School holidays 2026/2027 in the Canton of St. Gallen
| Holidays | Dates |
|---|---|
| Autumn holidays | Sun 27 Sep 2026 – Sun 18 Oct 2026 22 days |
| Christmas holidays | Sun 20 Dec 2026 – Sun 3 Jan 2027 15 days |
| Spring holidays | Sun 11 Apr 2027 – Sun 25 Apr 2027 15 days |
| Summer holidays | Sun 11 Jul 2027 – Sun 15 Aug 2027 36 days |
School holidays 2027/2028 in the Canton of St. Gallen
| Holidays | Dates |
|---|---|
| Autumn holidays | Sun 3 Oct 2027 – Sun 24 Oct 2027 22 days |
| Christmas holidays | Sun 19 Dec 2027 – Sun 2 Jan 2028 15 days |
| Spring holidays | Sun 9 Apr 2028 – Sun 23 Apr 2028 15 days |
| Summer holidays | Sun 9 Jul 2028 – Sun 13 Aug 2028 36 days |
Public holidays in the Canton of St. Gallen 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 |
| Sun 1 Nov 2026 | All Saints’ Day |
| 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 |
| Mon 1 Nov 2027 | All Saints’ Day |
| 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-st-gallen/school-holidays-canton-st-gallen.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 · Geneva · Glarus · Graubünden · Jura · Lucerne · Neuchâtel · Nidwalden · Obwalden · Schaffhausen · Schwyz · Solothurn · 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 St. Gallen?
The 2027 summer holidays in the Canton of St. Gallen run from Sunday 11 July to Sunday 15 August 2027. Municipalities can differ from these dates.
When are the next school holidays in the Canton of St. Gallen?
Next school holidays in the Canton of St. Gallen: Autumn holidays, from 27 September to 18 October 2026 (as of 26 September 2026).
Which public holidays are there in the Canton of St. Gallen in 2027?
For 2027, 11 public holidays are listed in the Canton of St. Gallen: 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), All Saints’ Day (1 November), Christmas (25 December) and St Stephen’s Day (26 December).
How do I get the school holidays in the Canton of St. Gallen 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.