Labour Day has already passed this year.
Wednesday, May 1, 2024
Key facts
- Date
- Wednesday, May 1, 2024
- Day of the week
- Wednesday
- Where observed
- Regional (9)
- Holiday type
- Public holiday · Observance
- Week number
- 18
- Day of year
- 122
- Local time zone
- Europe/Zurich
- Currency
- CHF
Regions where observed
- CH-BL
- CH-BS
- CH-JU
- CH-NE
- CH-SH
- CH-SO
- CH-TG
- CH-TI
- CH-ZH
Long-weekend planner
Labour Day falls on a Wednesday in 2024, splitting the week — there is no single bridge day this year.
This holiday in other years
Frequently asked questions
In Switzerland, Labour Day is on May 1, 2024 in 2024.
In 2024, Labour Day falls on a Wednesday.
Labour Day is a regional public holiday in Switzerland, observed in 9 region(s) rather than the whole country.
Labour Day was on May 1, 2024 and has already passed this year.
The next Labour Day in Switzerland is on May 1, 2025.
Other public holidays in Switzerland 2024
- 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
- Good Friday (Karfreitag)Mar 29
- Easter Monday (Ostermontag)Apr 1
- Näfels procession (Näfelser Fahrt)Apr 4
- Ascension Day (Auffahrt)May 9
- Whit Monday (Pfingstmontag)May 20
- Corpus Christi (Fronleichnam)May 30
- 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 5
- Federal Day of Thanksgiving (Eidgenössischer Dank-, Buss- und Bettag)Sep 15
- Federal Fast Monday (Bettagsmontag)Sep 16
- 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 Labour Day date for Switzerland 2024 is compiled from public official sources and was last updated on August 7, 2026.