School holidays 2026/2027 in the Canton of Bern
| Holidays | Dates |
|---|---|
| Autumn holidays | Sat 19 Sep 2026 – Sun 11 Oct 2026 23 days · German-speaking schools |
| Autumn holidays | Mon 5 Oct 2026 – Fri 16 Oct 2026 12 days · French-speaking schools |
| Christmas | Fri 25 Dec 2026 – Fri 8 Jan 2027 15 days · French-speaking schools |
| Christmas | Fri 25 Dec 2026 – Sun 10 Jan 2027 17 days · German-speaking schools |
| February week | Sat 6 Feb 2027 – Sun 14 Feb 2027 9 days · German-speaking schools |
| Spring holidays | Fri 26 Mar 2027 – Fri 9 Apr 2027 15 days · French-speaking schools |
| Spring holidays | Sat 10 Apr 2027 – Sun 25 Apr 2027 16 days · German-speaking schools |
| Summer holidays | Sat 3 Jul 2027 – Sun 15 Aug 2027 44 days · German-speaking schools |
| Summer holidays | Mon 5 Jul 2027 – Fri 13 Aug 2027 40 days · French-speaking schools |
School holidays 2027/2028 in the Canton of Bern
| Holidays | Dates |
|---|---|
| Autumn holidays | Sat 25 Sep 2027 – Sun 17 Oct 2027 23 days · German-speaking schools |
| Autumn holidays | Mon 4 Oct 2027 – Fri 15 Oct 2027 12 days · French-speaking schools |
| Christmas | Sat 25 Dec 2027 – Sun 9 Jan 2028 16 days · German-speaking schools |
| Christmas | Mon 27 Dec 2027 – Fri 7 Jan 2028 12 days · French-speaking schools |
For this school year, our data source so far only lists the holidays in the table; the others will follow as soon as the source adds them. The EDK publishes an official overview.
Public holidays in the Canton of Bern 2026 and 2027
| Date | Public holiday |
|---|---|
| Thu 1 Jan 2026 | New Year’s Day |
| Fri 2 Jan 2026 | Berchtold’s Day |
| Fri 3 Apr 2026 | Good Friday |
| Mon 6 Apr 2026 | Easter Monday |
| Thu 14 May 2026 | Ascension Day |
| Mon 25 May 2026 | Whit Monday |
| Sat 1 Aug 2026 | Swiss National Day |
| Sun 20 Sep 2026 | Federal Day of Thanksgiving, Repentance and Prayer |
| Fri 25 Dec 2026 | Christmas |
| Sat 26 Dec 2026 | St Stephen’s Day |
| Date | Public holiday |
|---|---|
| Fri 1 Jan 2027 | New Year’s Day |
| Sat 2 Jan 2027 | Berchtold’s Day |
| Fri 26 Mar 2027 | Good Friday |
| Mon 29 Mar 2027 | Easter Monday |
| Thu 6 May 2027 | Ascension Day |
| Mon 17 May 2027 | Whit Monday |
| Sun 1 Aug 2027 | Swiss National Day |
| Sun 19 Sep 2027 | Federal Day of Thanksgiving, Repentance and Prayer |
| Sat 25 Dec 2027 | Christmas |
| Sun 26 Dec 2027 | St Stephen’s Day |
Not every public holiday is a day off everywhere; the rules of your canton and municipality apply.
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In Google Calendar, you add a calendar by its address (“From URL”): https://jh-familysync.app/en/school-holidays/canton-bern/school-holidays-canton-bern.ics
Automatically in the family calendar
In JH FamilySync, these holidays go into the family calendar automatically: for everyone in the family, every year and already for the following year. When you set up the family, the app asks for your region straight away. It is free. The app does not distinguish between schools: it adds every period from our data source, including those that only apply to some schools. Delete the ones that do not apply to your school in the calendar. In the app, holidays currently appear with their German names (for example “Herbstferien”).
- Open Settings
On the phone via your profile picture at the top left, on the computer in the sidebar.
- Calendar → School holidays
Under Choose country & region, tap your region.
- Apply school holidays
The holidays then appear in the calendar. You can tap any of them to edit or delete it.
- Public holidays too
Under Public holidays, choose your region and tap Apply region.
School holidays in other cantons
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Source and date of the data
The data comes from the OpenHolidays API, the same source the app uses for school holidays and public holidays. Retrieved on 26 September 2026.
Contains information from the OpenHolidays API, which is made available under the Open Database License (ODbL) 1.0. The calendar files on this page are also available under the ODbL 1.0. The changes we make to the data are described in the licence notices (in German).
School holidays are set by the cantons and their municipalities. The EDK (Swiss Conference of Cantonal Ministers of Education) publishes an official overview of all cantons, in German and French.
Frequently asked questions
When are the 2027 summer holidays in the Canton of Bern?
Our data source lists several periods: from 3 July to 15 August 2027 (German-speaking schools) and from 5 July to 13 August 2027 (French-speaking schools). If in doubt, ask your school. Municipalities can differ from these dates.
When are the next school holidays in the Canton of Bern?
Holidays under way in the Canton of Bern: Autumn holidays (German-speaking schools), until 11 October 2026. Next school holidays in the Canton of Bern: Autumn holidays (French-speaking schools), from 5 to 16 October 2026 (as of 26 September 2026).
Which public holidays are there in the Canton of Bern in 2027?
For 2027, 10 public holidays are listed in the Canton of Bern: New Year’s Day (1 January), Berchtold’s Day (2 January), Good Friday (26 March), Easter Monday (29 March), Ascension Day (6 May), Whit Monday (17 May), Swiss National Day (1 August), Federal Day of Thanksgiving, Repentance and Prayer (19 September), Christmas (25 December) and St Stephen’s Day (26 December).
How do I get the school holidays in the Canton of Bern into my calendar?
In JH FamilySync, choose your region under Settings, Calendar, School holidays and tap “Apply school holidays”; the app enters the holidays for the whole family and adds the new dates every year. For another calendar, you can subscribe to the file on this page.