School holidays 2026/2027 in the Canton of Zurich
| Holidays | Dates |
|---|---|
| Autumn holidays | Mon 5 Oct 2026 – Sat 17 Oct 2026 13 days · all schools |
| Christmas holidays | Mon 21 Dec 2026 – Sat 2 Jan 2027 13 days · all schools |
| Easter | Fri 26 Mar 2027 – Mon 29 Mar 2027 4 days · all schools |
| Spring holidays | Mon 26 Apr 2027 – Sat 8 May 2027 13 days · all schools |
| Ascension bridge days | Thu 6 May 2027 – Sat 8 May 2027 3 days · vocational schools, upper secondary schools |
| Summer holidays | Mon 19 Jul 2027 – Sat 21 Aug 2027 34 days · compulsory schools |
School holidays 2027/2028 in the Canton of Zurich
| Holidays | Dates |
|---|---|
| Autumn holidays | Mon 11 Oct 2027 – Sat 23 Oct 2027 13 days · all schools |
| Christmas holidays | Mon 20 Dec 2027 – Sat 1 Jan 2028 13 days · all schools |
| Easter | Fri 14 Apr 2028 – Mon 17 Apr 2028 4 days · all schools |
| Spring holidays | Mon 17 Apr 2028 – Sat 29 Apr 2028 13 days · all schools |
| Ascension bridge days | Thu 25 May 2028 – Sat 27 May 2028 3 days · vocational schools, upper secondary schools |
| Summer holidays | Mon 17 Jul 2028 – Sat 19 Aug 2028 34 days · compulsory schools |
Public holidays in the Canton of Zurich 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.
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In Google Calendar, you add a calendar by its address (“From URL”): https://jh-familysync.app/en/school-holidays/canton-zurich/school-holidays-canton-zurich.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. The app does not distinguish between schools: it adds every period from our data source, including those that only apply to some schools. Delete the ones that do not apply to your school in the calendar. 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 · St. Gallen · Thurgau · Ticino · Uri · Valais · Vaud · Zug
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 Zurich?
The 2027 summer holidays in the Canton of Zurich run from Monday 19 July to Saturday 21 August 2027. This applies to: compulsory schools. Municipalities can differ from these dates.
When are the next school holidays in the Canton of Zurich?
Next school holidays in the Canton of Zurich: Autumn holidays, from 5 to 17 October 2026 (as of 26 September 2026).
Which public holidays are there in the Canton of Zurich in 2027?
For 2027, 11 public holidays are listed in the Canton of Zurich: 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 Zurich 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.