Fribourg Business Day Calculator
Last reviewed: May 19, 2026 · Holiday data: June 25, 2026
Calculate business days in Fribourg with its own cantonal public holidays. Fribourg shares the Monday to Friday working week and the Saturday and Sunday weekend with the rest of Switzerland, but its holiday calendar is different, so due dates and deadlines can land differently from the national count.
How Fribourg differs from the national Swiss holidays
Fribourg keeps the national Swiss public holidays and adds one canton-wide day: Berchtoldstag (2 January, the Lendemain du Nouvel An), a legal holiday across this bilingual French and German canton. The Catholic feasts that Fribourg is known for, Fête-Dieu (Corpus Christi), Assomption (15 August), Toussaint (1 November) and Immaculée Conception (8 December), are kept only in the historically Catholic communes and districts, not canton-wide, so they are explained here rather than counted, the same treatment given to Bern's Fronleichnam. Berchtoldstag falls on a Friday in 2026, so it moves a deadline that year; in 2027 it lands on a Saturday and in 2028 on a Sunday, so it leaves the count unchanged in those years. Stephanstag and the Easter and Whit Mondays are kept, and the weekend is Saturday and Sunday.
Worked example
Adding 1 business days to Wednesday, December 31, 2025 using Fribourg's holidays lands on Monday, January 5, 2026. With the national Swiss holidays, the same calculation lands on Friday, January 2, 2026: the gap comes from Fribourg's own calendar.
Fribourg public holidays in 2026
| Date | Day | Public holiday |
|---|---|---|
| January 1 | Thursday | Neujahrstag (New Year's Day) |
| January 2 | Friday | Berchtoldstag (Berchtold's Day) |
| April 3 | Friday | Karfreitag (Good Friday) |
| April 6 | Monday | Ostermontag (Easter Monday) |
| May 14 | Thursday | Auffahrt (Ascension Day) |
| May 25 | Monday | Pfingstmontag (Whit Monday) |
| August 1 | Saturday (weekend) | Bundesfeiertag (Swiss National Day) |
| December 25 | Friday | Weihnachten (Christmas Day) |
| December 26 | Saturday (weekend) | Stephanstag (Boxing Day) |
How to count Fribourg business days
For an interactive calculation, use the Switzerland calculator and add Fribourg's own dates under Advanced options. The per-year holiday pages below list every Fribourg date ready to paste in.
Fribourg public holiday data is verified against the État de Fribourg jours fériés page (fr.ch) and the Swiss federalism holiday overview (swissfederalism.ch).
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This calculator provides general estimates based on business day counting rules. It does not constitute legal advice. Deadlines in legal, regulatory, or contractual matters may be subject to jurisdiction-specific rules, court orders, or statutory exceptions. Always verify critical deadlines with a qualified professional.