Closures and Holidays
Current News
| UB Sciences: From Monday, 7 September 2026 Refurbishment of floor H will take several weeks, temporary set-up with more study spaces is being created |
| UB Plant Sciences: Early Closure Wednesday, 21 October 2026 Location will close at 4:30pm due to power outage. Access with UZH Card also not possible. |
Holidays
UB locations are closed on these public holidays.
UZH members with a valid UZH Card have access to certain locations daily, i.e. also on public holidays. Access works via an automatic door opener.
| Date | Holiday | Exceptions / comments |
|---|---|---|
| Thu, 02.04.2026, from 4:00pm / 4:30pm | Maundy Thursday | All locations are closed.* |
| Fri, 03.04.2026 | Good Friday | All locations are closed.* |
| Sat, 04.04.2026 | Holy Saturday | All locations are closed.* |
| Sun, 05.04.2026 | Easter | All locations are closed.* |
| Mon, 06.04.2026 | Easter Monday |
All locations are closed.* |
| Mon, 20.04.2026 | Sechseläuten |
Closed all day (if not mentioned otherwise): Open as usual from 9:00am - 5:00pm (if not mentioned otherwise), but info desk no staffed as an exception: UB Asian and Oriental Studies (RAA), UB Educational Science (FRE),UB German Studies & Nordic Language and Literature, UB Philosophie, UB Romance Language and Literature (open from 7:45am - 6:00pm), UB Sciences Restriced access with UZH Card only until 6:00pm: UB Art History, UB Asian and Oriental Studies (RAA), UB Economics, UB Educational Science (FRE), UB History, UB Philosophy, UB Slavonic Studies, General and Comparative Literature & Comparative Language Science The remaininglocations are open as usual or are accessible with UZH Card as usual. |
| Fri, 01.05.2026 | Labor Day | All locations are closed.* UB Medicine Careum: 2 May 2026 closed as well |
| Wed, 13.05.2026, from 4:00pm | Eve of Ascension Day | All locations are closed.* |
| Thu, 14.05.2026 | Ascension Day | All locations are closed.* |
| Sun, 24.05.2026 | Whit Sunday |
All locations are closed.* |
| Mon, 25.05.2026 | Whit Monday |
All locations are closed.* |
| Sat, 01.08.2026 | Swiss National Day |
All locations are closed.* |
| Mon, 14.09.2026 | Knabenschiessen | All locations are open as usual. |
| Thu, 24.12.2026 | Christmas Eve | All locations are closed.* |
| Fri, 25.12.2026 | Christmas | All locations are closed.* |
| Sat, 26.12.2026 | Boxing Day |
All locations are closed.* |
| Sun, 27.12.2026 | All locations are closed*, except: UB Law: open from 9:00am - 5:00pm |
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| Mon, 28.12.2026 |
All locations are closed*, except: |
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| Tue, 29.12.2026 | All locations are closed*, except: UB Medicine Careum: open from 8:00am - 8:00pm UB Law: open from 8:00am - 8:00pm |
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| Wed, 30.12.2026 | All locations are closed*, except: UB Medicine Careum: open from 8:00am - 8:00pm UB Law: open from 8:00am - 8:00pm |
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| Thu, 31.12.2026 | New Years Eve | The locations are closed*, except: UB Medicine Careum: open from 8:00am - 4:00pm |
| Fri, 01.01.2027 | New Year |
All locations are closed.* |
| Sat, 02.01.2027 | Berchtoldstag | All locations are closed*, except: UB Law: open from 9:00am - 5:00pm |
| Sun, 03.01.2027 | All locations are closed*, except: UB Law: open from 9:00am - 5:00pm |
* UZH members with a valid UZH Card have access to certain locations daily, i.e. also on public holidays. Access works via an automatic door opener.
For information about special closures of individual locations see Locations.