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.
23 February 2026
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)
3 to 19 April 2026
27 June 2026
28 June to 12 August 2026
28 June to 5 July 2026
13 July to 2 August 2026
Front office: 13 July to 9 August 2026
Library: 13 July to 2 August 2026
Ascension Day: 14 May 2026 Whit Sunday: 24 May 2026 Whit Monday: 25 May 2026 Corpus Christi: 4 June 2026
Summer party: 26 June 2026
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13 July to 4 August 2026
3 August to 13 September 2026
Front Office: 13 July bis 9 August 2026 Library: 13 July bis 2 August 2026
7 to 11 September 2026
14 September 2026
9 to 15 November 2026
21 December 2026 to 3 January 2027
18 January to 7 February 2027
23 January 2027
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
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
Department Assembly: 1 September 2026 Graduation Ceremony: 3 September 2026 Christmas party (internal): 16 Dezember 2026
27 February 2027
Fat Thursday: 4 February 2027 Shrove Monday: 8 February 2027 Mardi Gras: 9 February 2027 Ash Wednesday: 10 February 2027
26 March to 11 April 2027
26 June 2027
28 June to 2 July 2027
12 July to 1 August 2027
Front Office: 12 July to 8 August 2027 Library: 12 July to 1 August 2027
Good Friday: 26 March 2027 Ascension Day: 6 May 2027 Pentecost: 16 May 2027 Whit Monday: 17 May 2027 Corpus Christi: 27 May 2027
Summer party: 25 June 2027
2 August to 19 September 2027
13 to 17 September 2027
20 September 2027
15 to 21 November 2027
20 December 2027 to 2 January 2028
17 January to 13 February 2028
29 January 2028
Semester break: 30 January to 27 February 2028 Music Festival «Szenenwechsel»: 2 to 6 February 2028 Break Festival (Project week Jazz): 7 to 11 February 2028 Academy for contemporary music: 14 to 18 February 2028
Patron St Gallus (Kriens): 16 October 2027 All Saint's Day: 1 November 2027 Immaculate Conception: 8 December 2027 Christmas Eve: 24 December 2027 Christmas: 25 December 2027 St. Stephen's Day: 26 December 2027 New Year's Day: 1 January 2028 Berchtold's Day: 2 January 2028
Department Assembly: 7 September 2027 Graduation Ceremony: 9 September 2027 Christmas party (internal): 16 Dezember 2027 Campus party: 28 August 2027
28 February 2028
Dirty Thursday: 24 February 2028 Güdis Monday: 28 February 2028 Güdis Tuesday: 29 February 2028 Ash Wednesday: 1 March 2028
14 to 30 April 2028
1 July 2028
1 to 8 July 2028
17 July to 6 August 2028
Front Office: 17 July to 13 August 2028 Library: 17 July to 6 August 2028
Good Friday: 14 April 2028 Ascension Day: 25 May 2028 Whit Sunday (Pentecost): 4 June 2028 Whit Monday: 5 June 2028 Corpus Christi: 15 June 2028
Summer party: 30 June 2028 New Music Days: 22 to 25 June 2028
