Public Holidays

Discover upcoming public holiday dates for Senegal 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
4 Apr	Sat	Independence Day
6 Apr	Mon	Easter Monday
1 May	Fri	Labour Day
14 May	Thu	Ascension Day
25 May	Mon	Whit Monday
27 May	Wed	Tabaski
25 Jun	Thu	Ashura
1 Aug	Sat	Magal de Touba
15 Aug	Sat	Assumption Day
25 Aug	Tue	Prophet Muhammad's Birthday
1 Nov	Sun	All Saints' Day
25 Dec	Fri	Christmas Day

2027 Public Holidays

Date	Day	Holiday
1 Jan	Fri	New Year's Day
9 Mar	Tue	Eid al-Fitr
29 Mar	Mon	Easter Monday
4 Apr	Sun	Independence Day
1 May	Sat	Labour Day
6 May	Thu	Ascension Day
16 May	Sun	Tabaski
17 May	Mon	Whit Monday
15 Jun	Tue	Ashura
23 Jul	Fri	Magal de Touba
14 Aug	Sat	Prophet Muhammad's Birthday
15 Aug	Sun	Assumption Day
1 Nov	Mon	All Saints' Day
25 Dec	Sat	Christmas Day

2028 Public Holidays

Date	Day	Holiday
1 Jan	Sat	New Year's Day
26 Feb	Sat	Eid al-Fitr
4 Apr	Tue	Independence Day
17 Apr	Mon	Easter Monday
1 May	Mon	Labour Day
5 May	Fri	Tabaski
25 May	Thu	Ascension Day
3 Jun	Sat	Ashura
5 Jun	Mon	Whit Monday
11 Jul	Tue	Magal de Touba
3 Aug	Thu	Prophet Muhammad's Birthday
15 Aug	Tue	Assumption Day
1 Nov	Wed	All Saints' Day
25 Dec	Mon	Christmas Day

All holidays are regulated by the Government of Senegal and are subject to change with a vote from Parliament. The president of Senegal has the right to declare special national holidays each year that would only be observed on that specific year.

The national holiday list is published in the National Register at the end of each year. There are several holidays celebrated in Senegal that are based on the lunar cycle and the dates of these holidays will change each year. Senegal has a Moon Sighting ministry that correlates that lunar cycle for these religious holidays for both the Muslim and Christian faiths. Lunar calendars of each of these religions are used to determine accurate dates.

The national Labour Code only mandates employers to pay for 10 national holidays each year. Of these 10, Independence Day and Labour Day are required paid holidays. The employers can choose the other paid holidays based on the religious preferences of the employer or employees. However, all national holidays must be observed, with or without pay.

At this time, the Labour Code requires that employees that are required to work on a paid holiday should receive premium pay for that holiday at time plus one half, or should be compensated with a different paid day off instead of the holiday.