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Public holidays in the Canton of Fribourg 2026 and 2027

JH FamilySync, the family calendar from Switzerland, shows the public holidays in the Canton of Fribourg for 2026 and 2027 here. For school holidays, our data source does not yet fully cover the 2026/2027 school year; what is known is listed below. Next holidays: Autumn holidays, from 10 to 25 October 2026.

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Public holidays in the Canton of Fribourg 2026 and 2027

Public holidays 2026, Canton of Fribourg
DatePublic holiday
Thu 1 Jan 2026New Year’s Day
Fri 2 Jan 2026Berchtold’s Day
Fri 3 Apr 2026Good Friday
Mon 6 Apr 2026Easter Monday
Thu 14 May 2026Ascension Day
Mon 25 May 2026Whit Monday
Thu 4 Jun 2026Corpus Christi
Sat 1 Aug 2026Swiss National Day
Sat 15 Aug 2026Assumption Day
Sun 1 Nov 2026All Saints’ Day
Tue 8 Dec 2026Immaculate Conception
Fri 25 Dec 2026Christmas
Sat 26 Dec 2026St Stephen’s Day
Public holidays 2027, Canton of Fribourg
DatePublic holiday
Fri 1 Jan 2027New Year’s Day
Sat 2 Jan 2027Berchtold’s Day
Fri 26 Mar 2027Good Friday
Mon 29 Mar 2027Easter Monday
Thu 6 May 2027Ascension Day
Mon 17 May 2027Whit Monday
Thu 27 May 2027Corpus Christi
Sun 1 Aug 2027Swiss National Day
Sun 15 Aug 2027Assumption Day
Mon 1 Nov 2027All Saints’ Day
Wed 8 Dec 2027Immaculate Conception
Sat 25 Dec 2027Christmas
Sun 26 Dec 2027St Stephen’s Day

Not every public holiday is a day off everywhere; the rules of your canton and municipality apply.

School holidays 2026/2027 in the Canton of Fribourg

School holidays 2026/2027, Canton of Fribourg
HolidaysDates
Autumn holidaysSat 10 Oct 2026 – Sun 25 Oct 2026
16 days
ChristmasSat 19 Dec 2026 – Sun 3 Jan 2027
16 days

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.

School holidays 2027/2028 in the Canton of Fribourg

For the 2027/2028 school year, our data source does not yet list any school holidays in the Canton of Fribourg. As soon as they are added, they will appear here and in the app. The EDK publishes an official overview.

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The school holiday file contains what our data source lists so far; a subscription will add the rest by itself.

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Automatically in the family calendar

In JH FamilySync, the holidays go into the family calendar automatically, for everyone in the family and every year, as soon as our data source lists them. When you set up the family, the app asks for your region straight away. It is free. In the app, holidays currently appear with their German names (for example “Herbstferien”).

  1. Open Settings

    On the phone via your profile picture at the top left, on the computer in the sidebar.

  2. Calendar → School holidays

    Under Choose country & region, tap your region.

  3. Apply school holidays

    The holidays then appear in the calendar. You can tap any of them to edit or delete it.

  4. Public holidays too

    Under Public holidays, choose your region and tap Apply region.

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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 next school holidays in the Canton of Fribourg?

Next school holidays in the Canton of Fribourg: Autumn holidays, from 10 to 25 October 2026 (as of 26 September 2026).

Why are school holidays missing for the Canton of Fribourg?

The data comes from the OpenHolidays API, the source JH FamilySync uses for school holidays. For the Canton of Fribourg, it so far only partly covers the 2026/2027 school year. As soon as the source completes the data, it will appear here and in the app. What your school says is binding.

Which public holidays are there in the Canton of Fribourg in 2027?

For 2027, 13 public holidays are listed in the Canton of Fribourg: 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), Corpus Christi (27 May), Swiss National Day (1 August), Assumption Day (15 August), All Saints’ Day (1 November), Immaculate Conception (8 December), Christmas (25 December) and St Stephen’s Day (26 December).

How do I get the school holidays in the Canton of Fribourg 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.

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