Date Name Type / Location
Jan1Wednesday

New Year's Day

Public Holiday
New Year's Day
Mar8Sunday

International Women's Day

Observance
International Women's Day
Mar20Friday

March Equinox

Season
March Equinox
Apr10Friday

Good Friday

Public Holiday
Good Friday
Apr11Saturday

Holy Saturday

Observance, Christian
Holy Saturday
Apr12Sunday

Easter

Observance, Christian
Easter
Apr13Monday

Easter Monday

Public Holiday
Easter Monday
May1Friday

Workers' Day

Public Holiday
Workers' Day
May24Sunday

Eid al-Fitr (End of Ramadan)

Public Holiday
Eid al-Fitr (End of Ramadan)
May25Monday

Id el Fitr additional holiday

Public Holiday
May27Wednesday

Children's Day

Observance
Children's Day
May29Friday

Democracy Day

Public Holiday
Jun12Friday

June 12 Commemoration

Local Holiday
Jun12Friday

Democracy Day

Public Holiday
Jun20Saturday

June Solstice

Season
June Solstice
Jul31Friday

Id el Kabir

Public Holiday
Aug1Saturday

Id el Kabir additional holiday

Public Holiday
Aug20Thursday

Al-Hijra (Islamic New Year)

Local Holiday
Al-Hijra (Islamic New Year)
Sep22Tuesday

September equinox

Season
September equinox
Oct1Thursday

National Day

Public Holiday
Oct29Thursday

Id el Maulud

Public Holiday
Id el Maulud
Dec21Monday

December Solstice

Season
December Solstice
Dec22Tuesday

Sambisa Memorial Day

Local Holiday
Sambisa Memorial Day
Dec24Thursday

Christmas Eve

Observance, Christian
Christmas Eve
Dec25Friday

Christmas Day

Public Holiday
Christmas Day
Dec26Saturday

Boxing Day

Public Holiday
Boxing Day
Dec31Thursday

New Year's Eve

Observance
New Year's Eve