2026 in Switzerland
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Events in the year 2026 in Switzerland.
Incumbents
[edit]Events
[edit]January
[edit]- 1 January – At least 41 people are killed in a fire at a bar in Crans-Montana, Valais.[4]
- 5 January – The federal government imposes a four-year freeze on any assets held by Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro and his close associates in Switzerland.[5]
- 28 January – Sanija Ameti, a member of the Zurich municipal council, is fined CHF3,500 for publishing images of herself firing a pistol at an auction poster of a 14th-century painting of the Madonna and Child by Tommaso del Mazza in 2024.[6]
February
[edit]- 16 February – A train is derailed by an avalanche near Goppenstein, injuring five people.[7]
March
[edit]- 8 March – 2026 Swiss referendums: Voters reject a referendum proposing to reduce the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation's annual licence fee from 335 francs to 200 francs, with interim results showing about 62% voting against the measure.[8]
- 10 March – At least six people are killed in an arson attack on a postal bus in Kerzers.[9]
- 18 March – One person is killed when a cable car cabin crashes down a snowy mountainside in Engelberg, Obwalden.[10]
- 20 March – Switzerland halts weapons exports to the United States, citing its principle of neutrality and US involvement in the 2026 Iran war.[11]
- 24 March – In a test performed by CERN in Geneva, antimatter particles are transported by road for the first time, to assess their stability during transit. An estimated 100 to 1,000 antiprotons are carried in a Penning trap across a distance of 5 km (3.1 mi).[12][13]
May
[edit]- 28 May – Three people are injured in a stabbing attack at Winterthur railway station.[14]
June
[edit]- 11 June–19 July – Switzerland participates at the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
- 14 June – 2026 Swiss referendums: Voters reject a referendum proposing to place the maximum Swiss population at 10 million.[15]
July
[edit]- July 1 – 2026 Écône consecrations: Members of the Society of Saint Pius X (SSPX) in Écône consecrate four bishops against the direct orders of Pope Leo XIV, triggering a religious schism between SSPX and the Catholic Church.[16]
- July 24 – The United States Trade Representative Jamieson Greer imposes a 12.5% tariff on Switzerland, citing the presence of alleged forced labour in the supply chain. The United States Government also imposes tariffs ranging between 10% and 12.5% on 59 other countries.[17]
Predicted and scheduled
[edit]- 8 March–29 November – 2026 Swiss referendums[18]
Holidays
[edit]- 1 January – New Year's Day
- 2 January – Berchtoldstag Day
- 6 January – Epiphany
- 1 March – Republic Day
- 19 March – Saint Joseph's Day
- 3 April – Good Friday
- 6 April – Easter Monday
- 9 April – Näfels Ride
- 1 May – International Workers' Day
- 14 May – Ascension Day
- 25 May – Whit Monday
- 4 June – Corpus Christi
- 29 June – Saints Peter and Paul
- 1 August – Swiss National Day
- 15 August – Assumption Day
- 10 September – Jeûne genevois
- 20 September – Lundi du Jeûne
- 25 September – Saint Nicholas of Flüe Day
- 1 November – All Saints' Day
- 8 December – Immaculate Conception
- 25 December – Christmas Day
- 26 December – Saint Stephen's Day
- 31 December – Restoration Day
Deaths
[edit]- 3 January – Claude-Inga Barbey, 64, comedian, writer, and actress (The Death of Mario Ricci)[21]
- 10 January – Erich von Däniken, 90, author and ufologist (Chariots of the Gods?)[22]
- 11 January – Ueli Kestenholz, 50, snowboarder, Olympic bronze medallist (1998)[23]
- 22 February – Willy Loretan, 91, politician.[24]
- 13 March – Jacques Basler, 84, sculptor.[25]
- 6 June – Ingeborg Kaiser, 95, German-Swiss writer[26]
- 10 June – Jean Ziegler, 92, sociologist, MP (1981–1999).[27]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Guy Parmelin, President of the Swiss Confederation 2026". www.wbf.admin.ch. Retrieved 1 January 2026.
- ↑ "Pierre-André Page - Président du Conseil national 2025/26". www.parlament.ch. Retrieved 1 January 2026.
- ↑ "Stefan Engler – President of the Council of States 2025/26". www.parlament.ch. Retrieved 1 January 2026.
- ↑ "Death toll from Crans-Montana New Year's Eve bar fire rises to 41". France 24. 2026-02-01. Retrieved 2026-02-01.
- ↑ "Switzerland freezes all Maduro-linked assets 'with immediate effect'". Euronews. 2026-01-05. Retrieved 2026-01-06.
- ↑ "Swiss politician fined for shooting a pistol at Madonna and Child poster". AP News. 2026-01-29. Retrieved 2026-01-29.
- ↑ "Train derails in Switzerland, injuring five amid avalanches in the Alps". Al Jazeera. 2026-02-17. Retrieved 2026-02-17.
- ↑ "Swiss voters reject plan to cut funding for state broadcaster". Reuters. 8 March 2026.
- ↑ "Kerzers FR - Mindestens 6 Tote nach Bus-Brand ++ Polizei: «Bewusste Handlung»". Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen (SRF) (in German). 2026-03-10. Retrieved 2026-03-10.
- ↑ "One person dead after cable car gondola crashes down mountain at Swiss ski resort". CNN. 2026-03-18. Retrieved 2026-03-18.
- ↑ "Switzerland halts US arms exports amid Iran war, citing neutrality". Al Jazeera. 2026-03-20. Retrieved 2026-03-22.
- ↑ "World first: antimatter particles transported in Geneva". SwissInfo.ch. 24 March 2026. Retrieved 24 March 2026.
- ↑ "Please drive carefully: scientists plan to transport volatile antimatter for first time". The Guardian. 14 March 2026. Retrieved 24 March 2026.
- ↑ "Man arrested after three injured in stabbing at Swiss train station". BBC. 28 May 2026. Retrieved 28 May 2026.
- ↑ "Switzerland rejects right-wing bid to cap country's population". Al Jazeera. 14 June 2026.
- ↑ Winfield, Nicole (30 June 2026). "Pope begs breakaway traditionalist group to back off plan to consecrate its own bishops". NBC News. Associated Press. Retrieved 30 June 2026.
- ↑ Race, Michael; Velasquez, Francisco; Crew, Jemma; Chia, Osmond (24 July 2026). "US hits dozens of countries with new wave of tariffs". BBC News. Retrieved 25 July 2026.
- ↑ "Votes for the next 20 years". Federal Chancellery (in French). Archived from the original on 22 August 2025. Retrieved 9 February 2025.
- ↑ "Switzerland Public Holidays". Public Holidays Global. Archived from the original on 5 September 2025. Retrieved 13 December 2025.
- ↑ "Holidays and Observances in Switzerland in 2026". Time and Date. Retrieved 13 December 2025.
- ↑ "La comédienne Claude-Inga Barbey est décédée à l'âge de 64 ans". Radio Télévision Suisse (in French). 5 January 2026. Retrieved 8 January 2026.
- ↑ "Schweizer Autor und Publizist Erich von Däniken ist gestorben". Tages Anzeiger. 11 January 2026. Retrieved 11 January 2026.
- ↑ Nils Hänggi; Nino Vinzens (2026-01-13). "Bei Lawinenunglück: Ueli Kestenholz (50) tödlich verunfallt". 20min.ch. Retrieved 2026-01-13.
- ↑ "Der frühere Aargauer National- und Ständerat Willy Loretan ist tot". Nau (in Swiss High German). 2026-02-24. Retrieved 2026-02-25.
- ↑ "Décès de Jacques Basler. Un pas en avant avec la maladie d'Alzheimer". La Gruyere.
- ↑ "Basler Autorin Ingeborg Kaiser ist im Alter von 95 gestorben". Sarganser Laender (in Swiss High German). Retrieved 2026-07-03.
- ↑ "Leading left-wing intellectual Jean Ziegler dies in Switzerland at 92". SWI swissinfo. 10 June 2026. Archived from the original on 11 June 2026. Retrieved 11 June 2026.
