The calendar above already shades the school breaks for Vaud in 2026. That is 127 days off across the year, against an average of 116 for the 26 cantons of Switzerland.

Quick answers

When do the summer holidays start in Vaud in 2026?

Summer holidays begin on June 27, with 1 canton starting earlier — the first goes on June 18, the last on July 20. It shares that date with 5 other cantons.

What is the longest break in Vaud in 2026?

The Summer: 51 days, June 27 to August 16.

How many days off does Vaud get in 2026?

127 days. 7 of the 26 cantons compared here get more. Regions differ because the dates are set locally, not nationally.

All Vaud school holidays in 2026

School holidays in Vaud, 2026
Break	From	To	Days
Christmas	December 20, 2025	January 4	16
Sport	February 14	February 22	9
Spring	April 3	April 19	17
Summer	June 27	August 16	51
Autumn	October 10	October 25	16
Christmas	December 24	January 10, 2027	18

Dates come from the official school-calendar publications for Switzerland, collected by the open-data OpenHolidays project. Last checked on 2026-08-27. They cover public schools; an individual school can add in-service days of its own, so treat this as the frame and the school's own calendar as final.

How Switzerland sets school holidays

Switzerland delegates school calendars to the twenty-six cantons, and they genuinely differ — sports week in February is a Swiss institution but lands differently canton by canton.
Even within a canton, communes can vary by a few days; treat the cantonal dates as the frame and check the school for the edges.

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The generator at the top of this page shades every break listed here, on top of the public holidays, moon phases and week numbers you can turn on. Pick a different canton in the sidebar to compare, or switch the calendar language — the language of the calendar and the region of the holidays are independent settings. The PDF is free, with no watermark and no sign-up.

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