Public holidays in Senegal 2026

14 nationwide public holidays in 2026.

Next nationwide holiday in Senegal

See the list of nationwide holidays below.

Nationwide holidays 2026

Date	Weekday	Holiday	Local name
1 January Thursday	Thursday	New Year's Day Jour de l'an	Jour de l'an
20 March Friday	Friday	Eid al-Fitr Journée de la Korité Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	Journée de la Korité
4 April Saturday	Saturday	Independence Day Fête de l'Indépendance	Fête de l'Indépendance
6 April Monday	Monday	Easter Monday Lundi de Pâques	Lundi de Pâques
1 May Friday	Friday	Labor Day Fête du Travail	Fête du Travail
14 May Thursday	Thursday	Ascension Day Jeudi de l'Ascension	Jeudi de l'Ascension
25 May Monday	Monday	Pentecost Monday Lundi de Pentecôte	Lundi de Pentecôte
27 May Wednesday	Wednesday	Eid al-Adha Journée de la Tabaski Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	Journée de la Tabaski
25 June Thursday	Thursday	Ashura Tamxarit Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	Tamxarit
1 August Saturday	Saturday	Grand Magal of Touba Grand Magal de Touba Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	Grand Magal de Touba
15 August Saturday	Saturday	Assumption Day Assomption	Assomption
25 August Tuesday	Tuesday	Prophet's Birthday Journée du Maouloud Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	Journée du Maouloud
1 November Sunday	Sunday	All Saints' Day Toussaint	Toussaint
25 December Friday	Friday	Christmas Day Noël	Noël

Long weekends and bridge days 2026

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

Long weekends

Fri 20 Mar – Sun 22 Mar · 3 days off
Eid al-Fitr (estimated)
Typically in Dakar: high 21°C (70°F), low 19°C (66°F), rain on 3% of days
Sat 4 Apr – Mon 6 Apr · 3 days off
Independence Day, Easter Monday
Typically in Dakar: high 21°C (70°F), low 20°C (68°F), rain on 0% of days
Fri 1 May – Sun 3 May · 3 days off
Labor Day
Typically in Dakar: high 22°C (72°F), low 21°C (70°F), rain on 0% of days
Sat 23 May – Mon 25 May · 3 days off
Pentecost Monday
Typically in Dakar: high 23°C (73°F), low 22°C (72°F), rain on 3% of days
Fri 25 Dec – Sun 27 Dec · 3 days off
Christmas Day
Typically in Dakar: high 26°C (79°F), low 22°C (72°F), rain on 1% of days

Bridge days

Fri 2 Jan: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Thu 1 Jan – Sun 4 Jan)
New Year's Day
Typically in Dakar: high 26°C (79°F), low 22°C (72°F), rain on 1% of days
Fri 15 May: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Thu 14 May – Sun 17 May)
Ascension Day
Typically in Dakar: high 22°C (72°F), low 21°C (70°F), rain on 0% of days
Tue 26 May: take 1 day off, get 5 days in a row (Sat 23 May – Wed 27 May)
Pentecost Monday, Eid al-Adha (estimated)
Typically in Dakar: high 23°C (73°F), low 22°C (72°F), rain on 3% of days
Fri 26 Jun: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Thu 25 Jun – Sun 28 Jun)
Ashura (estimated)
Typically in Dakar: high 26°C (79°F), low 25°C (77°F), rain on 23% of days
Mon 24 Aug: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Sat 22 Aug – Tue 25 Aug)
Prophet's Birthday (estimated)
Typically in Dakar: high 28°C (82°F), low 27°C (81°F), rain on 84% of days

Leave planner 2026

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: Sat 23 May – Sun 31 May — 9 days off for 3 leave days (Tue 26 May, Thu 28 May, Fri 29 May).

Take 1 day off (Fri 2 Jan) get 4 days in a row
Thu 1 Jan – Sun 4 Jan · New Year's Day
Take 1 day off (Thu 19 Mar) get 4 days in a row
Thu 19 Mar – Sun 22 Mar · Eid al-Fitr
Take 1 day off (Fri 3 Apr) get 4 days in a row
Fri 3 Apr – Mon 6 Apr · Independence Day, Easter Monday
Take 1 day off (Thu 30 Apr) get 4 days in a row
Thu 30 Apr – Sun 3 May · Labor Day
Take 1 day off (Fri 15 May) get 4 days in a row
Thu 14 May – Sun 17 May · Ascension Day
Take 1 day off (Tue 26 May) get 5 days in a row
Sat 23 May – Wed 27 May · Pentecost Monday, Eid al-Adha