HolidayTallySwitzerland · Canton
Appenzell Ausserrhoden, Switzerland public holidays 2028
- 7 dates counted
- 6 on weekdays
- 254 working days
- 4 long weekends
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2028 at a glance
- New Year's Day falls on Saturday 1 January and is not moved, because Switzerland has no statutory substitute days.
- All 2028 dates are provisional – calculated from the rule, because official dates are published only through 2027.
- In 2028, public holidays fall on 6 weekdays in Appenzell Ausserrhoden, one more than in 2027.
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 2028
7 dates are counted as non-working in Appenzell Ausserrhoden in 2028; 6 of them fall on a weekday.
| Date | Holiday | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Saturday 1 January 2028 | New Year's Day | provisional – calculated from the rule Falls on a weekend and is not moved. |
| Friday 14 April 2028 | Good Friday | provisional – calculated from the rule |
| Monday 17 April 2028 | Easter Monday | provisional – calculated from the rule |
| Thursday 25 May 2028 | Ascension Day | provisional – calculated from the rule |
| Monday 5 June 2028 | Whit Monday | provisional – calculated from the rule |
| Tuesday 1 August 2028 | National Day | provisional – calculated from the rule |
| Monday 25 December 2028 | Christmas Day | provisional – calculated from the rule |
- provisional calculated from the rule
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 21 working days in January, 1 holiday
- Feb 21 working days in February
- Mar 23 working days in March
- Apr 18 working days in April, 2 holidays
- May 22 working days in May, 1 holiday
- Jun 21 working days in June, 1 holiday
- Jul 21 working days in July
- Aug 22 working days in August, 1 holiday
- Sep 21 working days in September
- Oct 22 working days in October
- Nov 22 working days in November
- Dec 20 working days in December, 1 holiday
| Month | Working days | Hours at 7.5 h | Hours at 8 h | Holidays |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 21 | 157.5 | 168 | 1 |
| February | 21 | 157.5 | 168 | 0 |
| March | 23 | 172.5 | 184 | 0 |
| April | 18 | 135 | 144 | 2 |
| May | 22 | 165 | 176 | 1 |
| June | 21 | 157.5 | 168 | 1 |
| July | 21 | 157.5 | 168 | 0 |
| August | 22 | 165 | 176 | 1 |
| September | 21 | 157.5 | 168 | 0 |
| October | 22 | 165 | 176 | 0 |
| November | 22 | 165 | 176 | 0 |
| December | 20 | 150 | 160 | 1 |
| 2028 | 254 | 1905 | 2032 | 7 |
Compare with the rest of Switzerland
| Jurisdiction | Working days in 2028 | Holidays on weekdays |
|---|---|---|
| Aargau | 256 | 4 |
| Appenzell Ausserrhoden | 254 | 6 |
| Appenzell Innerrhoden | 253 | 7 |
| Basel-Landschaft | 252 | 8 |
| Basel-Stadt | 252 | 8 |
| Bern | 253 | 7 |
| Fribourg | 256 | 4 |
| Geneva | 253 | 7 |
| Glarus | 251 | 9 |
| Grisons | 253 | 7 |
| Jura | 252 | 8 |
| Lucerne | 252 | 8 |
| Neuchâtel | 254 | 6 |
| Nidwalden | 252 | 8 |
| Obwalden | 252 | 8 |
| Schaffhausen | 252 | 8 |
| Schwyz | 253 | 7 |
| Solothurn | 256 | 4 |
| St. Gallen | 252 | 8 |
| Thurgau | 253 | 7 |
| Ticino | 252 | 8 |
| Uri | 252 | 8 |
| Valais | 253 | 7 |
| Vaud | 253 | 7 |
| Zug | 252 | 8 |
| Zurich | 252 | 8 |
Long weekends in 2028
Runs of three or more days off in a row without taking leave.
- 4 days Friday 14 April 2028 to Monday 17 April 2028
- 3 days Saturday 3 June 2028 to Monday 5 June 2028
- 3 days Saturday 23 December 2028 to Monday 25 December 2028
- 3 days Saturday 30 December 2028 to Monday 1 January 2029
Best days to take leave in 2028
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 13 Apr to Mon 17 Apr 2028 | 5 | Thu 13 Apr |
| 2 | Wed 12 Apr to Mon 17 Apr 2028 | 6 | Wed 12 Apr, Thu 13 Apr |
| 3 | Tue 11 Apr to Mon 17 Apr 2028 | 7 | Tue 11 Apr, Wed 12 Apr, Thu 13 Apr |
| 4 | Sat 8 Apr to Mon 17 Apr 2028 | 10 | Mon 10 Apr, Tue 11 Apr, Wed 12 Apr, Thu 13 Apr |
| 5 | Fri 7 Apr to Mon 17 Apr 2028 | 11 | Fri 7 Apr, Mon 10 Apr, Tue 11 Apr, Wed 12 Apr, Thu 13 Apr |
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: 31 days off in 6 breaks (uses 10)
- Friday 7 April 2028 to Monday 17 April 2028: 11 days off for 5 days of leave
- Thursday 25 May 2028 to Sunday 28 May 2028: 4 days off for 1 day of leave
- Friday 2 June 2028 to Monday 5 June 2028: 4 days off for 1 day of leave
- Saturday 29 July 2028 to Tuesday 1 August 2028: 4 days off for 1 day of leave
- Friday 22 December 2028 to Monday 25 December 2028: 4 days off for 1 day of leave
- Friday 29 December 2028 to Monday 1 January 2029: 4 days off for 1 day of leave
15 days of leave: 40 days off in 6 breaks (uses 15)
- Saturday 8 April 2028 to Monday 17 April 2028: 10 days off for 4 days of leave
- Saturday 20 May 2028 to Sunday 28 May 2028: 9 days off for 4 days of leave
- Friday 2 June 2028 to Monday 5 June 2028: 4 days off for 1 day of leave
- Saturday 29 July 2028 to Tuesday 1 August 2028: 4 days off for 1 day of leave
- Friday 22 December 2028 to Monday 25 December 2028: 4 days off for 1 day of leave
- Saturday 30 December 2028 to Sunday 7 January 2029: 9 days off for 4 days of leave
20 days of leave: 47 days off in 6 breaks (uses 20)
- Saturday 1 April 2028 to Monday 17 April 2028: 17 days off for 9 days of leave
- Saturday 20 May 2028 to Sunday 28 May 2028: 9 days off for 4 days of leave
- Friday 2 June 2028 to Monday 5 June 2028: 4 days off for 1 day of leave
- Saturday 29 July 2028 to Tuesday 1 August 2028: 4 days off for 1 day of leave
- Friday 22 December 2028 to Monday 25 December 2028: 4 days off for 1 day of leave
- Saturday 30 December 2028 to Sunday 7 January 2029: 9 days off for 4 days of leave
25 days of leave: 56 days off in 6 breaks (uses 25)
- Saturday 8 April 2028 to Monday 17 April 2028: 10 days off for 4 days of leave
- Saturday 20 May 2028 to Sunday 28 May 2028: 9 days off for 4 days of leave
- Saturday 3 June 2028 to Sunday 11 June 2028: 9 days off for 4 days of leave
- Saturday 29 July 2028 to Sunday 6 August 2028: 9 days off for 4 days of leave
- Saturday 16 December 2028 to Monday 25 December 2028: 10 days off for 5 days of leave
- Saturday 30 December 2028 to Sunday 7 January 2029: 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: .