Federal Day of Thanksgiving (Eidgenössischer Dank-, Buss- und Bettag)

Key facts

Date

Sunday, September 20, 2026

Day of the week

Sunday

Where observed

Regional (13)

Holiday type

Observance

Week number

38

Day of year

263

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 2026, so it does not add an extra day off.

This holiday in other years

Frequently asked questions

Other public holidays in Switzerland 2026

• 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)Apr 3
• Näfels procession (Näfelser Fahrt)Apr 4
• Easter Monday (Ostermontag)Apr 6
• Labour Day (Tag der Arbeit)May 1
• Ascension Day (Auffahrt)May 14
• Whit Monday (Pfingstmontag)May 25
• Corpus Christi (Fronleichnam)Jun 4
• 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 10
• Federal Fast Monday (Bettagsmontag)Sep 21
• 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