Public holidays in Sierra Leone 2026

14 nationwide public holidays in 2026.

Next nationwide holiday in Sierra Leone

See the list of nationwide holidays below.

Nationwide holidays 2026

Date	Weekday	Holiday
1 January Thursday	Thursday	New Year's Day
18 February Wednesday	Wednesday	Armed Forces Day
8 March Sunday	Sunday	International Women's Day
9 March Monday	Monday	International Women's Day (observed) Observed day off for International Women's Day (Sun 8 Mar)
20 March Friday	Friday	Eid al-FitrEstimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced
3 April Friday	Friday	Good Friday
6 April Monday	Monday	Easter Monday
27 April Monday	Monday	Independence Day
1 May Friday	Friday	International Worker's Day
27 May Wednesday	Wednesday	Eid al-AdhaEstimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced
25 August Tuesday	Tuesday	Prophet's BirthdayEstimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced
25 December Friday	Friday	Christmas Day
26 December Saturday	Saturday	Boxing Day
28 December Monday	Monday	Boxing Day (observed) Observed day off for Boxing Day (Sat 26 Dec)

Long weekends and bridge days 2026

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

Long weekends

Sat 7 Mar – Mon 9 Mar · 3 days off
International Women's Day, International Women's Day (observed)
Typically in Freetown: high 31°C (88°F), low 25°C (77°F), rain on 0% of days
Fri 20 Mar – Sun 22 Mar · 3 days off
Eid al-Fitr (estimated)
Typically in Freetown: high 31°C (88°F), low 25°C (77°F), rain on 4% of days
Fri 3 Apr – Mon 6 Apr · 4 days off
Good Friday, Easter Monday
Typically in Freetown: high 32°C (90°F), low 25°C (77°F), rain on 6% of days
Sat 25 Apr – Mon 27 Apr · 3 days off
Independence Day
Typically in Freetown: high 32°C (90°F), low 26°C (79°F), rain on 24% of days
Fri 1 May – Sun 3 May · 3 days off
International Worker's Day
Typically in Freetown: high 31°C (88°F), low 26°C (79°F), rain on 41% of days
Fri 25 Dec – Mon 28 Dec · 4 days off
Christmas Day, Boxing Day, Boxing Day (observed)
Typically in Freetown: high 29°C (84°F), low 21°C (70°F), rain on 0% 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 Freetown: high 29°C (84°F), low 21°C (70°F), rain on 0% 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 Freetown: high 27°C (81°F), low 24°C (75°F), rain on 100% 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: Fri 25 Dec – Sun 3 Jan 2027 — 10 days off for 3 leave days (Tue 29 Dec, Wed 30 Dec, Thu 31 Dec).

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 (Fri 6 Mar) get 4 days in a row
Fri 6 Mar – Mon 9 Mar · International Women's Day, International Women's Day (observed)
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 (Thu 2 Apr) get 5 days in a row
Thu 2 Apr – Mon 6 Apr · Good Friday, Easter Monday
Take 1 day off (Fri 24 Apr) get 4 days in a row
Fri 24 Apr – Mon 27 Apr · Independence Day
Take 1 day off (Thu 24 Dec) get 5 days in a row
Thu 24 Dec – Mon 28 Dec · Christmas Day, Boxing Day, Boxing Day (observed)