2026 in Switzerland
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Events in the year 2026 in Switzerland.
Incumbents
[edit]- President of the Swiss Confederation: Guy Parmelin[1]
- President of the National Council: Pierre-André Page[2]
- President of the Swiss Council of States: Stefan Engler[3]
Events
[edit]- 1 January – At least 40 people are killed in a fire at a bar in Crans-Montana, Valais.[4]
- 5 January – The federal government imposes a four-year freeze on any assets held by Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro and his close associates in Switzerland.[5]
Predicted and scheduled
[edit]- 8 March–29 November – 2026 Swiss referendums[6]
Holidays
[edit]- 1 January – New Year's Day
- 2 January – Berchtoldstag Day
- 6 January – Epiphany
- 1 March – Republic Day
- 19 March – Saint Joseph's Day
- 3 April – Good Friday
- 6 April – Easter Monday
- 9 April – Näfels Ride
- 1 May – International Workers' Day
- 14 May – Ascension Day
- 25 May – Whit Monday
- 4 June – Corpus Christi
- 29 June – Saints Peter and Paul
- 1 August – Swiss National Day
- 15 August – Assumption Day
- 10 September – Jeûne genevois
- 20 September – Lundi du Jeûne
- 25 September – Saint Nicholas of Flüe Day
- 1 November – All Saints' Day
- 8 December – Immaculate Conception
- 25 December – Christmas Day
- 26 December – Saint Stephen's Day
- 31 December – Restoration Day
Deaths
[edit]- 3 January – Claude-Inga Barbey, 64, comedian, writer, and actress (The Death of Mario Ricci)[9]
- 10 January – Erich von Däniken, 90, author and ufologist (Chariots of the Gods?)[10]
- 11 January – Ueli Kestenholz, 50, snowboarder, Olympic bronze medallist (1998)[11]
References
[edit]- ^ "Guy Parmelin, President of the Swiss Confederation 2026". www.wbf.admin.ch. Retrieved 1 January 2026.
- ^ "Pierre-André Page - Président du Conseil national 2025/26". www.parlament.ch. Retrieved 1 January 2026.
- ^ "Stefan Engler – President of the Council of States 2025/26". www.parlament.ch. Retrieved 1 January 2026.
- ^ "What we know about the Switzerland ski resort fire". BBC. 2026-01-01. Retrieved 2026-01-01.
- ^ "Switzerland freezes all Maduro-linked assets 'with immediate effect'". Euronews. 2026-01-05. Retrieved 2026-01-06.
- ^ "Votes for the next 20 years". Federal Chancellery (in French). Archived from the original on 22 August 2025. Retrieved 9 February 2025.
- ^ "Switzerland Public Holidays". Public Holidays Global. Archived from the original on 5 September 2025. Retrieved 13 December 2025.
- ^ "Holidays and Observances in Switzerland in 2026". Time and Date. Retrieved 13 December 2025.
- ^ "La comédienne Claude-Inga Barbey est décédée à l'âge de 64 ans". Radio Télévision Suisse (in French). 5 January 2026. Retrieved 8 January 2026.
- ^ "Schweizer Autor und Publizist Erich von Däniken ist gestorben". Tages Anzeiger. 11 January 2026. Retrieved 11 January 2026.
- ^ Nils Hänggi; Nino Vinzens (2026-01-13). "Bei Lawinenunglück: Ueli Kestenholz (50) tödlich verunfallt". 20min.ch. Retrieved 2026-01-13.
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