Switzerland public holidays 2022
Brief calendar showing the National and Cantonal public and bank holidays for Switzerland for 2022.
List of Canton codes at the bottom.
Date | Weekday | Holiday | National / Cantonal |
January 1, 2022 | Saturday | New Year’s Day | National |
January 2, 2022 | Sunday | Berchtold’s Day | Cantonal: AG, BE, FR, GL, JU,LU, OW, SH, TG and VD |
January 6, 2022 | Thursday | Epiphany | Cantonal: GR, LU, SZ, TI and UR |
March 1, 2022 | Tuesday | Republic Day | Cantonal: NE |
March 19, 2022 | Saturday | St Joseph’s Day | Cantonal: GR, LU, NW, SZ, TI,UR and VS |
April 7, 2022 | Thursday | Näfelser Fahrt | Cantonal: GL |
April 15, 2022 | Friday | Good Friday | National, except: TI and VS |
April 18, 2022 | Monday | Easter Monday | National, except: NE, SO, VS and ZG |
May 1, 2022 | Sunday | Labour Day | Cantonal: BL, BS, JU, LU, NE,SH, SO, TG, TI and ZH |
May 26, 2022 | Thursday | Ascension Day | National |
June 6, 2022 | Monday | Whit Monday | National, except: NE, SO, VS and ZG |
June 16, 2022 | Thursday | Corpus Christi | National, except: AR, BL, BS,BE, GE, GL, NE, SH,SG, TG, VD and ZH |
June 23, 2022 | Thursday | Independence of Jura | Cantonal: JU |
June 29, 2022 | Wednesday | St. Peter and St. Paul | Cantonal: GR and TI |
August 1, 2022 | Monday | National Day | National |
August 15, 2022 | Monday | Assumption Day | Cantonal: AG, AI, FR, JU, LU,NW, OW, SO, SZ, TI,UR, VS & ZG |
September 8, 2022 | Thursday | Jeûne genevois | Cantonal: GE |
September 19, 2022 | Monday | Day after the Federal Fast | Cantonal: VD |
September 22, 2022 | Thursday | St Mauritius | Cantonal: AI |
September 25, 2022 | Sunday | Brother Klaus Festival | Cantonal: OW |
November 1, 2022 | Tuesday | All Saints’ Day | National, except: AR, BL, BS,BE, GE, GR, NE, SH,TG, VD and ZH |
December 8, 2022 | Thursday | Immaculate Conception | Cantonal: AG, AI, FR, GR, LU,NW, OW, SZ, TI, UR,VS and ZG |
December 24, 2022 | Saturday | Christmas Eve | Cantonal: GL |
December 25, 2022 | Sunday | Christmas Day | National |
December 26, 2022 | Monday | St Stephen’s Day | National, except: GE, JU, NE,SO, VS, VD and ZG |
December 26, 2022 | Monday | Christmas Holiday | Cantonal: NE |
December 31, 2022 | Saturday | New Year’s Eve | Cantonal: GL |
December 31, 2022 | Saturday | Restoration Day | Cantonal: GE |
Canton codes:
- AG – Aargau
- AR – Appenzell Ausserrhoden
- AI – Appenzell Innerrhoden
- BL – Basel-Landschaft
- BS – Basel-Stadt
- BE – Bern
- FR – Fribourg
- GE – Geneva
- GL – Glarus
- GR – Graubünden
- JU – Jura
- LU – Luzern
- NE – Neuchâtel
- NW – Nidwalden
- OW – Obwalden
- SH – Schaffhausen
- SZ – Schwyz
- SO – Solothurn
- SG – St. Gallen
- TG – Thurgau
- TI – Ticino
- UR – Uri
- VS – Valais
- VD – Vaud
- ZG – Zug
- ZH – Zürich
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Swiss government document with official holidays by Canton [PDF file from government site https://www.bj.admin.ch/]