How many Sunday shopping days are there in the canton of Basel-Stadt in 2026?

The ConvivaPlus calendar lists 2 dates in 1 municipality of the canton of Basel-Stadt, each checked at the source. All are published for 2026.

When is the first Sunday shopping day of 2026 in the canton of Basel-Stadt?

On Sunday, 13 December 2026, in Basel — the first of the 2 published dates.

When is the last Sunday shopping day of 2026 in the canton of Basel-Stadt?

On Sunday, 20 December 2026, in Basel.

How many Sunday shopping days does the canton of Basel-Stadt allow?

The cantonal law on rest days permits 2. Who designates the Sundays and which opening hours apply is set out in the section on the law, with the act and a link.

Where do the Sunday shopping dates for the canton of Basel-Stadt come from?

From a single publication that lists every date in the canton — linked in the sources box below. Last checked at the source: 13 September 2026.

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Sunday shopping in the canton of Basel-Stadt 2026

Here it only starts at 13:00 — across Switzerland, 11:00 is usual.

Key takeaway

It kicks off on Sunday, 13 December in Basel; the last day is 20 December.

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Sunday shopping in the canton of Basel-Stadt 2026

✓ Checked at the source · as of 13 September 2026

Sun 13 Dec

First date

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Sun 20 Dec

Last day

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1 municipalities

Sunday shopping days in the canton of Basel-Stadt

One click: every time slot and what to know before you go, on one page.

BaselSun 13 Dec – Sun 20 DecOpen page

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🕐 Opening hours on the trading Sunday

When shops actually open on those Sundays — and this is not a shop's own notice but, in several cantons, a statutory requirement. Basel-Stadt permits opening only from 1 p.m.

Basel

Sonntagsverkauf Basel · 13:00–18:00. Basel-Stadt permits the afternoon only — in the morning the shops stay closed.

⚖️ The cantonal rule in the words of the act

Who designates the Sundays, how many are permitted, what hours the act itself fixes — and is there a second ceiling per shop? The canton of Basel-Stadt decides that, not the town, which is why it does not sit with the individual date.

Counted per: canton
At most: 2
Authorised by: canton
Hours in the law: 13:00–18:00

Publikation des Amts für Wirtschaft und Arbeit vom 11. Februar 2026: «Nach Anhörung der Sozialpartner wird gestützt auf § 4a des Gesetzes über öffentliche Ruhetage und Ladenöffnung vom 29. Juni 2005 i.V.m. Art. 19 Abs. 6 des Bundesgesetzes über die Arbeit in Industrie, Gewerbe und Handel festgelegt, dass die Verkaufslokale im Kanton Basel-Stadt an folgenden zwei Adventsonntagen: – 13. Dezember 2026 – 20. Dezember 2026 von 13.00 bis 18.00 Uhr geöffnet haben und Arbeitnehmende beschäftigen können.» (Original German wording — cantonal law is not translated here)

Basel-Stadt · § 4a Abs. 1 RLG BS (SG 811.100) i.V.m. Art. 19 Abs. 6 ArG · Source

🔎 Sunday Radar — is this Sunday open?

The Sunday Radar by ConvivaPlus, set here to the canton of Basel-Stadt: type a date and out comes the verdict with hours, statutory rule and source — instead of four municipal sites side by side.

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Pick a canton and a date — and see what actually applies that day.

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The rule in 12 cantons — read at the legal source

Canton	Counted per	At most	Hours in the law	Authorised by	Legal basis
AG	canton + municipality	3	not set	canton	§ 7 Einführungsgesetz zum Arbeitsrecht AG (SAR 961.200)
BL	canton	4	not set	canton	§§ 7–9 Ruhetagsgesetz BL (SGS 547), Stand 01.12.2019
BS	canton	2	13:00–18:00	canton	§ 4a Abs. 1 RLG BS (SG 811.100) i.V.m. Art. 19 Abs. 6 ArG
BE	canton	4 (2)	10:00–18:00	canton	Art. 19 Abs. 6 ArG i.V.m. Art. 11 Abs. 2 HGG (BSG 935.11)
LU	municipality	2	not set	municipality	§ 9 Abs. 4 Gesetz über die Ruhetage und die Öffnungs- und Schliessungszeiten der Verkaufsgeschäfte LU (SRL 855)
SH	municipality	2	not set	municipality	Art. 11 lit. b Ruhetagsgesetz SH (SHR 900.200), Stand 01.01.2007
SZ	shop	4	not set	canton	§ 5 Abs. 3 Ruhetagsgesetz SZ (SRSZ 545.110), vom 21.11.2001
SO	canton	4	09:00–18:00	canton	§ 7 Abs. 2–4 und § 47 WAG SO (BGS 940.11), § 2 VWAG (BGS 940.12)
SG	shop	4	12:00–17:00	municipality	Art. 12 Abs. 1 lit. b und Abs. 3 RLG SG (sGS 552.1)
TG	shop	4	08:00–20:00	municipality	§ 6 Abs. 3 und 4 Gesetz über die Ladenöffnungszeiten TG (LöG, RB 554.11), vom 27.02.2002
VS	municipality	2	until 18:30	municipality	Art. 6 Abs. 2 und 3 Gesetz betreffend die Ladenöffnung VS (SGS 822.20), Stand 01.12.2018
ZH	municipality	4	not set	municipality	§ 5 Abs. 3 RLG ZH i.V.m. Art. 19 Abs. 6 ArG

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🏘️ 1 municipality and their dates

The municipalities of the canton of Basel-Stadt with a documented trading Sunday in 2026. For 1 towns we keep a page of their own with the legal detail.

Basel — Sonntagsverkauf Basel, Amt für Wirtschaft und Arbeit Basel-Stadt, 13 December 2026 and 20 December 2026.

📊 Season comparison of the trading Sundays

Where the trading Sundays of the canton of Basel-Stadt fall across the year. Advent is the expectation — the record shows dates from January to December.

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🗺️ 4 cantons compared

The canton of Basel-Stadt carries 2 of the 218 trading days documented across Switzerland. No canton regulates it the same way — and none exhausts the federal ceiling in the same manner.

In the canton of Basel-Stadt we hold 2 trading days across 1 municipalities, 2 of them with a confirmed date. Every entry was read individually in the official publication; where nothing is published for 2026, that is shown as open and not as an estimate.

Canton	Events	date set	First date
Zurich	202	202	25 January 2026
Bern	8	8	6 April 2026
Basel-Stadt	2	2	13 December 2026
Solothurn	2	2	13 December 2026

❓ Common questions about the canton

Short and sourced: every answer is calculated from the 2 checked entries for the canton of Basel-Stadt, not estimated.

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How we check

Every date comes from the organiser's, the municipality's or the canton's own site — never from an aggregator, never copied over from last year. Next to each source is the date we last read it.

Something missing or changed? A note below is enough; we check it at the source.

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