Official holidays in 2024 and end-of-year closure 2024/2025
(In accordance with Articles R II 4.38 and R II 4.39 of the Staff Regulations)
Official holidays in 2024 (in addition to the special leave during the annual closure):
| Date | Occasion | |
|---|---|---|
| Monday | 1 January | New Year |
| Friday | 29 March | Good Friday |
| Monday | 1 April | Easter Monday |
| Wednesday | 1 May | 1 May |
| Thursday | 9 May | Ascension day |
| Monday | 20 May | Whit Monday |
| Thursday | 5 September | Jeûne genevois |
| Tuesday | 24 December | Christmas Eve |
| Wednesday | 25 December | Christmas |
| Tuesday | 31 December | New Year’s Eve |
Annual closure of the site of the Organization during the end-of-year holiday period
The Laboratory will be closed from Saturday, 21 December 2024 until Sunday, 5 January 2025 inclusive (without deduction of annual leave).
The first working day in the New Year will be Monday 6 January 2025.
To add official holidays to your CERN Exchange calendar, follow these instructions. A printable version of the 2024 CERN Calendar is available here.
CERN official holidays for 2025 will be announced in the Bulletin in December 2024. By subscribing to the official holidays Exchange calendar you can access a provisional calendar of holidays for 2025 which is subject to change and is provided for information purposes only.
School holidays in host states
- School holidays in the Canton of Geneva and in the Canton of Vaud
- School holidays in France