HolidayTallySwitzerland · Canton
Aargau, Switzerland public holidays 2027
- 5 dates counted
- 3 on weekdays
- 258 working days
- 2 long weekends
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2027 at a glance
- National Day falls on Sunday 1 August and is not moved; Christmas Day falls on Saturday 25 December and is not moved, because Switzerland has no statutory substitute days.
- In 2027, public holidays fall on 3 weekdays in Aargau, one fewer than in 2026.
Switzerland has no statutory substitute days: a holiday on a Saturday or Sunday is not moved to a weekday. In Aargau the Government sets the holidays district by district, so only New Year's Day, Good Friday, Ascension Day, 1 August and Christmas Day hold everywhere and are counted; the district days are listed but not counted, and 1 May is not a holiday in the canton.
Public holidays in 2027
5 dates are counted as non-working in Aargau in 2027; 3 of them fall on a weekday.
| Date | Holiday | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Friday 1 January 2027 | New Year's Day | |
| Friday 26 March 2027 | Good Friday | |
| Thursday 6 May 2027 | Ascension Day | |
| Sunday 1 August 2027 | National Day | Falls on a weekend and is not moved. |
| Saturday 25 December 2027 | Christmas Day | Falls on a weekend and is not moved. |
- not counted some employers only
Also observed by some
8 more days are holidays only for some employers, sectors or areas in 2027. They are not counted as non-working days here.
| Date | Holiday | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Saturday 2 January 2027 | Saint Berchtold's Day (some districts only) | not counted |
| Monday 29 March 2027 | Easter Monday (some districts only) | not counted |
| Monday 17 May 2027 | Whit Monday (some districts only) | not counted |
| Thursday 27 May 2027 | Corpus Christi (some districts only) | not counted |
| Sunday 15 August 2027 | Assumption Day (some districts only) | not counted |
| Monday 1 November 2027 | All Saints' Day (some districts only) | not counted |
| Wednesday 8 December 2027 | Immaculate Conception (some districts only) | not counted |
| Sunday 26 December 2027 | Saint Stephen's Day (some districts only) | not counted |
Working days and hours by month
Working days are Monday to Friday minus the counted holidays. Hours are shown for a 7.5-hour and an 8-hour working day.
- Jan 20 working days in January, 1 holiday
- Feb 20 working days in February
- Mar 22 working days in March, 1 holiday
- Apr 22 working days in April
- May 20 working days in May, 1 holiday
- Jun 22 working days in June
- Jul 22 working days in July
- Aug 22 working days in August, 1 holiday
- Sep 22 working days in September
- Oct 21 working days in October
- Nov 22 working days in November
- Dec 23 working days in December, 1 holiday
| Month | Working days | Hours at 7.5 h | Hours at 8 h | Holidays |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 20 | 150 | 160 | 1 |
| February | 20 | 150 | 160 | 0 |
| March | 22 | 165 | 176 | 1 |
| April | 22 | 165 | 176 | 0 |
| May | 20 | 150 | 160 | 1 |
| June | 22 | 165 | 176 | 0 |
| July | 22 | 165 | 176 | 0 |
| August | 22 | 165 | 176 | 1 |
| September | 22 | 165 | 176 | 0 |
| October | 21 | 157.5 | 168 | 0 |
| November | 22 | 165 | 176 | 0 |
| December | 23 | 172.5 | 184 | 1 |
| 2027 | 258 | 1935 | 2064 | 5 |
Compare with the rest of Switzerland
| Jurisdiction | Working days in 2027 | Holidays on weekdays |
|---|---|---|
| Aargau | 258 | 3 |
| Appenzell Ausserrhoden | 256 | 5 |
| Appenzell Innerrhoden | 255 | 6 |
| Basel-Landschaft | 256 | 5 |
| Basel-Stadt | 256 | 5 |
| Bern | 256 | 5 |
| Fribourg | 258 | 3 |
| Geneva | 254 | 7 |
| Glarus | 254 | 7 |
| Grisons | 256 | 5 |
| Jura | 255 | 6 |
| Lucerne | 256 | 5 |
| Neuchâtel | 257 | 4 |
| Nidwalden | 255 | 6 |
| Obwalden | 255 | 6 |
| Schaffhausen | 256 | 5 |
| Schwyz | 255 | 6 |
| Solothurn | 258 | 3 |
| St. Gallen | 255 | 6 |
| Thurgau | 256 | 5 |
| Ticino | 256 | 5 |
| Uri | 255 | 6 |
| Valais | 255 | 6 |
| Vaud | 255 | 6 |
| Zug | 255 | 6 |
| Zurich | 256 | 5 |
Long weekends in 2027
Runs of three or more days off in a row without taking leave.
- 3 days Friday 1 January 2027 to Sunday 3 January 2027
- 3 days Friday 26 March 2027 to Sunday 28 March 2027
Best days to take leave in 2027
The longest single break for each number of leave days, built around a public holiday.
| Leave days | Break | Days off | Take leave on |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fri 1 Jan to Mon 4 Jan 2027 | 4 | Mon 4 Jan |
| 2 | Fri 1 Jan to Tue 5 Jan 2027 | 5 | Mon 4 Jan, Tue 5 Jan |
| 3 | Fri 1 Jan to Wed 6 Jan 2027 | 6 | Mon 4 Jan, Tue 5 Jan, Wed 6 Jan |
| 4 | Sat 20 Mar to Sun 28 Mar 2027 | 9 | Mon 22 Mar, Tue 23 Mar, Wed 24 Mar, Thu 25 Mar |
| 5 | Fri 1 Jan to Sun 10 Jan 2027 | 10 | Mon 4 Jan, Tue 5 Jan, Wed 6 Jan, Thu 7 Jan, Fri 8 Jan |
Leave plans for the whole year
Non-overlapping breaks that give the most days off for a given number of leave days.
10 days of leave: 23 days off in 3 breaks (uses 10)
- Friday 1 January 2027 to Monday 4 January 2027: 4 days off for 1 day of leave
- Friday 19 March 2027 to Sunday 28 March 2027: 10 days off for 5 days of leave
- Saturday 1 May 2027 to Sunday 9 May 2027: 9 days off for 4 days of leave
15 days of leave: 30 days off in 3 breaks (uses 15)
- Friday 1 January 2027 to Monday 4 January 2027: 4 days off for 1 day of leave
- Friday 12 March 2027 to Sunday 28 March 2027: 17 days off for 10 days of leave
- Saturday 1 May 2027 to Sunday 9 May 2027: 9 days off for 4 days of leave
20 days of leave: 37 days off in 3 breaks (uses 20)
- Friday 1 January 2027 to Monday 4 January 2027: 4 days off for 1 day of leave
- Friday 12 March 2027 to Sunday 28 March 2027: 17 days off for 10 days of leave
- Saturday 24 April 2027 to Sunday 9 May 2027: 16 days off for 9 days of leave
25 days of leave: 44 days off in 3 breaks (uses 25)
- Friday 1 January 2027 to Sunday 10 January 2027: 10 days off for 5 days of leave
- Friday 12 March 2027 to Sunday 28 March 2027: 17 days off for 10 days of leave
- Friday 23 April 2027 to Sunday 9 May 2027: 17 days off for 10 days of leave
Countdown
The days to the next holiday appear here when JavaScript is on.
The working days left this month and this year appear here when JavaScript is on.
Calendar and data downloads
Every public holiday for Aargau, 2026 to 2028, in your calendar app. A subscription updates by itself.
The subscription works in Google Calendar, Outlook and Apple Calendar. The CSV file also lists the days observed by some.
About public holidays in Aargau
Aargau has no single list of public holidays. Its cantonal act introducing federal employment law (EG ArR, collection number 961.200) leaves the cantonal government to fix the holidays for each district and, in one district, for each municipality. The Office for Economy and Labour summarises the outcome in a leaflet, which says that the listed days are treated like Sundays and that the allocation is binding.
The leaflet and the SECO annex to the Labour Act show several patterns. Aarau, Brugg, Kulm, Lenzburg and Zofingen, together with the municipality of Bergdietikon, keep New Year's Day, 2 January, Good Friday, Easter Monday, Ascension Day, Whit Monday, Christmas Day and 26 December. The rest of the district of Baden drops 2 January and adds Corpus Christi. Bremgarten, Laufenburg and Muri follow a Catholic calendar built around the Assumption on 15 August and All Saints on 1 November; Laufenburg and Muri add the Immaculate Conception on 8 December and omit St Stephen's Day, which Bremgarten keeps. Zurzach combines 2 January, Corpus Christi and All Saints. In the district of Rheinfelden, six named municipalities follow the Catholic pattern and eight others a mixed one.
What this page counts is the overlap. Four days appear in every pattern: New Year's Day, Good Friday, Ascension Day and Christmas Day. Add the federal holiday on 1 August and you reach five counted days for 2026, which leaves 257 working days from Monday to Friday, and 258 in 2027. These are the only days that bind every employee in the canton.
The remaining dates are shown in the list, each marked as valid in some districts only, and they do not enter the totals: 2 January, Easter Monday, Whit Monday, Corpus Christi, the Assumption, All Saints, the Immaculate Conception and 26 December. Someone who works in Baden or Laufenburg will therefore have more days off than the total shown here, and should look up the district.
One day is absent from the whole canton. The labour office states that days it does not list, 1 May for instance, are not statutory holidays anywhere in Aargau, so 1 May is neither counted nor listed here.
Compare the neighbours: Basel-Landschaft keeps 1 May and has no 2 January, while Bern marks 2 January and 26 December in every municipality. Aargau does not move a holiday that falls on a weekend, and municipal events are not counted.
Source and last check
Dates are calculated with the python-holidays library 0.108 and checked against the official sources below. Last checked: .