School holidays and public holidays in Bern, Switzerland: the next dates
Bern, Switzerland · 2026-10-12
School holiday today: Herbstferien / Vacances d'automne (Autumn holidays) [Compulsory schools], until Fri 16 Oct 2026
- Today is Mon 12 Oct 2026 in the time zone Europe/Zurich.
- It lasts 12 days. Of these, 10 are weekdays that are not public holidays.
- Next public holiday: Weihnachten / Noël (Christmas), Fri 25 Dec 2026.
- The public holiday is in 74 days.
- The public holiday falls on a Friday, next to the weekend.
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Bern compared with the rest of Switzerland
- Herbstferien / Vacances d'automne (Autumn holidays) [Compulsory schools], Mon 5 Oct 2026 to Fri 16 Oct 2026: the same in 2 of 25 other places.
- Winterferien / Vacances d'hiver (Christmas) [Compulsory schools], Fri 25 Dec 2026 to Fri 8 Jan 2027: none of the 25 other places has these dates.
- Winterferien / Vacances d'hiver (Christmas) [Primary Schools], Fri 25 Dec 2026 to Sun 10 Jan 2027: none of the 25 other places has these dates.
- Stephanstag / Saint-Etienne (St Stephen's Day), Sat 26 Dec 2026: the same in 19 of 25 other places.
- Berchtoldstag / Saint-Berchtold (Berchtold's Day), Sat 2 Jan 2027: the same in 12 of 25 other places.
- Februarwoche / Semaine de février (February week) [Primary Schools], Sat 6 Feb 2027 to Sun 14 Feb 2027: none of the 25 other places has these dates.
- Frühlingsferien / Vacances de printemps (Spring holidays) [Compulsory schools], Fri 26 Mar 2027 to Fri 9 Apr 2027: none of the 25 other places has these dates.
- Karfreitag / Vendredi saint (Good Friday), Fri 26 Mar 2027: the same in 23 of 25 other places.
School holidays ahead
| Holiday | From | To | Days | Weekdays that are not public holidays | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herbstferien / Vacances d'automne (Autumn holidays) | Mon 5 Oct 2026 | Fri 16 Oct 2026 | 12 | 10 | Compulsory schools |
| Winterferien / Vacances d'hiver (Christmas) | Fri 25 Dec 2026 | Fri 8 Jan 2027 | 15 | 9 | Compulsory schools |
| Winterferien / Vacances d'hiver (Christmas) | Fri 25 Dec 2026 | Sun 10 Jan 2027 | 17 | 9 | Primary Schools |
| Februarwoche / Semaine de février (February week) | Sat 6 Feb 2027 | Sun 14 Feb 2027 | 9 | 5 | Primary Schools |
| Frühlingsferien / Vacances de printemps (Spring holidays) | Fri 26 Mar 2027 | Fri 9 Apr 2027 | 15 | 9 | Compulsory schools |
| Frühlingsferien / Vacances de printemps (Spring holidays) | Sat 10 Apr 2027 | Sun 25 Apr 2027 | 16 | 10 | Primary Schools |
| Sommerferien / Vacances d'été (Summer holidays) | Sat 3 Jul 2027 | Sun 15 Aug 2027 | 44 | 30 | Primary Schools |
| Sommerferien / Vacances d'été (Summer holidays) | Mon 5 Jul 2027 | Fri 13 Aug 2027 | 40 | 30 | Compulsory schools |
| Herbstferien / Vacances d'automne (Autumn holidays) | Sat 25 Sep 2027 | Sun 17 Oct 2027 | 23 | 15 | Primary Schools |
| Herbstferien / Vacances d'automne (Autumn holidays) | Mon 4 Oct 2027 | Fri 15 Oct 2027 | 12 | 10 | Compulsory schools |
Public holidays ahead
| Holiday | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Weihnachten / Noël (Christmas) | Fri 25 Dec 2026 | |
| Stephanstag / Saint-Etienne (St Stephen's Day) | Sat 26 Dec 2026 | |
| Neujahrstag / Nouvel an (New Year's Day) | Fri 1 Jan 2027 | |
| Berchtoldstag / Saint-Berchtold (Berchtold's Day) | Sat 2 Jan 2027 | |
| Karfreitag / Vendredi saint (Good Friday) | Fri 26 Mar 2027 | |
| Ostermontag / Lundi de Pâques (Easter Monday) | Mon 29 Mar 2027 | |
| Auffahrt / Ascension (Ascension Day) | Thu 6 May 2027 | |
| Pfingstmontag / Lundi de Pentecôte (Pentecost Monday) | Mon 17 May 2027 | |
| Bundesfeiertag / Fête nationale suisse (Independence Day) | Sun 1 Aug 2027 | |
| Eidgenössischer Dank-, Buss- und Bettag / Jeûne fédéral (Federal Day of Thanksgiving, Repentance and Prayer) | Sun 19 Sep 2027 |
Data fetched from OpenHolidays API on 2026-10-12 (UTC). This page answers from that table until 2026-11-26, then stops until the data is fetched again.
Data
Contains information from the OpenHolidays API (STÜBER SYSTEMS GmbH), which is made available under the Open Database License (ODbL) v1.0.
The holiday table on this site is a database derived from it. It is offered under the same licence and can be read in full at /api/holidays.