Swiss landscape during christmas break

Christmas break

School holidays in Switzerland

School-holiday ranges are cantonal and sometimes school-group specific. Check the exact canton before fixing care, travel or holidays from work.

  • Edition 2026/27
  • cantons
Author
Ferien-Kalender.ch editorial team
Last checked
Source status
official sources and editorial review

Dates and regional scope

Christmas break 2026/27

Start with the current dates and verify the applicable region before planning care, travel or leave.

Reviewed official edition Reviewed
AG, AI, AR, BL, BS, FR, LU, NE, NW, SG, SO, TG, VS, ZG, and ZH Municipality- and school-dependent

to

16 days
Aargau Aargau Appenzell Innerrhoden Appenzell Innerrhoden Appenzell Ausserrhoden Appenzell Ausserrhoden Basel-Landschaft Basel-Landschaft Basel-Stadt Basel-Stadt Freiburg Freiburg Luzern Luzern Neuenburg Neuenburg Nidwalden Nidwalden St. Gallen St. Gallen Solothurn Solothurn Thurgau Thurgau Wallis Wallis Zug Zug Zürich Zürich
GR Municipality- and school-dependent

to

14 days
Graubünden Graubünden
BE, GE, GL, JU, UR, and VD Municipality- and school-dependent

to

18 days
Bern Bern Genf Genf Glarus Glarus Jura Jura Uri Uri Waadt Waadt
OW and TI Municipality- and school-dependent

to

14 days
Obwalden Obwalden Tessin Tessin
SH Municipality- and school-dependent

to

11 days
Schaffhausen Schaffhausen
SZ Municipality- and school-dependent

to

13 days
Schwyz Schwyz

Cantonal terminology

Canton and school-group logic

EDK-oriented dates make the range comparable, but local arrangements and individual schools can still differ.

Exception check

Check the local calendar

Local dates can differ

Canton, municipality and school-group calendars can differ from the general range.

Employment leave remains separate

Public holidays inside or next to a school break do not automatically create holidays from work.

Related school breaks

Autumn break Autumn break Sports break Sports break Spring break Spring break Whitsun break Whitsun break Summer break Summer break
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Data basis

EDK dates and local checks

The displayed Christmas break groups are bound to their reviewed source edition. Canton, municipality and school-specific arrangements remain separate checks.

Sources reviewed

Sources & review status