HolidayTallySwitzerland · Canton
Obwalden, Switzerland public holidays 2027
- 9 dates counted
- 6 on weekdays
- 255 working days
- 3 long weekends
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2027 at a glance
- National Day falls on Sunday 1 August and is not moved; Assumption Day falls on Sunday 15 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 6 weekdays in Obwalden, the same as in 2026.
Switzerland has no statutory substitute days: a public holiday that falls on a Saturday or Sunday is not moved to a weekday. Only 1 August is a federal holiday; each canton's law makes some other days equal to a Sunday, and these counts include exactly those. Further cantonal rest days, days kept only in some areas and days that many employers give off by custom are listed but not counted.
Public holidays in 2027
9 dates are counted as non-working in Obwalden in 2027; 6 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 | |
| Thursday 27 May 2027 | Corpus Christi | |
| Sunday 1 August 2027 | National Day | Falls on a weekend and is not moved. |
| Sunday 15 August 2027 | Assumption Day | Falls on a weekend and is not moved. |
| Monday 1 November 2027 | All Saints' Day | |
| Wednesday 8 December 2027 | Immaculate Conception | |
| Saturday 25 December 2027 | Christmas Day | Falls on a weekend and is not moved. |
- not counted some employers only
Also observed by some
5 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 (commonly a day off) | not counted |
| Monday 29 March 2027 | Easter Monday (commonly a day off) | not counted |
| Monday 17 May 2027 | Whit Monday (commonly a day off) | not counted |
| Saturday 25 September 2027 | Saint Nicholas of Flüe (cantonal holiday, not equal to a Sunday) | not counted |
| Sunday 26 December 2027 | Saint Stephen's Day (commonly a day off) | 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 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, 2 holidays
- Sep 22 working days in September
- Oct 21 working days in October
- Nov 21 working days in November, 1 holiday
- Dec 22 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 | 22 | 165 | 176 | 1 |
| 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 | 2 |
| September | 22 | 165 | 176 | 0 |
| October | 21 | 157.5 | 168 | 0 |
| November | 21 | 157.5 | 168 | 1 |
| December | 22 | 165 | 176 | 2 |
| 2027 | 255 | 1912.5 | 2040 | 9 |
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
- 3 days Saturday 30 October 2027 to Monday 1 November 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: 30 days off in 6 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 Sunday 28 March 2027: 9 days off for 4 days of leave
- Thursday 6 May 2027 to Sunday 9 May 2027: 4 days off for 1 day of leave
- Thursday 27 May 2027 to Sunday 30 May 2027: 4 days off for 1 day of leave
- Friday 29 October 2027 to Monday 1 November 2027: 4 days off for 1 day of leave
- Saturday 4 December 2027 to Wednesday 8 December 2027: 5 days off for 2 days of leave
15 days of leave: 39 days off in 6 breaks (uses 15)
- Friday 1 January 2027 to Monday 4 January 2027: 4 days off for 1 day of leave
- Saturday 20 March 2027 to Sunday 28 March 2027: 9 days off for 4 days of leave
- Saturday 1 May 2027 to Sunday 9 May 2027: 9 days off for 4 days of leave
- Thursday 27 May 2027 to Sunday 30 May 2027: 4 days off for 1 day of leave
- Friday 29 October 2027 to Monday 1 November 2027: 4 days off for 1 day of leave
- Saturday 4 December 2027 to Sunday 12 December 2027: 9 days off for 4 days of leave
20 days of leave: 46 days off in 6 breaks (uses 20)
- Friday 1 January 2027 to Monday 4 January 2027: 4 days off for 1 day of leave
- Saturday 13 March 2027 to Sunday 28 March 2027: 16 days off for 9 days of leave
- Saturday 1 May 2027 to Sunday 9 May 2027: 9 days off for 4 days of leave
- Thursday 27 May 2027 to Sunday 30 May 2027: 4 days off for 1 day of leave
- Friday 29 October 2027 to Monday 1 November 2027: 4 days off for 1 day of leave
- Saturday 4 December 2027 to Sunday 12 December 2027: 9 days off for 4 days of leave
25 days of leave: 55 days off in 6 breaks (uses 25)
- Friday 1 January 2027 to Sunday 10 January 2027: 10 days off for 5 days of leave
- Saturday 20 March 2027 to Sunday 28 March 2027: 9 days off for 4 days of leave
- Saturday 1 May 2027 to Sunday 9 May 2027: 9 days off for 4 days of leave
- Saturday 22 May 2027 to Sunday 30 May 2027: 9 days off for 4 days of leave
- Saturday 30 October 2027 to Sunday 7 November 2027: 9 days off for 4 days of leave
- Saturday 4 December 2027 to Sunday 12 December 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 Obwalden, 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 Obwalden
Obwalden keeps a holiday that no other canton in this group has: Bruder Klaus, on 25 September, in honour of Nicholas of Flüe, the hermit who is the patron saint of Switzerland and who lived in the Ranft gorge above Sachseln. The canton's Holiday Ordinance (Kantonale Feiertagsverordnung, systematic number 975.21) names it as a general holiday for the whole canton, and the day is a Friday in 2026.
For the count on this page, though, the ordinance is only half the story. Federal law lets a canton place a limited number of days besides 1 August on the same footing as Sundays, and the federal labour authority (SECO) records which days Obwalden has put there. Nine days are counted: New Year's Day, Good Friday, Ascension, Corpus Christi, 1 August, the Assumption (15 August), All Saints' Day (1 November), the Immaculate Conception (8 December) and Christmas Day. In 2026 three of those nine dates fall on a weekend (1 August and 15 August are Saturdays, 1 November a Sunday), which leaves six weekday holidays and 255 working days from Monday to Friday; 2027 also has 255.
Bruder Klaus is shown in the list below the count, labelled as a cantonal holiday that is not equal to a Sunday. It is a real day off for the canton's offices and many firms, but it is not counted, because the SECO table does not give it Sunday status. A reader who works for the public sector may therefore have one more day off than the figure on this page suggests.
Easter Monday, Whit Monday, 2 January and 26 December are also not in the count. They are listed as commonly a day off: the cantonal text does not name them, yet many employers close anyway, as they do in much of German-speaking Switzerland. Municipal patronal feasts differ from village to village and are left out.
Obwalden's counted list is the same as that of its neighbour Nidwalden. The two cantons differ in the day listed below the line: Nidwalden has St Joseph's Day on 19 March, Obwalden has its September feast. Lucerne, to the north, counts a rest day for St Stephen's Day, which Obwalden does not.
Switzerland has no substitute days. A holiday that falls on a Saturday or a Sunday is not moved to a weekday, so a year with several weekend holidays, like 2026, simply has fewer days off.
Source and last check
Dates are calculated with the python-holidays library 0.108 and checked against the official sources below. Last checked: .