Public holidays in the Canton of Thurgau 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 |
| Fri 1 May 2026 | Labour Day |
| 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 |
| Sat 1 May 2027 | Labour Day |
| 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.
School holidays 2026/2027 in the Canton of Thurgau
| Holidays | Dates |
|---|---|
| Autumn holidays | Sat 3 Oct 2026 – Sun 18 Oct 2026 16 days |
| Christmas | Sat 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 Thurgau
For the 2027/2028 school year, our data source does not yet list any school holidays in the Canton of Thurgau. As soon as they are added, they will appear here and in the app. The EDK publishes an official overview.
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Subscribe to the school holidays and public holidays in the Canton of Thurgau 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-thurgau/school-holidays-canton-thurgau.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 Thurgau?
Next school holidays in the Canton of Thurgau: Autumn holidays, from 3 to 18 October 2026 (as of 26 September 2026).
Why are school holidays missing for the Canton of Thurgau?
The data comes from the OpenHolidays API, the source JH FamilySync uses for school holidays. For the Canton of Thurgau, 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 Thurgau in 2027?
For 2027, 11 public holidays are listed in the Canton of Thurgau: New Year’s Day (1 January), Berchtold’s Day (2 January), Good Friday (26 March), Easter Monday (29 March), Labour Day (1 May), 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 Thurgau 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.