Switzerland has a total of 42 holidays in 2020. 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
Wednesday, January 1, 2020
Berchtold Day
Thursday, January 2, 2020
Epiphany
Monday, January 6, 2020
Valentine's Day
Friday, February 14, 2020
Carnival Thursday
Thursday, February 20, 2020
Neuchâtel Republic Day
Sunday, March 1, 2020
Saint Joseph's Day
Thursday, March 19, 2020
March Equinox
Friday, March 20, 2020
Daylight Saving Time starts
Sunday, March 29, 2020
Näfels Procession
Thursday, April 2, 2020
Good Friday
Friday, April 10, 2020
Easter Sunday
Sunday, April 12, 2020
Easter Monday
Monday, April 13, 2020
Sechseläuten
Monday, April 20, 2020
May Day (Half-Day)
Friday, May 1, 2020
Mother's Day
Sunday, May 10, 2020
Ascension Day
Thursday, May 21, 2020
Pentecost
Sunday, May 31, 2020
Pentecost Monday
Monday, June 1, 2020
Father's Day
Sunday, June 7, 2020
Corpus Christi
Thursday, June 11, 2020
June Solstice
Saturday, June 20, 2020
Jura Independence Day
Tuesday, June 23, 2020
St. Peter and St. Paul
Monday, June 29, 2020
Swiss National Day
Saturday, August 1, 2020
Assumption of Mary
Saturday, August 15, 2020
Genevese Fast
Thursday, September 10, 2020
Knabenschiessen
Saturday, September 12, 2020
Swiss Federal Fast
Sunday, September 20, 2020
Federal Fast Monday
Monday, September 21, 2020
Mauritius Day
Tuesday, September 22, 2020
September Equinox
Tuesday, September 22, 2020
St. Nicholas of Flüe
Friday, September 25, 2020
Daylight Saving Time ends
Sunday, October 25, 2020
All Saints' Day
Sunday, November 1, 2020
Immaculate Conception
Tuesday, December 8, 2020
December Solstice
Monday, December 21, 2020
Christmas Eve
Thursday, December 24, 2020
Christmas Day
Friday, December 25, 2020
St. Stephen's Day
Saturday, December 26, 2020
New Year's Eve
Thursday, December 31, 2020
Restoration of the Republic
Thursday, December 31, 2020