Solothurn Public Holidays 2026
Last reviewed: May 19, 2026 · Holiday data: June 25, 2026
Solothurn observes 9 public holidays in 2026: 7 fall on a weekday and 2 land on a weekend, leaving 254 working days across the year. The working week is Monday to Friday with a Saturday and Sunday weekend, the same as the rest of Switzerland; what changes is the cantonal holiday calendar.
How Solothurn differs from the national Swiss holidays
Solothurn keeps the national Swiss public holidays and adds one canton-wide day: Berchtoldstag (2 January), a legal holiday across the whole canton. The Catholic feasts kept in parts of the canton, Fronleichnam (Corpus Christi), Mariä Himmelfahrt (15 August), Allerheiligen (1 November) and Mariä Empfängnis (8 December), are observed 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.
Added in Solothurn (2026)
- Berchtoldstag (Berchtold's Day) (Friday, January 2)
National days not observed in Solothurn (2026)
Solothurn observes the national Swiss public holidays and adds its own on top; it drops none.
Solothurn public holiday calendar 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) |
2026 summary
Total days
365
Weekend days
104
Public holidays on weekdays
7
Working days
254
After subtracting 104 weekend days and 7 weekday-falling public holidays, Solothurn has 254 working days in 2026. Deadlines and due dates counted in Solothurn use this cantonal calendar, not just the national Swiss set.