Swiss landscape during sports break

Sports break

School holidays in Switzerland

School-holiday ranges are cantonal and sometimes school-group specific. Check the exact canton before fixing care, travel or holidays from work.

  • Edition 2026
  • cantons
Author
Ferien-Kalender.ch editorial team
Last checked
Source status
official sources and editorial review

Dates and regional scope

Sports break 2026

Start with the current dates and verify the applicable region before planning care, travel or leave.

Reviewed official edition Reviewed
GL and TG Municipality- and school-dependent

to

9 days
Glarus Glarus Thurgau Thurgau
SH Municipality- and school-dependent

to

16 days
Schaffhausen Schaffhausen
SO and ZG Municipality- and school-dependent

to

16 days
Solothurn Solothurn Zug Zug
LU, NW, and OW Municipality- and school-dependent

to

16 days
Luzern Luzern Nidwalden Nidwalden Obwalden Obwalden
AI Municipality- and school-dependent

to

10 days
Appenzell Innerrhoden Appenzell Innerrhoden
BL and BS Municipality- and school-dependent

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16 days
Basel-Landschaft Basel-Landschaft Basel-Stadt Basel-Stadt
FR, JU, TI, and VD Municipality- and school-dependent

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9 days
Freiburg Freiburg Jura Jura Tessin Tessin Waadt Waadt
GE, GR, NE, and SZ Municipality- and school-dependent

to

9 days
Genf Genf Graubünden Graubünden Neuenburg Neuenburg Schwyz Schwyz
VS Municipality- and school-dependent

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16 days
Wallis Wallis
UR Municipality- and school-dependent

to

9 days
Uri Uri

Cantonal terminology

Sports, semester, winter and carnival break

Sports break is the primary Swiss concept. Semester break and winter break are cantonal names for the same EDK-oriented block; carnival break is more local and needs a municipality and school check rather than a separate national calendar claim.

Exception check

Check the local calendar

Local dates can differ

Canton, municipality and school-group calendars can differ from the general range.

Employment leave remains separate

Public holidays inside or next to a school break do not automatically create holidays from work.

Related school breaks

Autumn break Autumn break Christmas break Christmas break Spring break Spring break Whitsun break Whitsun break Summer break Summer break
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Data basis

EDK dates and local checks

The displayed Sports break groups are bound to their reviewed source edition. Canton, municipality and school-specific arrangements remain separate checks.

Sources reviewed

Sources & review status