Current Date And Time In Sankt Gallen, Switzerland
Tuesday, 25 August 2026
19:26:46 CEST
State: Saint Gallen
Currency: Swiss Franc (CHF)
Timezone: UTC +01:00 (CEST)
Population: 75,833
District: Wahlkreis St. Gallen
Planning commercial schedules or travel in Sankt Gallen, Saint Gallen, Switzerland? Track upcoming statutory holidays and local bank closures across Sankt Gallen.
Commercial banks, financial institutions, and municipal administrative offices in Sankt Gallen observe statutory public holidays in accordance with national and regional labor frameworks. Fixed statutory national holidays (such as Swiss National Day (Schweizer Bundesfeiertag) on August 1) mandate official non-working status for banks and government offices in Sankt Gallen.
This is Switzerland's national public holiday calendar — the same live calendar shown on Switzerland's country-level and Saint Gallen holiday pages — embedded here because public holidays are set nationally and apply the same way in Sankt Gallen as anywhere else in Switzerland.
◀ Showing upcoming public holidays — use the back arrow in the calendar toolbar to browse earlier dates this year.
These are Switzerland's official statutory fixed-date public holidays — the same national list shown on Switzerland's country and Saint Gallen holiday pages — mandated by national labor law and applicable to financial institutions, schools, and government administration in Sankt Gallen just as everywhere else in Switzerland.
| 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 |
Businesses in Sankt Gallen generally follow the same statutory closure pattern as the rest of Switzerland: banks and government offices close fully, while retail and hospitality tend to trim hours rather than close for the day.
A statutory holiday falling on a Saturday or Sunday in Sankt Gallen doesn't simply get skipped — Switzerland's gazette process typically moves the observed day off to the following Monday.
With a population of 75,833 and running on the Europe/Zurich time zone, Sankt Gallen follows Switzerland's statutory holiday dates on local calendar days — no cross-timezone adjustment needed for a purely domestic holiday list.