School holidays in the Canton of Bern

Official school holiday calendar 2026–2027

School holidays 2025, 2026, 2027 for the Canton of Bern

School holidays are valid in all towns of the canton, such as:

  • Bern
  • Biel/Bienne
  • Thun
  • Köniz
  • Steffisburg
  • Ostermundigen
  • Burgdorf

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Year Start date End date Public holiday
Kindergarten-Volksschulen:
2025 20-12-2025 04-01-2026 Christmas holidays
Ecole-obligatoire:
2025 20-12-2025 04-01-2026 Christmas holidays
Kindergarten-Volksschulen:
2026 03-04-2026 19-04-2026 Spring holidays
2026 04-07-2026 09-08-2026 Summer holidays
2026 19-09-2026 11-10-2026 Autumn holidays
2026 24-12-2026 10-01-2027 Christmas holidays
École-obligatoire:
2026 03-04-2026 19-04-2026 Spring holidays
2026 04-07-2026 16-08-2026 Summer holidays
2026 03-10-2026 18-10-2026 Autumn holidays
2026 25-12-2026 10-01-2027 Christmas holidays
Kindergarten-Volksschulen:
2027 10-04-2027 25-04-2027 Spring holidays
2027 03-07-2027 15-08-2027 Summer holidays
2027 25-09-2027 17-10-2027 Autumn holidays
2027 24-12-2027 09-01-2028 Christmas holidays
École-obligatoire:
2027 26-03-2027 11-04-2027 Spring holidays
2027 03-07-2027 15-08-2027 Summer holidays
2027 02-10-2027 17-10-2027 Autumn holidays
2027 25-12-2027 09-01-2028 Christmas holidays

More information on the canton’s official website

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