Sunday, December 8, 2024 |
| December Solstice | Saturday, December 21, 2024 |
| Christmas Eve | Tuesday, December 24, 2024 |
| Christmas Eve | Tuesday, December 24, 2024 |
| Christmas Day | Wednesday, December 25, 2024 |
| St. Stephen's Day | Thursday, December 26, 2024 |
| New Year's Eve | Tuesday, December 31, 2024 |
| New Year's Eve | Tuesday, December 31, 2024 |
| Restoration of the Republic | Tuesday, December 31, 2024 |