Assumption Day 2026 in Switzerland

Author: Ferien-Kalender.ch editorial team
Last checked: July 12, 2026
Source basis: official sources and editorial review

Assumption Day 2026

Saturday date, exact scope and effect

No replacement weekday follows automatically.

Cantonal holiday. Assumption Day falls on Saturday, 15 August 2026. Canton-wide in Lucerne, Uri, Schwyz, Obwalden, Nidwalden, Zug, Appenzell Innerrhoden, 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 and Muri districts, and in Hellikon, Mumpf, Obermumpf, Schupfart, Stein and Wegenstetten.

The Saturday date creates no additional weekday off in 2026. In Solothurn's Bucheggberg district, Assumption Day is not a cantonal public rest day; elsewhere the verified cantonal or local scope controls.

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

Date: 15 August 2026; Saturday
Scope: 10 cantons + FR/AG; SO except Bucheggberg; Bucheggberg remains excluded in Solothurn
Effect: no extra weekday off; No automatic substitute

Local rule

Keep workplace scope separate from a substitute day

Saturday and public-rest-day status answer different questions.

At the workplace, use the verified cantonal or local rule. Solothurn's public rest day excludes Bucheggberg district, while Fribourg and Aargau require the listed local-area test.

A local procession or herb blessing does not create an employment entitlement outside that statutory area.

No automatic substitute

Saturday without automatic compensation

The Saturday holiday brings no blanket compensation; in Solothurn, Bucheggberg is outside the public rest-day scope.

Determine compensation by workplace and contract. The Saturday holiday brings no blanket compensation; in Solothurn, Bucheggberg is outside the public rest-day scope.

Compensation follows the applicable employment contract or collective agreement; the holiday itself does not create a uniform substitute day.

Calendar effect: no extra weekday off; No automatic weekday substitute

Assumption: Monday-Friday working week.

Workplace region

Workplace applicability is not confirmed; no leave days are preselected. Local or partial employment entitlement for Assumption Day (2026-08-15) at the workplace in Switzerland must be confirmed with the municipality and employer.

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Assumption of Mary

Assumption tradition and summer services

Confirm church programmes and visitor hours separately.

People laying a flower carpet in front of a village church — Local custom does not widen the statutory holiday map.

In Catholic tradition, the Assumption of Mary celebrates Mary being taken into heaven. Its confessional character explains the cantonal and local limits on public-holiday scope.

Herb blessings and services

Some Catholic parishes include blessings of herbs in the feast. Whether and how this custom is observed depends on local church tradition.

Providers publish their own Saturday hours. The holiday rule in the relevant canton and municipality remains decisive.

Sources & further reading

SECO: leisure and public holidays : Federal guidance distinguishing the nationwide holiday from cantonal holidays.
Swiss Labour Act Art. 20a : Federal labour rule for canton-designated holidays.
Federal Constitution Art. 110 : constitutional status of Swiss National Day.
Historical federal compilation (2011) : Historical context only; not current scope authority.
EDK school holidays : Cantonal school-holiday source.
Aargau Employment Law § 6 : current official district and municipality scope.
Fribourg public holidays : current official Catholic and Reformed municipality scope.
Solothurn Labour Inspectorate: public holidays : Current employment and rest-day authority for Solothurn.
Canton of Solothurn: Rest Days Act : current statutory canton, district and municipal rest-day framework.
Solothurn deadline list : Deadline evidence only; not authority for employment holidays, rest days or shop opening.
Canton of Uri: public holidays 2026 : current official cantonal list for 2026.
Canton of Schwyz: public holidays 2026 : current official cantonal and local holiday list for 2026.
Nidwalden public-rest-day law : current official cantonal law.
Canton of Ticino: public holidays 2026 : current official cantonal list for 2026.
Valais public-holiday law : current official cantonal law.
Appenzell Innerrhoden public-rest-day rules : Cantonal source for the stated inner-district scope.
Canton of Jura: official holidays : current official cantonal holiday overview.
Obwalden public-rest-day law : current official cantonal law.
Canton of Lucerne: Rest Days Act : Official source for the stated scope.
Canton of Uri: Public Rest Days Act : Official source for the stated scope.
Canton of Zug: Rest Days Act : Official source for the stated scope.
Appenzell Innerrhoden: public holidays 2026 : Official source for the stated scope.