Academic dates Semester Periods, Holidays and Project Weeks

An overview of the key academic dates of the study year at Lucerne School of Music, including semester periods, holidays, public holidays and project weeks.

  1. Autumn semester 2025/26
  2. Spring semester 2026
  3. Autumn semester 2026/27
  4. Spring semester 2027

Autumn semester 2025/26

Summer holidays

14 July to 3 August 2025

Semester break with projects

4 August to 14 September 2025

Closing times

front office:
14 July to 10 August 2025

library:
14 July to 3 August 2025

Opening week for new Bachelor students

8 to 12 September 2025

Start regular teaching

15 September 2025

Semester break with projects

10 to 16 November 2025

Christmas holidays

22 December 2025 to 4 January 2026

Pedagogical diploma lessons

24 January to 8 February 2026

End regular teaching

24 January 2026

Semester break with projects
  • Semester break with projects: 25 January to 22 February 2025
  • Music festival Szenenwechsel: 29 January to 1 February 2026
  • Break festival (project week Jazz): 2 to 6 February 2026
  • Academy for contemporary music: 9 to 13 February 2026
Public holidays

Patron saint Gallus Kriens: 16 October 2025
All Saint's Day: 1 November 2025
Immaculate Conception: 8 December 2025

Special events

Departmental Assembly: 2 September 2025
Diploma ceremony:  4 September 2025

Spring semester 2026

Start regular teaching

23 February 2026

Carnival
  • Fat Thursday: 12 February 2026
  • Shrove Monday: 16 February 2026 (free from school)
  • Mardi Gras: 17 February 2026 (free from school)
  • Ash Wednesday: 18 February 2026 (free from school)
Easter holidays

3 to 19 April 2026

End regular teaching

27 June 2026

Semester break with projects

28 June to 12 August 2026

Examination week Classical

28 June to 5 July 2026

Summer holidays

13 July to 2 August 2026

Closing times

Front office:
13 July to 9 August 2026

Library:
13 July to 2 August 2026

Public holidays
  • Ascension Day: 14 May 2026
  • Whit Sunday: 24 May 2026
  • Whit Monday: 25 May 2026
  • Corpus Christi: 4 June 2026
Special events
  • Summer party: 26 June 2026

Autumn semester 2026/27

Summer holidays

13 July to 4 August 2026

Semester break with projects

3 August to 13 September 2026

Closing times
  • Front Office: 13 July bis 9 August 2026
  • Library: 13 July bis 2 August 2026
Opening week for new Bachelor students

7 to 11 September 2026

Start regular teaching

14 September 2026

Semester break with projects

9 to 15 November 2026

Christmas holidays

21 December 2026 to 3 January 2027

Pedagogical diploma lessons

18 January to 7 February 2027

End regular teaching

23 January 2027

Semester break and project weeks
  • Semester break: 24 January to 21 February 2027
  • Break Festival (Project week Jazz): 1 to 5 February 2027
  • Academy for contemporary music: 15 to 19 February 2027
Public holidays
  • Patron saint Gallus Kriens: 16 October 2026
  • All Saint's Day: 1 November 2026
  • Immaculate Conception: 8 December 2026
  • Christmas Eve: 24 December 2026
  • Christmas: 25 December 2026
  • St. Stephen's Day: 26 December 2026
  • New Year's Day: 1 January 2027
  • Berchtold's Day: 2 January 2027
Special events and Carnival
  • Department Assembly: 1 September 2026
  • Graduation Ceremony: 3 September 2026

Spring semester 2027

Start regular teaching

27 February 2027

Carnival

Fat Thursday: 4 February 2027
Shrove Monday: 8 February 2027
Mardi Gras: 9 February 2027
Ash Wednesday: 10 February 2027

Easter holidays

26 March to 11 April 2027

End regular teaching

26 June 2027

Examination week Classical

28 June to 2 July 2027

Summer holidays

12 July to 1 August 2027

Closing times
  • Front Office: 12 July to 8 August 2027
  • Library: 12 July to 1 August 2027
Public holidays
  • Good Friday: 26 March 2027 
  • Ascension Day: 6 May 2027
  • Pentecost: 16 May 2027
  • Whit Monday: 17 May 2027
  • Corpus Christi: 27 May 2027
Special events

Summer party: 25 June 2027