Swiss National Day falls on Saturday, 1 August in 2026. It applies nationwide and is the only holiday with federal constitutional status.
Nationwide day off, summer holidays and fireworks
Public holiday. Swiss National Day 2026 falls on Saturday, 1 August 2026. Nationwide federal holiday in all 26 cantons under Article 110(3) of the Federal Constitution.
The Saturday date creates no additional weekday off in 2026; any compensation depends on the employment contract, collective agreement and workplace rule.
Swiss National Day on 1 August is the only holiday with federal constitutional status. Switzerland's other public holidays are determined by the cantons.
Swiss National Day creates no additional weekday off in 2026; any substitute depends on the rule that actually applies.
Assume compensation only under a contract rule. Swiss National Day creates no additional weekday off in 2026; any substitute depends on the rule that actually applies.
Leave, school closure and operator hours remain separate checks for the actual place.
Assumption: Monday-Friday working week.
Maximize your free time around Swiss National Day:
Swiss National Day is nationwide and clear. In practice it is shaped by summer holidays, evening celebrations, fireworks, traffic and local rules around 1 August.
Swiss National Day is the most visible nationwide Swiss holiday. Unlike most other dates, 1 August has a special federal legal status.
Celebrations, speeches, fireworks and bonfires are common in many places. Local safety rules, consideration for animals and wildfire risk also matter.
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