Public holidays in Liechtenstein

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This is a list of public holidays in Liechtenstein .

Holidays
DateEnglish name German nameNotes
1 January New Year's Day Neujahr
2 January Berchtold's Day BerchtoldstagBank holiday only
6 January Epiphany Drei Könige
2 February Candlemas Mariä Lichtmess
movable Shrove Tuesday FasnachtsdienstagBank holiday only
4 March 2025
17 February 2026
19 March Saint Joseph's Day Josefstag
movable Good Friday KarfreitagBank holiday only
18 April 2025
3 April 2026
movable Easter Monday Ostermontag21 April 2025
6 April 2026
1 May Labour Day Tag der Arbeit
movable Ascension Day Auffahrt29 May 2025
14 May 2026
movable Whit Monday Pfingstmontag9 June 2025
25 May 2026
movable Corpus Christi Fronleichnam19 June 2025
4 June 2026
15 August National Day [1] Staatsfeiertag
8 September Nativity of Mary Maria Geburt
1 November All Saints Day Allerheiligen
8 December Immaculate Conception Maria Empfängnis
24 December Christmas Eve Heiliger AbendBank holiday only
25 December Christmas Day Weihnachten
26 December Saint Stephen's Day Stefanstag
31 December New Year's Eve SilvesterBank holiday only

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References

  1. National Day Liechtenstein. Retrieved June 16, 2017.