Public holidays in the Canton of Schwyz 2026 and 2027
| Date | Public holiday |
|---|---|
| Thu 1 Jan 2026 | New Year’s Day |
| Tue 6 Jan 2026 | Epiphany |
| Wed 21 Jan 2026 | Meinrad Day |
| Thu 19 Mar 2026 | St Joseph’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 |
| Thu 4 Jun 2026 | Corpus Christi |
| Sat 1 Aug 2026 | Swiss National Day |
| Sat 15 Aug 2026 | Assumption Day |
| Mon 14 Sep 2026 | Angel consecration |
| Sun 20 Sep 2026 | Federal Day of Thanksgiving, Repentance and Prayer |
| Sun 1 Nov 2026 | All Saints’ Day |
| Tue 8 Dec 2026 | Immaculate Conception |
| Fri 25 Dec 2026 | Christmas |
| Sat 26 Dec 2026 | St Stephen’s Day |
| Date | Public holiday |
|---|---|
| Fri 1 Jan 2027 | New Year’s Day |
| Wed 6 Jan 2027 | Epiphany |
| Thu 21 Jan 2027 | Meinrad Day |
| Fri 19 Mar 2027 | St Joseph’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 |
| Thu 27 May 2027 | Corpus Christi |
| Sun 1 Aug 2027 | Swiss National Day |
| Sun 15 Aug 2027 | Assumption Day |
| Tue 14 Sep 2027 | Angel consecration |
| Sun 19 Sep 2027 | Federal Day of Thanksgiving, Repentance and Prayer |
| Mon 1 Nov 2027 | All Saints’ Day |
| Wed 8 Dec 2027 | Immaculate Conception |
| 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.
School holidays 2026/2027 in the Canton of Schwyz
| Holidays | Dates |
|---|---|
| Autumn holidays | Sat 26 Sep 2026 – Sun 11 Oct 2026 16 days |
| Christmas | Fri 25 Dec 2026 – Wed 6 Jan 2027 13 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 Schwyz
For the 2027/2028 school year, our data source does not yet list any school holidays in the Canton of Schwyz. As soon as they are added, they will appear here and in the app. The EDK publishes an official overview.
Subscribe as a calendar
Subscribe to the school holidays and public holidays in the Canton of Schwyz in your calendar. A subscription picks up changes by itself whenever we refresh the data; a downloaded file stays as it is.
The school holiday file contains what our data source lists so far; a subscription will add the rest by itself.
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In Google Calendar, you add a calendar by its address (“From URL”): https://jh-familysync.app/en/school-holidays/canton-schwyz/school-holidays-canton-schwyz.ics
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”).
- 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 next school holidays in the Canton of Schwyz?
Holidays under way in the Canton of Schwyz: Autumn holidays, until 11 October 2026 (as of 26 September 2026).
Why are school holidays missing for the Canton of Schwyz?
The data comes from the OpenHolidays API, the source JH FamilySync uses for school holidays. For the Canton of Schwyz, 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 Schwyz in 2027?
For 2027, 17 public holidays are listed in the Canton of Schwyz: New Year’s Day (1 January), Epiphany (6 January), Meinrad Day (21 January), St Joseph’s Day (19 March), 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), Angel consecration (14 September), Federal Day of Thanksgiving, Repentance and Prayer (19 September), 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 Schwyz 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.