Federal Day of Thanksgiving (Eidgenössischer Dank-, Buss- und Bettag)
Switzerland · 2023
Federal Day of Thanksgiving has already passed this year.
Sunday, September 17, 2023
Key facts
- Date
- Sunday, September 17, 2023
- Day of the week
- Sunday
- Where observed
- Regional (13)
- Holiday type
- Observance
- Week number
- 37
- Day of year
- 260
- Local time zone
- Europe/Zurich
- Currency
- CHF
Regions where observed
- CH-BE
- CH-BL
- CH-BS
- CH-GL
- CH-GR
- CH-LU
- CH-NW
- CH-OW
- CH-SG
- CH-SH
- CH-SO
- CH-SZ
- CH-ZH
Long-weekend planner
Federal Day of Thanksgiving falls on the weekend in 2023, so it does not add an extra day off.
This holiday in other years
Frequently asked questions
In Switzerland, Federal Day of Thanksgiving is on September 17, 2023 in 2023.
In 2023, Federal Day of Thanksgiving falls on a Sunday.
Federal Day of Thanksgiving is a regional public holiday in Switzerland, observed in 13 region(s) rather than the whole country.
Federal Day of Thanksgiving was on September 17, 2023 and has already passed this year.
The next Federal Day of Thanksgiving in Switzerland is on September 15, 2024.
Other public holidays in Switzerland 2023
- New Year's Day (Neujahr)Jan 1
- St. Berchtold's Day (Berchtoldstag)Jan 2
- Epiphany (Heilige Drei Könige)Jan 6
- Republic Day (Jahrestag der Ausrufung der Republik)Mar 1
- Saint Joseph's Day (Josefstag)Mar 19
- Näfels procession (Näfelser Fahrt)Apr 4
- Good Friday (Karfreitag)Apr 7
- Easter Monday (Ostermontag)Apr 10
- Labour Day (Tag der Arbeit)May 1
- Ascension Day (Auffahrt)May 18
- Whit Monday (Pfingstmontag)May 29
- Corpus Christi (Fronleichnam)Jun 8
- Saint Peter and Saint Paul (Peter und Paul)Jun 29
- Swiss National Day (Bundesfeier)Aug 1
- Assumption of the Virgin Mary (Maria Himmelfahrt)Aug 15
- Geneva Prayday (Jeûne genevois)Sep 7
- Federal Fast Monday (Bettagsmontag)Sep 18
- All Saints' Day (Allerheiligen)Nov 1
- Immaculate Conception (Mariä Empfängnis)Dec 8
- Christmas Day (Weihnachten)Dec 25
- St. Stephen's Day (Stephanstag)Dec 26
- Restoration Day (Restauration de la République)Dec 31
About these dates
The Federal Day of Thanksgiving date for Switzerland 2023 is compiled from public official sources and was last updated on August 7, 2026.