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Appenzell Ausserrhoden, Switzerland public holidays 2027
- 8 dates counted
- 5 on weekdays
- 256 working days
- 3 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; Saint Stephen's Day falls on Sunday 26 December and is not moved, because Switzerland has no statutory substitute days.
- In 2027, public holidays fall on 5 weekdays in Appenzell Ausserrhoden, 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 Appenzell Ausserrhoden St Stephen's Day is a holiday except when Christmas falls on a Monday or a Friday. These counts include 1 August and the cantonal days that the law makes equal to a Sunday in the whole canton.
Public holidays in 2027
8 dates are counted as non-working in Appenzell Ausserrhoden in 2027; 5 of them fall on a weekday.
| Date | Holiday | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Friday 1 January 2027 | New Year's Day | |
| Friday 26 March 2027 | Good Friday | |
| Monday 29 March 2027 | Easter Monday | |
| Thursday 6 May 2027 | Ascension Day | |
| Monday 17 May 2027 | Whit Monday | |
| 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. |
| Sunday 26 December 2027 | Saint Stephen's Day | Falls on a weekend and is not moved. |
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 21 working days in March, 2 holidays
- Apr 22 working days in April
- May 19 working days in May, 2 holidays
- 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, 2 holidays
| Month | Working days | Hours at 7.5 h | Hours at 8 h | Holidays |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 20 | 150 | 160 | 1 |
| February | 20 | 150 | 160 | 0 |
| March | 21 | 157.5 | 168 | 2 |
| April | 22 | 165 | 176 | 0 |
| May | 19 | 142.5 | 152 | 2 |
| 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 | 2 |
| 2027 | 256 | 1920 | 2048 | 8 |
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
- 4 days Friday 26 March 2027 to Monday 29 March 2027
- 3 days Saturday 15 May 2027 to Monday 17 May 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 | Thu 25 Mar to Mon 29 Mar 2027 | 5 | Thu 25 Mar |
| 2 | Wed 24 Mar to Mon 29 Mar 2027 | 6 | Wed 24 Mar, Thu 25 Mar |
| 3 | Tue 23 Mar to Mon 29 Mar 2027 | 7 | Tue 23 Mar, Wed 24 Mar, Thu 25 Mar |
| 4 | Sat 20 Mar to Mon 29 Mar 2027 | 10 | Mon 22 Mar, Tue 23 Mar, Wed 24 Mar, Thu 25 Mar |
| 5 | Fri 19 Mar to Mon 29 Mar 2027 | 11 | Fri 19 Mar, Mon 22 Mar, Tue 23 Mar, Wed 24 Mar, Thu 25 Mar |
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: 27 days off in 4 breaks (uses 10)
- Friday 1 January 2027 to Monday 4 January 2027: 4 days off for 1 day of leave
- Saturday 20 March 2027 to Monday 29 March 2027: 10 days off for 4 days of leave
- Saturday 1 May 2027 to Sunday 9 May 2027: 9 days off for 4 days of leave
- Friday 14 May 2027 to Monday 17 May 2027: 4 days off for 1 day of leave
15 days of leave: 34 days off in 4 breaks (uses 15)
- Friday 1 January 2027 to Monday 4 January 2027: 4 days off for 1 day of leave
- Saturday 13 March 2027 to Monday 29 March 2027: 17 days off for 9 days of leave
- Saturday 1 May 2027 to Sunday 9 May 2027: 9 days off for 4 days of leave
- Friday 14 May 2027 to Monday 17 May 2027: 4 days off for 1 day of leave
20 days of leave: 41 days off in 4 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 Monday 29 March 2027: 18 days off for 10 days of leave
- Friday 30 April 2027 to Sunday 9 May 2027: 10 days off for 5 days of leave
- Saturday 15 May 2027 to Sunday 23 May 2027: 9 days off for 4 days of leave
25 days of leave: 48 days off in 4 breaks (uses 25)
- Friday 1 January 2027 to Monday 4 January 2027: 4 days off for 1 day of leave
- Friday 12 March 2027 to Monday 29 March 2027: 18 days off for 10 days of leave
- Friday 23 April 2027 to Sunday 9 May 2027: 17 days off for 10 days of leave
- Saturday 15 May 2027 to Sunday 23 May 2027: 9 days off for 4 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 Appenzell Ausserrhoden, 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 Appenzell Ausserrhoden
Appenzell Ausserrhoden, the Reformed half of the historically divided canton of Appenzell, keeps a compact holiday list. The SECO annex to the Labour Act gives the days that the canton has equated with a Sunday: New Year's Day, Good Friday, Easter Monday, Ascension Day, Whit Monday, Christmas Day and, under a condition, St Stephen's Day on 26 December. The federal holiday on 1 August comes on top, so a normal year has seven or eight such days.
The condition on 26 December is what makes this canton unusual. According to the annex, St Stephen's Day is not celebrated when Christmas Day falls on a Monday or a Friday. In those years the second day of Christmas is an ordinary working day, and the number of holidays drops by one. In every other year it is a holiday. Because the trigger is the weekday of Christmas and not an annual decision, the effect can be calculated years ahead, but the calendar here still treats dates beyond the years we have checked against official sources as provisional.
The two years on this site show both sides. Christmas Day 2026 is a Friday, so 26 December 2026 stays out of the count and the year has seven counted days and 255 working days. In 2027 Christmas is a Saturday, 26 December is a Sunday and the day is counted, which gives eight dates but 256 working days, because 1 August, Christmas Day and 26 December all sit on a weekend.
Seen from its neighbours, Ausserrhoden looks sparse. Appenzell Innerrhoden, a few kilometres away, adds Corpus Christi and attaches a different condition to the same 26 December. Catholic cantons such as Lucerne or Uri keep Marian feasts and All Saints, which are absent here. Ausserrhoden also has no 2 January and no 1 May, so, unlike Basel, it has no labour holiday in spring.
The days above are the whole list, and every one of them is counted; this page has no second list of days that are only named without being treated as Sundays. Village festivals, church feasts without legal status and other customs are left out because the canton has not given them that standing. If a counted holiday falls on a Saturday or a Sunday, nothing replaces it. Pay on a holiday is a matter for the employment contract: SECO notes that federal law contains no general obligation to pay for days lost to a holiday.
Source and last check
Dates are calculated with the python-holidays library 0.108 and checked against the official sources below. Last checked: .