Public holidays / Solothurn / 2033
Solothurn public holidays 2033
Across the whole canton there are six public holidays, plus three regional ones. Choose your region below.
Which region applies to me?
- Excl. Bucheggberg
- Whole canton excluding Bucheggberg district
- Bucheggberg
- Bucheggberg district
| Date | Holiday | Type |
|---|---|---|
| January | ||
| New Year's Day | ||
| April | ||
| Good Friday | ||
| Easter MondayCustomary | CustomaryCustomary day off Not a public holiday, but many employers give the day off. Your employment contract decides whether you are off. | |
| May | ||
| Labour Day | ||
| Ascension Day | ||
| June | ||
| Whit MondayCustomary | CustomaryCustomary day off Not a public holiday, but many employers give the day off. Your employment contract decides whether you are off. | |
| Corpus ChristiApplies in: Excl. BucheggbergNot a holiday in: Bucheggberg | ||
| August | ||
| Swiss National Day | ||
| Assumption DayApplies in: Excl. BucheggbergNot a holiday in: Bucheggberg | ||
| November | ||
| All Saints' DayApplies in: Excl. BucheggbergNot a holiday in: Bucheggberg | ||
| December | ||
| Christmas Day | ||
No entries for this selection. Switch a type back on above.
January
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | |||||
| 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
| 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
| 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
| 31 |
February
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
| 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
| 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
| 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 |
| 28 |
March
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
| 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
| 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
| 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 |
| 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
April
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
| 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
| 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
- 18. Easter Monday
May
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ||||||
| 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
| 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
| 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 |
| 30 | 31 |
June
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
| 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
| 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
| 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
- 6. Whit Monday
July
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
| 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
| 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
August
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
| 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
| 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 |
| 29 | 30 | 31 |
September
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |||
| 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
| 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
| 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
| 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
October
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | |||||
| 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
| 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
| 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
| 31 |
November
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
| 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
| 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
| 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 |
| 28 | 29 | 30 |
December
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |||
| 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
| 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
| 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
| 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
What the three types mean
- Cantonal rest day
- Public rest day under cantonal law, e.g. shops are closed. Under employment law it is a working day.
- Customary day off
- Not a public holiday, but many employers give the day off. Your employment contract decides whether you are off.
Sources for the canton of Solothurn
- SECO, Anhang Feiertage Schweiz, Stand 12.12.2024
- Ruhetagsgesetz SO, BGS 512.41
- Bundesamt für Justiz, Verzeichnis der gesetzlichen Feiertage (Fristen, Stand 1.1.2011)
- Kanton Solothurn, Motorfahrzeugkontrolle: Feier- und Freitage
Local municipal holidays are only partly included.
As of: October 27, 2026. All information without guarantee. More years, sources and calendars to subscribe to: swisscalendar.ch/en/holidays/solothurn/2033/
Good to know
Which region applies to my municipality?
Solothurn excluding Bucheggberg district: All other municipalities
Bucheggberg district: Biezwil, Buchegg, Lüsslingen-Nennigkofen, Lüterkofen-Ichertswil, Messen, Schnottwil, Unterramsern
Municipalities as of: 1 January 2026.
Sources: Bundesamt für Statistik: Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz
What is special about 2033?
- Falling on a weekend: New Year's Day (Sat 1 Jan) and Christmas Day (Sun 25 Dec). As a rule, there is no entitlement to a substitute day.
- In 2033, Swiss National Day (Mon 1 Aug) also gives you a long weekend without taking leave.
- The most worthwhile bridge: Ascension Day, with 1 day of leave for 4 days off in a row. Calculate all bridge days in 2033
What is different in the canton of Solothurn?
In Solothurn, 1 May is a public holiday from noon. No other canton has a statutory half holiday on 1 May. In the Protestant district of Bucheggberg, Corpus Christi, Assumption Day and All Saints' Day are not holidays.
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