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Switzerland (Geneva) : complete schedule of public and bank holidays, closure of banks and stock exchanges, school vacations, trade fairs, cultural and sporting events, festivals, carnivals, election during the next 3 months

  • Currency: Franc (CHF)
  • For local celebrations, please check the related canton entry.
    Internet domain: .ch - Telephone code: +41 - International dialing code: 00 - GMT offset: +1 (DST: yes)
    European Truck Ban: 22:00 to 05:00 week nights, 00:00 to 24:00 on Sundays, public holidays & vacations departures/returns
  • Weekend: Saturday & Sunday
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    Friday june 30, 2023Summer holiday (beginning)School holidays
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    Tuesday august 1, 2023Confederation DayNational Day
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    Monday august 21, 2023Summer holiday (end)School holidays
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    Thursday september 7, 2023Geneva ThanksgivingSecular holiday
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    Friday october 20, 2023Fall holiday (beginning)School holidays
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    Monday october 30, 2023Fall holiday (end)School holidays
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    Friday november 3, 2023Geneva International Cinema and Television Festival - Cinema Tout EcranEvents, celebrations...
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    Friday december 22, 2023Christmas holiday (beginning)School holidays
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    Monday december 25, 2023Christmas DayCatholic or protestant
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    Sunday december 31, 2023Restoration of the RepublicSecular holiday
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    Summer holiday (beginning)

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    Friday june 30, 2023
    School holidays :

    Confederation Day

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    Tuesday august 1, 2023
    Secular holiday : Instaured at the end of the XIX century. The date refers to an agreement made at the beginning of August 1291 between Uri, Schwyz and Nidwalden. Traditional observance includes bonfires on the the mountains and celebrations in the communities, occasions for patriotic speeches. Modern observance, fostered by the Tourist offices, include fireworks.

    Summer holiday (end)

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    Monday august 21, 2023
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    Geneva Thanksgiving

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    Thursday september 7, 2023
    Secular holiday : A religious holiday with a ecumenical background instaured in the 19th century. No relation with the American Thanksgiving.

    Fall holiday (beginning)

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    Friday october 20, 2023
    School holidays :

    Fall holiday (end)

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    Monday october 30, 2023
    School holidays :

    Geneva International Cinema and Television Festival - Cinema Tout Ecran

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    Friday november 3, 2023
    Culture : Www.cinema-tout-ecran.ch https://www.giff.ch/ in Geneva 2023 edition confirmed

    Christmas holiday (beginning)

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    Friday december 22, 2023
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    Christmas Day

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    Monday december 25, 2023
    Catholic or protestant : Since pre-historic times in Europe, festivities (bonfires, offrerings) were marking the beginning of longer hours of daylight with fires and ritual. The Roman festival of Saturnalia lasted several days in December (gambling and offerings). Germanic tribes also celebrated mid-winter (drinking and rituals). The Bulgarian (with Koleduvane) and the Polish (with Gwiazdka) perpetuate this tradition. Jesus of Nazareth was probably born in springtime (Reformists favour autumn). But in the 4th century, December 25th was chosen for the celebration of his birth by Pope Julius I (Bishop Liberus is also mentioned in 354 A.D.). Thus, a Christian element was introduced in the long-established mid-winter festivals. Before 1582, the Papal States and other Italian city states celebrated New Year’s Day on Christmas Day

    Restoration of the Republic

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    Sunday december 31, 2023
    Secular holiday :