Public Holidays

Discover upcoming public holiday dates for Gabon and start planning to make the most of your time off.

2026 Public Holidays

Date	Day	Holiday
1 Jan	Thu	New Year's Day
20 Mar	Fri	Eid al-Fitr
6 Apr	Mon	Easter Monday
17 Apr	Fri	Women's Day
1 May	Fri	Labour Day
14 May	Thu	Ascension Day
25 May	Mon	Whit Monday
27 May	Wed	Eid al-Adha
15 Aug	Sat	Assumption Day
16 Aug	Sun	National Day
17 Aug	Mon	National Day
1 Nov	Sun	All Saints' Day
25 Dec	Fri	Christmas Day
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2027 Public Holidays

Date	Day	Holiday
1 Jan	Fri	New Year's Day
9 Mar	Tue	Eid al-Fitr
29 Mar	Mon	Easter Monday
17 Apr	Sat	Women's Day
1 May	Sat	Labour Day
6 May	Thu	Ascension Day
16 May	Sun	Eid al-Adha
17 May	Mon	Whit Monday
15 Aug	Sun	Assumption Day
16 Aug	Mon	National Day
17 Aug	Tue	National Day
1 Nov	Mon	All Saints' Day
25 Dec	Sat	Christmas Day
The dates in this table are an estimate. We will update this page once the official public holiday dates for 2027 are released.

2028 Public Holidays

Date	Day	Holiday
1 Jan	Sat	New Year's Day
26 Feb	Sat	Eid al-Fitr
17 Apr	Mon	Easter Monday
17 Apr	Mon	Women's Day
1 May	Mon	Labour Day
5 May	Fri	Eid al-Adha
25 May	Thu	Ascension Day
5 Jun	Mon	Whit Monday
15 Aug	Tue	Assumption Day
16 Aug	Wed	National Day
17 Aug	Thu	National Day
1 Nov	Wed	All Saints' Day
25 Dec	Mon	Christmas Day
The dates in this table are an estimate. We will update this page once the official public holiday dates for 2028 are released.

The Gabonese Republic, or Gabon, currently celebrates 12 national holidays. Many of these holidays are based on religious beliefs and may occur at different times each year. Each year the government of Gabon, through its Ministry of Labour, releases the official dates for the national holidays to be celebrated for the following year.

Public holidays are regulated by Decree number 000484/PR/MTE Issued 26 May, 2004. This Decree eliminates all previous decrees regarding public holidays in Gabon. This Decree establishes the 12 national holidays and states that these are all non-working holidays. It also provides the government with the ability to create additional one-time national non-working holidays for special occasions.

The Labor Laws of Gabon state that all employees are guaranteed a day off for national holidays. If the scope of their work requires them to work on those days, they are guaranteed a day off in lieu of the holiday.