Candles and grave decorations for All Saints' Day

All Saints' Day

Cantonal holiday 12 cantons + FR/AG; SO except Bucheggberg Falls on: Sunday No automatic substitute

All Saints' Day falls on Sunday, 1 November in 2026. It applies canton-wide in twelve cantons, in specifically defined areas of Fribourg and Aargau, and as a public rest day in Solothurn except Bucheggberg district.

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All Saints' Day before All Souls' Day

The date, cemetery visit and next day's remembrance are related but not interchangeable.

Date
All Saints' Day falls on Sunday.
Status
Cantonal holiday
Canton-wide in Lucerne, Uri, Schwyz, Obwalden, Nidwalden, Glarus, Zug, Appenzell Innerrhoden, St Gallen, Ticino, Valais and Jura. In Fribourg it applies in the Catholic part outside Courgevaux, Fräschels, Greng, Kerzers, Meyriez, Muntelier, Murten, Ried bei Kerzers, Ulmiz, Mont-Vully, Flamatt and Sensebrügg. In Solothurn it is a public rest day except in Bucheggberg district; municipalities may designate additional local rest days. In Aargau it applies in Bremgarten, Laufenburg, Muri, Rheinfelden and Zurzach districts.
Scope
12 cantons + FR/AG; SO except Bucheggberg
Only Swiss National Day on 1 August has federal constitutional holiday status. All Saints' Day is governed by cantonal and, in places, local rules.
Planning
No automatic substitute
The Sunday date creates no additional weekday off and no blanket substitute Monday in 2026. In Solothurn's Bucheggberg district, All Saints' Day is not a cantonal public rest day.

The Sunday date creates no additional weekday off and no blanket substitute Monday in 2026. In Solothurn's Bucheggberg district, All Saints' Day is not a cantonal public rest day.

Canton-wide in Lucerne, Uri, Schwyz, Obwalden, Nidwalden, Glarus, Zug, Appenzell Innerrhoden, St Gallen, Ticino, Valais and Jura. In Fribourg it applies in the Catholic part outside Courgevaux, Fräschels, Greng, Kerzers, Meyriez, Muntelier, Murten, Ried bei Kerzers, Ulmiz, Mont-Vully, Flamatt and Sensebrügg. In Solothurn it is a public rest day except in Bucheggberg district; municipalities may designate additional local rest days. In Aargau it applies in Bremgarten, Laufenburg, Muri, Rheinfelden and Zurzach districts.

Only Swiss National Day on 1 August has federal constitutional holiday status. All Saints' Day is governed by cantonal and, in places, local rules.

Recht

Start with the local holiday rule

12 cantons + FR/AG; SO except Bucheggberg

No automatic substitute

Sunday holiday with local scope

All Saints' Day falls on Sunday; neither cantonal scope nor Solothurn rest-day law creates a substitute Monday, and Bucheggberg is excluded there.

Recommendation
Do not assume a blanket substitute Monday
Block
no extra weekday off

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Sunday, 1 November 2026

The date does not create a blanket substitute Monday.

Scope

12 cantons + FR/AG; SO except Bucheggberg

Canton-wide in Lucerne, Uri, Schwyz, Obwalden, Nidwalden, Glarus, Zug, Appenzell Innerrhoden, St Gallen, Ticino, Valais and Jura. In Fribourg it applies in the Catholic part outside Courgevaux, Fräschels, Greng, Kerzers, Meyriez, Muntelier, Murten, Ried bei Kerzers, Ulmiz, Mont-Vully, Flamatt and Sensebrügg. In Solothurn it is a public rest day except in Bucheggberg district; municipalities may designate additional local rest days. In Aargau it applies in Bremgarten, Laufenburg, Muri, Rheinfelden and Zurzach districts.

2026 consequence

Plan from the exact place

The Sunday date creates no additional weekday off and no blanket substitute Monday in 2026. In Solothurn's Bucheggberg district, All Saints' Day is not a cantonal public rest day.

Grave decorations and candles for All Saints' Day
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Cemetery and parish arrangements

Applicable scope

12 cantons + FR/AG; SO except Bucheggberg

Canton-wide in Lucerne, Uri, Schwyz, Obwalden, Nidwalden, Glarus, Zug, Appenzell Innerrhoden, St Gallen, Ticino, Valais and Jura. In Fribourg it applies in the Catholic part outside Courgevaux, Fräschels, Greng, Kerzers, Meyriez, Muntelier, Murten, Ried bei Kerzers, Ulmiz, Mont-Vully, Flamatt and Sensebrügg. In Solothurn it is a public rest day except in Bucheggberg district; municipalities may designate additional local rest days. In Aargau it applies in Bremgarten, Laufenburg, Muri, Rheinfelden and Zurzach districts.

Planning consequence

No automatic substitute

The Sunday date creates no additional weekday off and no blanket substitute Monday in 2026. In Solothurn's Bucheggberg district, All Saints' Day is not a cantonal public rest day.

Only Swiss National Day on 1 August has federal constitutional holiday status. All Saints' Day is governed by cantonal and, in places, local rules.

Canton-wide in Lucerne, Uri, Schwyz, Obwalden, Nidwalden, Glarus, Zug, Appenzell Innerrhoden, St Gallen, Ticino, Valais and Jura. In Fribourg it applies in the Catholic part outside Courgevaux, Fräschels, Greng, Kerzers, Meyriez, Muntelier, Murten, Ried bei Kerzers, Ulmiz, Mont-Vully, Flamatt and Sensebrügg. In Solothurn it is a public rest day except in Bucheggberg district; municipalities may designate additional local rest days. In Aargau it applies in Bremgarten, Laufenburg, Muri, Rheinfelden and Zurzach districts.

Article 20a governs cantonal holidays; rosters and collective agreements govern workplace details.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Short, source-backed answers about All Saints' Day.

Is All Saints' Day 2026 a public holiday in Switzerland?

Canton-wide in Lucerne, Uri, Schwyz, Obwalden, Nidwalden, Glarus, Zug, Appenzell Innerrhoden, St Gallen, Ticino, Valais and Jura. In Fribourg it applies in the Catholic part outside Courgevaux, Fräschels, Greng, Kerzers, Meyriez, Muntelier, Murten, Ried bei Kerzers, Ulmiz, Mont-Vully, Flamatt and Sensebrügg. In Solothurn it is a public rest day except in Bucheggberg district; municipalities may designate additional local rest days. In Aargau it applies in Bremgarten, Laufenburg, Muri, Rheinfelden and Zurzach districts.

When is All Saints' Day 2026?

All Saints' Day falls on Sunday, 1 November 2026. 1 November.

Where does All Saints' Day apply?

Canton-wide in Lucerne, Uri, Schwyz, Obwalden, Nidwalden, Glarus, Zug, Appenzell Innerrhoden, St Gallen, Ticino, Valais and Jura. In Fribourg it applies in the Catholic part outside Courgevaux, Fräschels, Greng, Kerzers, Meyriez, Muntelier, Murten, Ried bei Kerzers, Ulmiz, Mont-Vully, Flamatt and Sensebrügg. In Solothurn it is a public rest day except in Bucheggberg district; municipalities may designate additional local rest days. In Aargau it applies in Bremgarten, Laufenburg, Muri, Rheinfelden and Zurzach districts.

What is the planning consequence for All Saints' Day?

The Sunday date creates no additional weekday off and no blanket substitute Monday in 2026. In Solothurn's Bucheggberg district, All Saints' Day is not a cantonal public rest day.

Historie

Remembrance and local custom

A feast for all saints

In Catholic tradition, All Saints' Day commemorates known and unknown saints. Remembrance of the dead belongs liturgically to All Souls' Day on 2 November, but often shapes 1 November as well.

Graves, lights and quiet remembrance

In Catholic communities, people visit cemeteries, decorate graves and light candles. The precise form follows parish and local tradition.

Recht

The Bucheggberg exception

12 cantons + FR/AG; SO except Bucheggberg

Canton-wide in Lucerne, Uri, Schwyz, Obwalden, Nidwalden, Glarus, Zug, Appenzell Innerrhoden, St Gallen, Ticino, Valais and Jura. In Fribourg it applies in the Catholic part outside Courgevaux, Fräschels, Greng, Kerzers, Meyriez, Muntelier, Murten, Ried bei Kerzers, Ulmiz, Mont-Vully, Flamatt and Sensebrügg. In Solothurn it is a public rest day except in Bucheggberg district; municipalities may designate additional local rest days. In Aargau it applies in Bremgarten, Laufenburg, Muri, Rheinfelden and Zurzach districts.

Only Swiss National Day on 1 August has federal constitutional holiday status. All Saints' Day is governed by cantonal and, in places, local rules.

Keep the November calendars separate

Workplace rules in November

The Sunday date and local rest-day scope require an address check.

At the workplace, check the applicable cantonal, district or municipal rule at the actual address. A cemetery visit or parish service does not itself create time off work.

Schools may be in their autumn break.

A workplace may follow another calendar in November.

Assign the school location separately.

Assign the workplace location separately and note the Bucheggberg exception.

Retail and services can publish their own Sunday or local-holiday hours. All Saints' Day supplies the scope question; the provider supplies the opening answer.

For 1 November 2026, keep remembrance arrangements on their own checklist.

That separation is useful for visitors as well: a local ceremony can be meaningful even where the statutory rest-day rule does not apply to the workplace.

Praxis

Plan next

Check local observance and November arrangements before committing leave.

For 1 November, keep remembrance arrangements separate from work planning: the 2026 date is a Sunday, and local cemetery or parish observance does not create a replacement weekday.

Confirm cemetery arrangements and the applicable local holiday rule before treating the Sunday as time away from work.

Sources & further reading

  1. SECO: leisure and public holidays : Federal guidance distinguishing the nationwide holiday from cantonal holidays.
  2. Swiss Labour Act Art. 20a : Federal labour rule for canton-designated holidays.
  3. Federal Constitution Art. 110 : constitutional status of Swiss National Day.
  4. Historical federal compilation (2011) : Historical context only; not current scope authority.
  5. EDK school holidays : Cantonal school-holiday source.
  6. Aargau Employment Law § 6 : current official district and municipality scope.
  7. Fribourg public holidays : current official Catholic and Reformed municipality scope.
  8. Solothurn Labour Inspectorate: public holidays : Current employment and rest-day authority for Solothurn.
  9. Canton of Solothurn: Rest Days Act : current statutory canton, district and municipal rest-day framework.
  10. Solothurn deadline list : Deadline evidence only; not authority for employment holidays, rest days or shop opening.
  11. Canton of Uri: public holidays 2026 : current official cantonal list for 2026.
  12. Canton of Schwyz: public holidays 2026 : current official cantonal and local holiday list for 2026.
  13. Nidwalden public-rest-day law : current official cantonal law.
  14. Canton of Ticino: public holidays 2026 : current official cantonal list for 2026.
  15. Valais public-holiday law : current official cantonal law.
  16. Appenzell Innerrhoden public-rest-day rules : Cantonal source for the stated inner-district scope.
  17. Canton of Jura: official holidays : current official cantonal holiday overview.
  18. Canton of Lucerne: Rest Days Act : Official source for the stated scope.
  19. Canton of Uri: Public Rest Days Act : Official source for the stated scope.
  20. Canton of Obwalden: Public Holidays Act : Official source for the stated scope.
  21. Canton of Glarus: Rest Days Act : Official source for the stated scope.
  22. Canton of Zug: Rest Days Act : Official source for the stated scope.
  23. Appenzell Innerrhoden: public holidays 2026 : Official source for the stated scope.
  24. Canton of St Gallen: Rest Days Act : Official source for the stated scope.