Public holidays in Central African Republic 2027

14 nationwide public holidays in 2027.

Next nationwide holiday in Central African Republic

See the list of nationwide holidays below.

Nationwide holidays 2027

Date	Weekday	Holiday	Local name
1 January Friday	Friday	New Year's Day Jour de l'an	Jour de l'an
9 March Tuesday	Tuesday	Eid al-Fitr Aïd al-Fitr Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	Aïd al-Fitr
29 March Monday	Monday	Barthélemy Boganda Day Journée Barthélemy Boganda	Journée Barthélemy Boganda
29 March Monday	Monday	Easter Monday Lundi de Pâques	Lundi de Pâques
1 May Saturday	Saturday	Labor Day Fête du Travail	Fête du Travail
6 May Thursday	Thursday	Ascension Day Ascension	Ascension
16 May Sunday	Sunday	Eid al-Adha Aïd al-Adha Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	Aïd al-Adha
17 May Monday	Monday	Pentecost Monday Lundi de Pentecôte	Lundi de Pentecôte
30 June Wednesday	Wednesday	General Prayer Day Journée de prière générale	Journée de prière générale
13 August Friday	Friday	Independence Day Jour de l'indépendance	Jour de l'indépendance
15 August Sunday	Sunday	Assumption Day Assomption	Assomption
1 November Monday	Monday	All Saints' Day Toussaint	Toussaint
1 December Wednesday	Wednesday	National Day Fête nationale	Fête nationale
25 December Saturday	Saturday	Christmas Day Jour de Noël	Jour de Noël

Long weekends and bridge days 2027

Based on nationwide holidays and the weekend in Central African Republic (Saturday and Sunday). Regional, local and group holidays are not included.

Long weekends

Fri 1 Jan – Sun 3 Jan · 3 days off
New Year's Day
Typically in Bangui: high 33°C (91°F), low 20°C (68°F), rain on 6% of days
Sat 27 Mar – Mon 29 Mar · 3 days off
Barthélemy Boganda Day, Easter Monday
Typically in Bangui: high 32°C (90°F), low 23°C (73°F), rain on 59% of days
Sat 15 May – Mon 17 May · 3 days off
Eid al-Adha (estimated), Pentecost Monday
Typically in Bangui: high 31°C (88°F), low 23°C (73°F), rain on 64% of days
Fri 13 Aug – Sun 15 Aug · 3 days off
Independence Day, Assumption Day
Typically in Bangui: high 29°C (84°F), low 22°C (72°F), rain on 90% of days
Sat 30 Oct – Mon 1 Nov · 3 days off
All Saints' Day
Typically in Bangui: high 29°C (84°F), low 22°C (72°F), rain on 89% of days

Bridge days

Mon 8 Mar: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Sat 6 Mar – Tue 9 Mar)
Eid al-Fitr (estimated)
Typically in Bangui: high 33°C (91°F), low 23°C (73°F), rain on 60% of days
Fri 7 May: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Thu 6 May – Sun 9 May)
Ascension Day
Typically in Bangui: high 31°C (88°F), low 23°C (73°F), rain on 70% of days

Leave planner 2027

Choose how many leave days you can take for one break. The planner finds the breaks that give the most days off in a row around nationwide holidays and weekends, and marks the leave days on the calendar below.

Leave days per break: 3

Longest break with up to 3 leave days: Fri 1 Jan – Wed 6 Jan — 6 days off for 3 leave days (Mon 4 Jan, Tue 5 Jan, Wed 6 Jan).Show on calendar ↓

Take 1 day off (Mon 4 Jan) get 4 days in a rowFri 1 Jan – Mon 4 Jan · New Year's DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Mon 8 Mar) get 4 days in a rowSat 6 Mar – Tue 9 Mar · Eid al-FitrShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 26 Mar) get 4 days in a rowFri 26 Mar – Mon 29 Mar · Barthélemy Boganda Day, Easter MondayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 7 May) get 4 days in a rowThu 6 May – Sun 9 May · Ascension DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 14 May) get 4 days in a rowFri 14 May – Mon 17 May · Eid al-Adha, Pentecost MondayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 12 Aug) get 4 days in a rowThu 12 Aug – Sun 15 Aug · Independence Day, Assumption DayShow on calendar ↓