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Public holidays in the canton of Solothurn, 2026 and 2027

Every statutory public holiday (bank holiday) in the canton of Solothurn with its date and weekday, plus the bridge days.

Public holidays 2026 in the canton of Solothurn

DateWeekdayHolidayApplies
ThursdayNeujahr (New Year's Day)Statutory, whole canton
FridayBerchtoldstag (St Berchtold's Day)Not a statutory holiday; cantonal administration closed, in businesses it depends on the employment contract
FridayKarfreitag (Good Friday)Statutory, whole canton
MondayOstermontag (Easter Monday)Only in municipalities that have made it a rest day

Confirmed: Stadt Solothurn. For other municipalities the canton publishes no list.

FridayTag der Arbeit (Labour Day)Statutory, whole cantonFrom 12:00
ThursdayAuffahrt (Ascension Day)Statutory, whole canton
MondayPfingstmontag (Whit Monday)Only in municipalities that have made it a rest day

Confirmed: Stadt Solothurn. For other municipalities the canton publishes no list.

ThursdayFronleichnam (Corpus Christi)Statutory, only in part of the canton

Whole canton except: Bezirk Bucheggberg

SaturdayWeekendBundesfeiertag (Swiss National Day)Statutory, whole canton
SaturdayWeekendMariä Himmelfahrt (Assumption Day)Statutory, only in part of the canton

Whole canton except: Bezirk Bucheggberg

SundayWeekendAllerheiligen (All Saints' Day)Statutory, only in part of the canton

Whole canton except: Bezirk Bucheggberg

FridayWeihnachten (Christmas Day)Statutory, whole canton
SaturdayWeekendStephanstag (St Stephen's Day)Not a statutory holiday; cantonal administration closed, in businesses it depends on the employment contract

Public holidays 2027 in the canton of Solothurn

DateWeekdayHolidayApplies
FridayNeujahr (New Year's Day)Statutory, whole canton
SaturdayWeekendBerchtoldstag (St Berchtold's Day)Not a statutory holiday; cantonal administration closed, in businesses it depends on the employment contract
FridayKarfreitag (Good Friday)Statutory, whole canton
MondayOstermontag (Easter Monday)Only in municipalities that have made it a rest day

Confirmed: Stadt Solothurn. For other municipalities the canton publishes no list.

SaturdayWeekendTag der Arbeit (Labour Day)Statutory, whole cantonFrom 12:00
ThursdayAuffahrt (Ascension Day)Statutory, whole canton
MondayPfingstmontag (Whit Monday)Only in municipalities that have made it a rest day

Confirmed: Stadt Solothurn. For other municipalities the canton publishes no list.

ThursdayFronleichnam (Corpus Christi)Statutory, only in part of the canton

Whole canton except: Bezirk Bucheggberg

SundayWeekendBundesfeiertag (Swiss National Day)Statutory, whole canton
SundayWeekendMariä Himmelfahrt (Assumption Day)Statutory, only in part of the canton

Whole canton except: Bezirk Bucheggberg

MondayAllerheiligen (All Saints' Day)Statutory, only in part of the canton

Whole canton except: Bezirk Bucheggberg

SaturdayWeekendWeihnachten (Christmas Day)Statutory, whole canton
SundayWeekendStephanstag (St Stephen's Day)Not a statutory holiday; cantonal administration closed, in businesses it depends on the employment contract

In this canton, municipalities can make further days of their own rest days. The canton publishes no list of them: ask your municipality. Source

Half-days and local days are listed further down, as far as official sources name them. The list is not complete: municipalities can have days of their own.

The 2027 dates of movable local days are calculated from the rule. Check them nearer the time.

Sources: Gesetz über die öffentlichen Ruhetage (Ruhetagsgesetz, RTG) vom 18. Mai 2014, BGS 512.41, § 2; Gesetzliche Feiertage (Kalenderjahr 2026); Feiertage im Kanton Solothurn (Amt für Wirtschaft und Arbeit). No guarantee.

Half-days and local days in the canton of Solothurn

These days are not statutory public holidays for the whole canton and are not counted in the tables above.

Administration only: not a general day off (4)

On these days only the administration named is closed. For everyone else they are ordinary working days unless the employment contract says otherwise.

DayDate 2026Date 2027ExtentWhere
Fasnachtsdienstag (Shrove Tuesday)AfternoonCantonal administration Source
St. Ursentag (St Ursus' Day (patron of the city of Solothurn))Full dayCity of Solothurn administration Source
Heiligabend (Christmas Eve)AfternoonCantonal administration Source
Silvester (New Year's Eve)AfternoonCantonal administration Source

Bridge days 2026 and 2027 in the canton of Solothurn

A bridge day is a single working day between a public holiday and the weekend: take it off and you get a long weekend.

2026

  • Holiday: Neujahr (New Year's Day) (Thursday, 1 January)

    4 days off in a row

  • Holiday: Auffahrt (Ascension Day) (Thursday, 14 May)

    4 days off in a row

  • Holiday: Fronleichnam (Corpus Christi) (Thursday, 4 June) Only where this day is a holiday.

    4 days off in a row

2027

  • Holiday: Auffahrt (Ascension Day) (Thursday, 6 May)

    4 days off in a row

  • Holiday: Fronleichnam (Corpus Christi) (Thursday, 27 May) Only where this day is a holiday.

    4 days off in a row
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Holidays, blocked automatically

  • AllerheiligenAll Saints' DayNov 1blocked
  • WeihnachtenChristmas DayDec 25blocked
  • StephanstagSt Stephen's DayDec 26blocked
  • NeujahrNew Year's DayJan 1blocked
  • BerchtoldstagSt Berchtold's DayJan 2blocked

Frequently asked questions about holidays in the canton of Solothurn

No, it is not a statutory holiday. The cantonal administration is closed; in businesses the employment contract decides. In 2026 it falls on a Friday, in 2027 on a Saturday.

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