School holidays 2026/2027 in the Canton of Geneva
| Holidays | Dates |
|---|---|
| Autumn holidays | Mon 19 Oct 2026 – Fri 23 Oct 2026 5 days |
| Christmas and New Year holidays | Thu 24 Dec 2026 – Fri 8 Jan 2027 16 days |
| February holidays | Mon 15 Feb 2027 – Fri 19 Feb 2027 5 days |
| Easter holidays | Fri 26 Mar 2027 – Fri 9 Apr 2027 15 days |
| Ascension bridge days | Thu 6 May 2027 – Fri 7 May 2027 2 days |
| Summer holidays | Mon 5 Jul 2027 – Wed 25 Aug 2027 52 days |
School holidays 2027/2028 in the Canton of Geneva
| Holidays | Dates |
|---|---|
| Autumn holidays | Mon 25 Oct 2027 – Fri 29 Oct 2027 5 days |
| Christmas and New Year holidays | Fri 24 Dec 2027 – Fri 7 Jan 2028 15 days |
| February holidays | Mon 21 Feb 2028 – Fri 25 Feb 2028 5 days |
| Easter holidays | Thu 13 Apr 2028 – Fri 21 Apr 2028 9 days |
| Ascension bridge days | Thu 25 May 2028 – Fri 26 May 2028 2 days |
| Summer holidays | Mon 3 Jul 2028 – Wed 23 Aug 2028 52 days |
Public holidays in the Canton of Geneva 2026 and 2027
| Date | Public holiday |
|---|---|
| Thu 1 Jan 2026 | New Year’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 |
| Thu 10 Sep 2026 | Jeûne genevois |
| Fri 25 Dec 2026 | Christmas |
| Thu 31 Dec 2026 | Restoration of the Republic |
| Date | Public holiday |
|---|---|
| Fri 1 Jan 2027 | New Year’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 |
| Thu 9 Sep 2027 | Jeûne genevois |
| Sat 25 Dec 2027 | Christmas |
| Fri 31 Dec 2027 | Restoration of the Republic |
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-geneva/school-holidays-canton-geneva.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. 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
Aargau · Appenzell Ausserrhoden · Appenzell Innerrhoden · Basel-Landschaft · Basel-Stadt · Bern · Fribourg · Glarus · Graubünden · Jura · Lucerne · Neuchâtel · Nidwalden · Obwalden · Schaffhausen · Schwyz · Solothurn · St. Gallen · Thurgau · Ticino · Uri · Valais · Vaud · Zug · Zurich
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 Geneva?
The 2027 summer holidays in the Canton of Geneva run from Monday 5 July to Wednesday 25 August 2027. Municipalities can differ from these dates.
When are the next school holidays in the Canton of Geneva?
Next school holidays in the Canton of Geneva: Autumn holidays, from 19 to 23 October 2026 (as of 26 September 2026).
Which public holidays are there in the Canton of Geneva in 2027?
For 2027, 9 public holidays are listed in the Canton of Geneva: New Year’s Day (1 January), Good Friday (26 March), Easter Monday (29 March), Ascension Day (6 May), Whit Monday (17 May), Swiss National Day (1 August), Jeûne genevois (9 September), Christmas (25 December) and Restoration of the Republic (31 December).
How do I get the school holidays in the Canton of Geneva 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.