Official holidays in 2023 and end-of-year closure 2023/2024
(In accordance with Articles R II 4.38 and R II 4.39 of the Staff Regulations)
Official holidays in 2023 (in addition to the special leave during the annual closure):
| Date | Occasion | |
|---|---|---|
| Monday | 2 January | Compensation granted for 1 January, New Year |
| Friday | 7 April | Good Friday |
| Monday | 10 April | Easter Monday |
| Monday | 1 May | 1 May |
| Thursday | 18 May | Ascension day |
| Monday | 29 May | Whit Monday |
| Thursday | 7 September | Jeûne genevois |
| Monday | 25 December | Christmas |
| Tuesday | 26 December | Compensation granted for 24 December, Christmas Eve |
| Friday | 29 December | Compensation granted for 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, 23 December 2023 until Sunday, 7 January 2024 inclusive (without deduction of annual leave).
The first working day in the New Year will be Monday 8 January 2024.
To add official holidays to your CERN Exchange calendar, follow these instructions. A printable version of the 2023 CERN Calendar is available here.
CERN official holidays for 2024 will be announced in the Bulletin in December 2023. By subscribing to the official holidays Exchange calendar you can access a provisional calendar of holidays for 2024 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