Reviewed annual edition

School holidays in Switzerland 2026

The overview assigns the published school holidays to all 26 cantons.

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Breaks by region

School holiday periods 2026

School holiday periods and regional scope for 2026
Period Start End Regions
Sports break
Sports break Municipality- and school-dependent 9 days Glarus
Sports break Municipality- and school-dependent 16 days Schaffhausen
Sports break Municipality- and school-dependent 9 days Thurgau
Sports break Municipality- and school-dependent 16 days Solothurn
Sports break Municipality- and school-dependent 16 days Zug
Sports break Municipality- and school-dependent 16 days Lucerne
Sports break Municipality- and school-dependent 16 days Nidwalden
Sports break Municipality- and school-dependent 16 days Obwalden
Sports break Municipality- and school-dependent 10 days Appenzell Inner Rhodes
Sports break Municipality- and school-dependent 16 days Basel-City
Sports break Municipality- and school-dependent 16 days Basel-Country
Sports break Municipality- and school-dependent 9 days Fribourg
Sports break Municipality- and school-dependent 9 days Jura
Sports break Municipality- and school-dependent 9 days Ticino
Sports break Municipality- and school-dependent 9 days Vaud
Sports break Municipality- and school-dependent 9 days Geneva
Sports break Municipality- and school-dependent 9 days Grisons
Sports break Municipality- and school-dependent 9 days Neuchâtel
Sports break Municipality- and school-dependent 9 days Schwyz
Sports break Municipality- and school-dependent 16 days Valais
Sports break Municipality- and school-dependent 9 days Uri
Spring break
Spring break Municipality- and school-dependent 16 days Basel-City
Spring break Municipality- and school-dependent 16 days Basel-Country
Spring break Municipality- and school-dependent 17 days Aargau
Spring break Municipality- and school-dependent 17 days Appenzell Inner Rhodes
Spring break Municipality- and school-dependent 17 days Appenzell Outer Rhodes
Spring break Municipality- and school-dependent 17 days Bern
Spring break Municipality- and school-dependent 17 days Fribourg
Spring break Municipality- and school-dependent 17 days Geneva
Spring break Municipality- and school-dependent 17 days Glarus
Spring break Municipality- and school-dependent 17 days Jura
Spring break Municipality- and school-dependent 17 days Lucerne
Spring break Municipality- and school-dependent 17 days Neuchâtel
Spring break Municipality- and school-dependent 17 days Nidwalden
Spring break Municipality- and school-dependent 17 days Obwalden
Spring break Municipality- and school-dependent 17 days Solothurn
Spring break Municipality- and school-dependent 17 days St. Gallen
Spring break Municipality- and school-dependent 17 days Thurgau
Spring break Municipality- and school-dependent 10 days Ticino
Spring break Municipality- and school-dependent 17 days Vaud
Spring break Municipality- and school-dependent 16 days Schaffhausen
Spring break Municipality- and school-dependent 16 days Zug
Spring break Municipality- and school-dependent 16 days Grisons
Spring break Municipality- and school-dependent 16 days Zurich
Spring break Municipality- and school-dependent 16 days Schwyz
Spring break Municipality- and school-dependent 16 days Uri
Spring break Municipality- and school-dependent 9 days Valais
Whitsun break
Whitsun break Municipality- and school-dependent 12 days Thurgau
Summer break
Summer break Municipality- and school-dependent 74 days Ticino
Summer break Municipality- and school-dependent 44 days Basel-City
Summer break Municipality- and school-dependent 44 days Basel-Country
Summer break Municipality- and school-dependent 51 days Geneva
Summer break Municipality- and school-dependent 44 days Glarus
Summer break Municipality- and school-dependent 51 days Vaud
Summer break Municipality- and school-dependent 47 days Valais
Summer break Municipality- and school-dependent 44 days Appenzell Inner Rhodes
Summer break Municipality- and school-dependent 37 days Appenzell Outer Rhodes
Summer break Municipality- and school-dependent 37 days Bern
Summer break Municipality- and school-dependent 44 days Grisons
Summer break Municipality- and school-dependent 44 days Jura
Summer break Municipality- and school-dependent 44 days Lucerne
Summer break Municipality- and school-dependent 44 days Neuchâtel
Summer break Municipality- and school-dependent 44 days Nidwalden
Summer break Municipality- and school-dependent 44 days Obwalden
Summer break Municipality- and school-dependent 37 days Schaffhausen
Summer break Municipality- and school-dependent 37 days Schwyz
Summer break Municipality- and school-dependent 37 days Solothurn
Summer break Municipality- and school-dependent 37 days St. Gallen
Summer break Municipality- and school-dependent 37 days Thurgau
Summer break Municipality- and school-dependent 44 days Uri
Summer break Municipality- and school-dependent 44 days Zug
Summer break Municipality- and school-dependent 47 days Fribourg
Summer break Municipality- and school-dependent 37 days Zurich
Summer break Municipality- and school-dependent 23 days Aargau
Autumn break
Autumn break Municipality- and school-dependent 23 days Bern
Autumn break Municipality- and school-dependent 17 days Obwalden
Autumn break Municipality- and school-dependent 16 days Aargau
Autumn break Municipality- and school-dependent 16 days Basel-City
Autumn break Municipality- and school-dependent 16 days Basel-Country
Autumn break Municipality- and school-dependent 16 days Lucerne
Autumn break Municipality- and school-dependent 16 days Nidwalden
Autumn break Municipality- and school-dependent 23 days Schaffhausen
Autumn break Municipality- and school-dependent 16 days Schwyz
Autumn break Municipality- and school-dependent 23 days Solothurn
Autumn break Municipality- and school-dependent 23 days St. Gallen
Autumn break Municipality- and school-dependent 16 days Appenzell Inner Rhodes
Autumn break Municipality- and school-dependent 16 days Appenzell Outer Rhodes
Autumn break Municipality- and school-dependent 16 days Glarus
Autumn break Municipality- and school-dependent 16 days Jura
Autumn break Municipality- and school-dependent 16 days Neuchâtel
Autumn break Municipality- and school-dependent 16 days Thurgau
Autumn break Municipality- and school-dependent 16 days Uri
Autumn break Municipality- and school-dependent 16 days Zug
Autumn break Municipality- and school-dependent 16 days Zurich
Autumn break Municipality- and school-dependent 16 days Fribourg
Autumn break Municipality- and school-dependent 16 days Grisons
Autumn break Municipality- and school-dependent 16 days Valais
Autumn break Municipality- and school-dependent 16 days Vaud
Autumn break Municipality- and school-dependent 9 days Geneva
Autumn break Municipality- and school-dependent 9 days Ticino
Christmas break
Christmas break Municipality- and school-dependent 16 days Aargau
Christmas break Municipality- and school-dependent 16 days Appenzell Inner Rhodes
Christmas break Municipality- and school-dependent 16 days Appenzell Outer Rhodes
Christmas break Municipality- and school-dependent 16 days Basel-City
Christmas break Municipality- and school-dependent 16 days Basel-Country
Christmas break Municipality- and school-dependent 16 days Fribourg
Christmas break Municipality- and school-dependent 16 days Lucerne
Christmas break Municipality- and school-dependent 16 days Neuchâtel
Christmas break Municipality- and school-dependent 16 days Nidwalden
Christmas break Municipality- and school-dependent 16 days Solothurn
Christmas break Municipality- and school-dependent 16 days St. Gallen
Christmas break Municipality- and school-dependent 16 days Thurgau
Christmas break Municipality- and school-dependent 16 days Valais
Christmas break Municipality- and school-dependent 16 days Zug
Christmas break Municipality- and school-dependent 16 days Zurich
Christmas break Municipality- and school-dependent 14 days Grisons
Christmas break Municipality- and school-dependent 18 days Bern
Christmas break Municipality- and school-dependent 18 days Geneva
Christmas break Municipality- and school-dependent 18 days Glarus
Christmas break Municipality- and school-dependent 18 days Jura
Christmas break Municipality- and school-dependent 14 days Obwalden
Christmas break Municipality- and school-dependent 11 days Schaffhausen
Christmas break Municipality- and school-dependent 14 days Ticino
Christmas break Municipality- and school-dependent 18 days Uri
Christmas break Municipality- and school-dependent 18 days Vaud
Christmas break Municipality- and school-dependent 13 days Schwyz

Calendar scope

Cantonal holiday lists provide the common starting point for annual planning.

Regional caveat

Municipalities and individual schools can diverge from cantonal periods within a canton.

Data basis

Verified school holiday data for 2026

The page is a planning overview, not a binding school decision; the school's notice prevails when in doubt.

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