Solothurn Public Holidays 2026

Last reviewed: October 14, 2026 · Holiday data: October 8, 2026

The 2026 table for Solothurn lists 5 dates: 4 fall on a weekday and 1 on a weekend. That leaves 257 working days in 2026. Like the Switzerland calculator, this page counts Monday to Friday as working days; what changes is the holiday list.

How Solothurn differs from the Switzerland calculator

Solothurn's law on public rest days (BGS 512.41, § 2) lists Neujahr, Auffahrt, 1 May from 12.00 and, everywhere except the Bezirk Bucheggberg, Fronleichnam, Maria Himmelfahrt and Allerheiligen, with Karfreitag and Weihnachten among its high feast days; the economic and labour law (BGS 940.11, § 46) equates the same days with Sundays. Neither lists 2 January, Easter Monday, Whit Monday or 26 December. This page counts the days that apply in the whole canton for the whole day, so against this site's eight-day Swiss baseline it drops Easter Monday, Whit Monday and 26 December and adds nothing. Fronleichnam, 15 August and 1 November apply in every district except Bucheggberg, and 1 May is a holiday only from noon, so none of them is counted.

Dates in Solothurn's table that the Switzerland calculator's set does not have (2026)

Dates in the Switzerland calculator's set that Solothurn's table does not have (2026)

Ostermontag (Easter Monday) (Monday, April 6)
Pfingstmontag (Whit Monday) (Monday, May 25)
Stephanstag (Boxing Day) (Saturday, December 26)

Solothurn public holiday calendar 2026

Date	Day	Public holiday	Notes
January 1	Thursday	Neujahrstag (New Year's Day)	Neujahrstag (New Year's Day) on Thursday January 1 leaves Friday January 2 as a bridge day, the only working day between it and the Saturday-Sunday weekend.
April 3	Friday	Karfreitag (Good Friday)	Karfreitag (Good Friday) on Friday April 3 sits next to the Saturday-Sunday weekend, which makes it a long weekend.
May 14	Thursday	Auffahrt (Ascension Day)	Auffahrt (Ascension Day) on Thursday May 14 leaves Friday May 15 as a bridge day, the only working day between it and the Saturday-Sunday weekend.
August 1	Saturday (weekend)	Bundesfeiertag (Swiss National Day)	Bundesfeiertag (Swiss National Day) on Saturday August 1 falls in the Saturday-Sunday weekend, so this entry takes no working day out of the count.
December 25	Friday	Weihnachten (Christmas Day)	Weihnachten (Christmas Day) on Friday December 25 sits next to the Saturday-Sunday weekend, which makes it a long weekend.

2026 summary

Total days

365

Weekend days

104

Public holidays on weekdays

Working days

257

After subtracting 104 weekend days and 4 weekday-falling public holidays, Solothurn has 257 working days in 2026. The count on this page uses the cantonal calendar, not just the Switzerland calculator's set.

Other years

Public holidays 2027 Public holidays 2028

Sources and verification

Official source: bgs.so.ch (opens in a new tab)

Cross-checked against this source on October 8, 2026.

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Solothurn 2026 FAQ

How many public holidays does Solothurn have in 2026?

The 2026 table for Solothurn lists 5 dates: 4 fall on a weekday and 1 on a weekend. The 4 weekday dates are the ones the count subtracts; the full list, with each date's weekday, is in the table above.

How does Solothurn differ from the rest of Switzerland?

Which holidays does Solothurn change in 2026?

The Switzerland calculator's set has these dates that Solothurn's table does not: Ostermontag (Easter Monday) (Monday, April 6); Pfingstmontag (Whit Monday) (Monday, May 25); Stephanstag (Boxing Day) (Saturday, December 26).

How many working days does Solothurn have in 2026?

Solothurn has 257 working days in 2026, after subtracting 104 weekend days and 4 weekday-falling public holidays.