Current Date And Time In Basel-City, Switzerland
Tuesday, 25 August 2026
13:56:35 CEST
Capital: Basel
Currency: Swiss Franc (CHF)
Timezone: UTC +01:00 (CEST)
Population: 195,000
Area: 36.95 km²
State Code: BS
Checking official public holidays and bank closures for Basel-City, Switzerland? This regional holiday guide tracks statutory non-working days, live public calendars, and local holiday rules for Basel-City.
Businesses, regional banks, and administrative offices across Basel-City observe statutory public holidays in accordance with national labor regulations and official government decrees. In Basel-City, statutory fixed-date public holidays (including Swiss National Day (Schweizer Bundesfeiertag) on August 1) mandate official non-working status for banks and government departments.
This is Switzerland's national public holiday calendar — the same live calendar shown on Switzerland's country-level holiday page — embedded here because public holidays are set nationally and apply uniformly across Basel-City and the rest of Switzerland, not a separate Basel-City-specific calendar.
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These are Switzerland's official statutory fixed-date public holidays — the same national list shown on Switzerland's country holiday page — mandated by national labor law and applicable across every state and city in Switzerland, including Basel-City. These non-working days apply to government administrative offices, commercial banking institutions, and schools statewide.
| Holiday Name | Fixed Date | Category | Closure Status | Official Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swiss National Day (Schweizer Bundesfeiertag) | August 1 | Federal Holiday | Full Federal & Cantonal Closure (Federal Constitution Mandated) | www.admin.ch |
Basel-City follows Switzerland's statutory holiday calendar in full — the national government sets these dates, and regional banks, public offices and schools across the state close accordingly.
When a fixed statutory public holiday falls on a weekend in Basel-City, government gazette decrees often designate the adjacent Monday as an official substitute non-working day.
As Basel-City's capital, Basel observes the identical statutory calendar — there's no separate capital-city holiday list distinct from the rest of Basel-City.