School holidays and public holidays in Zürich, Switzerland: the next dates
Zürich, Switzerland · 2026-10-12
School holiday today: Herbstferien (Autumn holidays) [Vocational Schools, Secondary Schools], until Sat 17 Oct 2026
- Today is Mon 12 Oct 2026 in the time zone Europe/Zurich.
- It lasts 13 days. Of these, 10 are weekdays that are not public holidays.
- Next public holiday: Weihnachten (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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Zürich compared with the rest of Switzerland
- Herbstferien (Autumn holidays) [Vocational Schools, Secondary Schools], Mon 5 Oct 2026 to Sat 17 Oct 2026: none of the 25 other places has these dates.
- Herbstferien (Autumn holidays) [Primary Schools; recommended date], Mon 5 Oct 2026 to Sat 17 Oct 2026: none of the 25 other places has these dates.
- Weihnachtsferien (Christmas holidays), Mon 21 Dec 2026 to Sat 2 Jan 2027: none of the 25 other places has these dates.
- Stephanstag (St Stephen's Day), Sat 26 Dec 2026: the same in 19 of 25 other places.
- Ostern (Easter) [Vocational Schools, Secondary Schools], Fri 26 Mar 2027 to Mon 29 Mar 2027: none of the 25 other places has these dates.
- Ostern (Easter) [Primary Schools; recommended date], Fri 26 Mar 2027 to Mon 29 Mar 2027: none of the 25 other places has these dates.
- Karfreitag (Good Friday), Fri 26 Mar 2027: the same in 23 of 25 other places.
- Ostermontag (Easter Monday), Mon 29 Mar 2027: the same in 24 of 25 other places.
School holidays ahead
| Holiday | From | To | Days | Weekdays that are not public holidays | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herbstferien (Autumn holidays) | Mon 5 Oct 2026 | Sat 17 Oct 2026 | 13 | 10 | Vocational Schools, Secondary Schools |
| Herbstferien (Autumn holidays) | Mon 5 Oct 2026 | Sat 17 Oct 2026 | 13 | 10 | Primary Schools; recommended date |
| Weihnachtsferien (Christmas holidays) | Mon 21 Dec 2026 | Sat 2 Jan 2027 | 13 | 8 | |
| Ostern (Easter) | Fri 26 Mar 2027 | Mon 29 Mar 2027 | 4 | 0 | Vocational Schools, Secondary Schools |
| Ostern (Easter) | Fri 26 Mar 2027 | Mon 29 Mar 2027 | 4 | 0 | Primary Schools; recommended date |
| Frühlingsferien (Spring holidays) | Mon 26 Apr 2027 | Sat 8 May 2027 | 13 | 9 | Vocational Schools, Secondary Schools |
| Frühlingsferien (Spring holidays) | Mon 26 Apr 2027 | Sat 8 May 2027 | 13 | 9 | Primary Schools; recommended date |
| Auffahrtsbrücke (Ascension Bridge) | Thu 6 May 2027 | Sat 8 May 2027 | 3 | 1 | Vocational Schools, Secondary Schools |
| Sommerferien (Summer holidays) | Mon 19 Jul 2027 | Sat 21 Aug 2027 | 34 | 25 | Primary Schools; recommended date |
| Herbstferien (Autumn holidays) | Mon 11 Oct 2027 | Sat 23 Oct 2027 | 13 | 10 | Vocational Schools, Secondary Schools |
| Herbstferien (Autumn holidays) | Mon 11 Oct 2027 | Sat 23 Oct 2027 | 13 | 10 | Primary Schools; recommended date |
Public holidays ahead
| Holiday | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Weihnachten (Christmas) | Fri 25 Dec 2026 | |
| Stephanstag (St Stephen's Day) | Sat 26 Dec 2026 | |
| Neujahrstag (New Year's Day) | Fri 1 Jan 2027 | |
| Karfreitag (Good Friday) | Fri 26 Mar 2027 | |
| Ostermontag (Easter Monday) | Mon 29 Mar 2027 | |
| Tag der Arbeit (Labour Day) | Sat 1 May 2027 | |
| Auffahrt (Ascension Day) | Thu 6 May 2027 | |
| Pfingstmontag (Pentecost Monday) | Mon 17 May 2027 | |
| Bundesfeiertag (Independence Day) | Sun 1 Aug 2027 | |
| Eidgenössischer Dank-, Buss- und Bettag (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.