Public holidays in Sudan 2026

15 nationwide public holidays in 2026.

Next nationwide holiday in Sudan

See the list of nationwide holidays below.

Nationwide holidays 2026

Date	Weekday	Holiday	Local name
1 January Thursday	Thursday	Independence Day عيد الاستقلال	عيد الاستقلال
7 January Wednesday	Wednesday	Coptic Christmas Day عيد الميلاد المجيد	عيد الميلاد المجيد
20 March Friday	Friday	Eid al-Fitr عيد الفطر المبارك Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	عيد الفطر المبارك
21 March Saturday	Saturday	Eid al-Fitr عيد الفطر المبارك Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	عيد الفطر المبارك
22 March Sunday	Sunday	Eid al-Fitr عيد الفطر المبارك Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	عيد الفطر المبارك
23 March Monday	Monday	Eid al-Fitr عيد الفطر المبارك Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	عيد الفطر المبارك
12 April Sunday	Sunday	Coptic Easter عيد الفصح القبطي	عيد الفصح القبطي
26 May Tuesday	Tuesday	Eid al-Adha عيد الأضحى المبارك Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	عيد الأضحى المبارك
27 May Wednesday	Wednesday	Eid al-Adha عيد الأضحى المبارك Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	عيد الأضحى المبارك
28 May Thursday	Thursday	Eid al-Adha عيد الأضحى المبارك Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	عيد الأضحى المبارك
29 May Friday	Friday	Eid al-Adha عيد الأضحى المبارك Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	عيد الأضحى المبارك
30 May Saturday	Saturday	Eid al-Adha عيد الأضحى المبارك Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	عيد الأضحى المبارك
16 June Tuesday	Tuesday	Islamic New Year رأس السنة الهجرية Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	رأس السنة الهجرية
25 August Tuesday	Tuesday	Prophet's Birthday المولد النبوي الشريف Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	المولد النبوي الشريف
25 December Friday	Friday	Christmas Day عيد الميلاد	عيد الميلاد

Long weekends and bridge days 2026

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

Long weekends

Thu 1 Jan – Sat 3 Jan · 3 days off
Independence Day
Typically in Khartoum: high 30°C (86°F), low 14°C (57°F), rain on 1% of days
Fri 20 Mar – Mon 23 Mar · 4 days off
Eid al-Fitr (estimated)
Typically in Khartoum: high 37°C (99°F), low 19°C (66°F), rain on 0% of days
Fri 10 Apr – Sun 12 Apr · 3 days off
Coptic Easter
Typically in Khartoum: high 40°C (104°F), low 22°C (72°F), rain on 0% of days
Tue 26 May – Sat 30 May · 5 days off
Eid al-Adha (estimated)
Typically in Khartoum: high 42°C (108°F), low 27°C (81°F), rain on 0% of days

Bridge days

Thu 8 Jan: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Wed 7 Jan – Sat 10 Jan)
Coptic Christmas Day
Typically in Khartoum: high 30°C (86°F), low 13°C (55°F), rain on 0% 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: Thu 21 May – Sat 30 May — 10 days off for 3 leave days (Thu 21 May, Sun 24 May, Mon 25 May).Show on calendar ↓

Take 1 day off (Sun 4 Jan) get 4 days in a rowThu 1 Jan – Sun 4 Jan · Independence DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 8 Jan) get 4 days in a rowWed 7 Jan – Sat 10 Jan · Coptic Christmas DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 19 Mar) get 5 days in a rowThu 19 Mar – Mon 23 Mar · Eid al-FitrShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 9 Apr) get 4 days in a rowThu 9 Apr – Sun 12 Apr · Coptic EasterShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Mon 25 May) get 6 days in a rowMon 25 May – Sat 30 May · Eid al-AdhaShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 24 Dec) get 3 days in a rowThu 24 Dec – Sat 26 Dec · Christmas DayShow on calendar ↓