Holidays in Switzerland in 2017

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Date | Weekday | Holiday Name | Holiday Type | Where It is Observed |
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Jan 1 | Sunday | New Year's Day | Common local holiday | All |
Jan 2 | Monday | Berchtold Day | Common local holiday | 15 states |
Jan 6 | Friday | Epiphany | Common local holiday | GR*, SZ, TI, UR |
Mar 1 | Wednesday | Republic Day | Common local holiday | Neuchâtel |
Mar 19 | Sunday | Saint Joseph's Day | Common local holiday | GR*, LU*, NW, SO*, SZ, TI, UR, VS, ZG* |
Mar 20 | Monday | March Equinox | Season | |
Mar 26 | Sunday | Daylight Saving Time starts | Clock change/Daylight Saving Time | |
Apr 6 | Thursday | Näfelser Fahrt | Common local holiday | Glarus |
Apr 14 | Friday | Good Friday | Common local holiday | All except TI, VS |
Apr 16 | Sunday | Easter Sunday | Observance | |
Apr 17 | Monday | Easter Monday | Common local holiday | All except NE |
Apr 24 | Monday | Sechseläuten | Observance | Zurich |
May 1 | Monday | May Day | Common local holiday | AG, BL, BS, FR*, JU, SH, SO*, TG, TI, ZH |
May 25 | Thursday | Ascension Day | Common local holiday | All |
Jun 4 | Sunday | Pentecost | Observance | All |
Jun 5 | Monday | Pentecost Monday | Common local holiday | All except NE |
Jun 15 | Thursday | Corpus Christi | Common local holiday | 14 states |
Jun 21 | Wednesday | June Solstice | Season | |
Jun 23 | Friday | Jura Independence Day | Common local holiday | Jura |
Jun 29 | Thursday | St. Peter and St. Paul | Common local holiday | GR*, SO*, TI |
Aug 1 | Tuesday | Swiss National Day | National holiday | |
Aug 15 | Tuesday | Assumption of Mary | Common local holiday | 14 states |
Sep 7 | Thursday | Jeune Genevois | Common local holiday | Geneva |
Sep 9 | Saturday | Knabenschiessen | Observance | Zurich |
Sep 10 | Sunday | Knabenschiessen | Observance | Zurich |
Sep 11 | Monday | Knabenschiessen | Observance | Zurich |
Sep 17 | Sunday | Swiss Federal Fast | Common local holiday | All except GE |
Sep 18 | Monday | Federal Fast Monday | Common local holiday | Vaud |
Sep 22 | Friday | September Equinox | Season | |
Sep 22 | Friday | Mauritius Day | Common local holiday | Appenzell Innerrhoden*, Solothurn* |
Sep 25 | Monday | St. Nicholas of Flüe | Common local holiday | Obwalden |
Oct 29 | Sunday | Daylight Saving Time ends | Clock change/Daylight Saving Time | |
Nov 1 | Wednesday | All Saints' Day | Common local holiday | 15 states |
Dec 8 | Friday | Immaculate Conception | Common local holiday | 12 states |
Dec 21 | Thursday | December Solstice | Season | |
Dec 24 | Sunday | Christmas Eve | Observance | |
Dec 25 | Monday | Christmas Day | Common local holiday | All |
Dec 26 | Tuesday | St. Stephen's Day | Common local holiday | All except GE, JU, VD |
Dec 31 | Sunday | New Year's Eve | Observance | |
Dec 31 | Sunday | Restoration Day | Common local holiday | Geneva |
* Observed only in part of this canton. Hover your mouse over the region or click on the holiday for details. |

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