Public holidays in the Canton of Schwyz

All current public holidays in the Canton of Schwyz at a glance, with date and weekday for the coming years. The canton is traditionally Catholic, so its holidays include Corpus Christi, the Assumption, All Saints' Day and the Immaculate Conception.

Next public holiday: All Saints' Day, Sunday 01.11.2026.

Year by year

The holidays at a glance

New Year's Day

The start of the year on 1 January.

Epiphany

Epiphany (6 January), the end of the Christmas season.

St Joseph's Day

Feast of St Joseph (19 March).

Good Friday

Good Friday commemorates the Crucifixion; a movable holiday before Easter.

Easter Sunday

Easter Sunday, the Christian feast of the Resurrection.

Easter Monday

Easter Monday, the day after Easter Sunday.

Ascension Day

Ascension Day, 40 days after Easter.

Whit Sunday

Whit Sunday (Pentecost), 50 days after Easter.

Whit Monday

Whit Monday, the day after Pentecost.

Corpus Christi

Corpus Christi, a Catholic feast 60 days after Easter.

Swiss National Day

Swiss National Day on 1 August.

Assumption of Mary

The Assumption (15 August), a Catholic holiday.

All Saints' Day

All Saints' Day (1 November), a Catholic feast.

Immaculate Conception

The Immaculate Conception (8 December), a Catholic holiday.

Christmas Day

Christmas Day (25 December), the feast of the birth of Jesus.

St Stephen's Day

St Stephen's Day (26 December), the second day of Christmas.

See also: school holidays in the Canton of Schwyz.

Source: Canton of Schwyz (data.sz.ch)