Find out when local businesses may be closed or have limited opening hours
Most businesses and banks are closed on these holidays. In the cities, restaurants and some shops may stay open, but you’ll need to check locally.
If a public holiday falls on a weekend, the day off will be observed on a substitute weekday (usually the Monday).
| Celebrations | Dates |
|---|---|
| New Year's Day | 1 January |
| Berchtold’s Day (Switzerland) | 2 January |
| Epiphany Day | 6 January |
| Easter (including Good Friday and Easter Monday) | March or April (depending on the year) |
| Labour Day | 1 May |
| Ascension Day | Mid-May (the Thursday 39 days after Easter) |
| Whit Monday (Germany & Austria) | Late May or early June (the Monday 50 days after Easter) |
| Corpus Christi | Late May or early June (the Thursday 60 days after Easter) |
| Swiss National Day | 1 August |
| Assumption Day (Germany & Austria) | 15 August |
| Day of German Unity | 3 October |
| Austrian National Day | 26 October |
| All Saints’ Day | 1 November |
| Immaculate Conception (Switzerland & Austria) | 8 December |
| Christmas Eve | 24 December |
| Christmas Day | 25 December |
| Second Day of Christmas/Boxing Day | 26 December |
| New Year’s Eve | 31 December |
