Swiss landscape during spring break

Spring 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
  • cantons
Author
Ferien-Kalender.ch editorial team
Last checked
Source status
official sources and editorial review

Dates and regional scope

Spring break 2026

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

Reviewed official edition Reviewed
BL and BS Municipality- and school-dependent

to

16 days
Basel-Landschaft Basel-Landschaft Basel-Stadt Basel-Stadt
AG, AI, AR, BE, FR, GE, GL, JU, LU, NE, NW, OW, SG, SO, TG, and VD Municipality- and school-dependent

to

17 days
Aargau Aargau Appenzell Innerrhoden Appenzell Innerrhoden Appenzell Ausserrhoden Appenzell Ausserrhoden Bern Bern Freiburg Freiburg Genf Genf Glarus Glarus Jura Jura Luzern Luzern Neuenburg Neuenburg Nidwalden Nidwalden Obwalden Obwalden St. Gallen St. Gallen Solothurn Solothurn Thurgau Thurgau Waadt Waadt
TI Municipality- and school-dependent

to

10 days
Tessin Tessin
SH and ZG Municipality- and school-dependent

to

16 days
Schaffhausen Schaffhausen Zug Zug
GR and ZH Municipality- and school-dependent

to

16 days
Graubünden Graubünden Zürich Zürich
SZ Municipality- and school-dependent

to

16 days
Schwyz Schwyz
UR Municipality- and school-dependent

to

16 days
Uri Uri
VS Municipality- and school-dependent

to

9 days
Wallis Wallis

Cantonal terminology

Spring break and Easter break

Spring break is the primary Swiss concept. Easter break commonly names the Easter-related part of the same cantonal holiday block, so the canton row remains decisive.

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 Christmas break Christmas break Sports break Sports break Whitsun break Whitsun break Summer break Summer break
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Data basis

EDK dates and local checks

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

Sources reviewed

Sources & review status