Switzerland
Holidays & Events
See also: Switzerland, Europe
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- Neujahrstag (New Year's Day) - January 1
- Berchtold's Day - January 2
- Heilige Drei Könige (Epiphany) - January 6
- Silversterchläuse - January 13
- Martin Luther King Jr. Day - January 21
- Groundhog Day - February 2
- Candlemas, Presentation of the Lord - February 2
- Homstrom - February 3
- Valentines Day - February 14
- Chalanda Marz - February 26
- Mardi Gras - February 12
- Instauration de la Republique - March 1
- St. Patricks Day - March 17
- Saint Joseph's Day - March 19
- Spring Season Opens - March 21
- Karfreitag (Good Friday) - March 29
- Ostersonntag (Easter Sunday) - March 31
- Ostermontag (Easter Monday) - April 1
- April Fools' Day - April 1
- Commemoration of the battle of Näfels - April 4
- Landsgemeinde in Glarus (Glarus Festival) - April 4 (first Thursday)
- SechselÅ uten - April 15
- Landsgemeinde in Appenzell (Liberation Day) - April 28
- Walpurgis' Night - April 30
- Tag der Arbeit (Labor Day) - May 1
- Armistice Day (V-E Day) - May 8
- Christi Himmelfahrt (Ascension Thursday) - May 9
- Mother's Day - May 12
- Pfingstsonntag (Pentecost) - May 19
- Pfingstmontag (Pentecost Monday) - May 20
- Memorial Day - May 27
- Fronleichnam (Corpus Christi) - May 30
- Arrival of the Swiss at the Port-Noir - June 1
- Independence Day (Jura only) - June 23
- St. Peter & St. Paul Day - June 29
- National Holiday - July 14
- Aarauer Maienzug - July 5
- Confederation Day - August 1
- National Day - August 1
- Maria Himmelfahrt (Assumption Day) - August 15
- Jeûne Genevois (Geneva Thanksgiving) - September 5
- Knabenschiessen - September 14
- Lundi du Jeûne - September 16
- Niklaus of Flüe Day - September 25
- Tag der deutschen Einheit (German Unity Day) - October 6
- St. Gallus Day - October 16
- United Nations Day - October 25
- Hallowe'en - October 31
- Reformationstag (Reformation Day) - October 31
- Allerheiligen (All Saint's Day) - November 1
- All Soul's Day - November 2
- Guy Fawkes Day - November 5
- Escalade - November 9
- Veterans Day - November 11
- Cutting of the goose in Sursee (LU) - November 11
- Gansabhauet, St Martin's Day - November 11
- Armistice Day - November 11
- Volkstrauertag (Remembrance Sunday) - November 11
- Buß- und Bettag (Repentance Day) - November 22
- Totensonntag (Deaths' Sunday) - November 24
- First Advent - December 1
- Immaculate Conception - December 8
- Weihnachtstag (Christmas) - December 25
- St. Stephen's Day - December 26
- Commemoration of the Restoration, St Sylvester - December 31
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event calendars
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film & video festivals |
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folk festivals |
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food festivals |
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harvest festivals |
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heritage festivals |
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music festivals & tributes |
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performing arts festivals |
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storytelling festivals |
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thespian festivals and performance art |
recreational activities
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aquariums, zoos and animal events |
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botanical gardens |
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circus performances |
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comedy shows |
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hobbies and interests |
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racing |
sports
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boating |
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camping |
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cycling |
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fishing |
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golf |
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running |
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soccer |
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track and field |
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triathlon |
