Public holidays in Benin 2023

13 nationwide public holidays in 2023.

Next nationwide holiday in Benin

See the list of nationwide holidays below.

Nationwide holidays 2023

Date	Weekday	Holiday	Local name
1 January Sunday	Sunday	New Year's Day Fête du Nouvel An	Fête du Nouvel An
10 January Tuesday	Tuesday	Vodoun Festival Fête annuelle des religions traditionnelles	Fête annuelle des religions traditionnelles
10 April Monday	Monday	Easter Monday Lundi de Pâques	Lundi de Pâques
21 April Friday	Friday	Eid al-Fitr Jour du Ramadan Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	Jour du Ramadan
1 May Monday	Monday	Labor Day Fête du Travail	Fête du Travail
18 May Thursday	Thursday	Ascension Day Jour de l'Ascension	Jour de l'Ascension
29 May Monday	Monday	Pentecost Monday Lundi de Pentecôte	Lundi de Pentecôte
28 June Wednesday	Wednesday	Eid al-Adha Jour de la Tabaski Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	Jour de la Tabaski
1 August Tuesday	Tuesday	National Day Fête Nationale	Fête Nationale
15 August Tuesday	Tuesday	Assumption Day Jour de l'Assomption	Jour de l'Assomption
27 September Wednesday	Wednesday	Prophet's Birthday Journée Maouloud Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	Journée Maouloud
1 November Wednesday	Wednesday	All Saints' Day La Toussaint	La Toussaint
25 December Monday	Monday	Christmas Day Jour de Noël	Jour de Noël

Long weekends and bridge days 2023

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

Long weekends

Sat 8 Apr – Mon 10 Apr · 3 days off
Easter Monday
Typically in Cotonou: high 30°C (86°F), low 26°C (79°F), rain on 91% of days
Fri 21 Apr – Sun 23 Apr · 3 days off
Eid al-Fitr (estimated)
Typically in Cotonou: high 30°C (86°F), low 26°C (79°F), rain on 73% of days
Sat 29 Apr – Mon 1 May · 3 days off
Labor Day
Typically in Cotonou: high 30°C (86°F), low 26°C (79°F), rain on 67% of days
Sat 27 May – Mon 29 May · 3 days off
Pentecost Monday
Typically in Cotonou: high 29°C (84°F), low 26°C (79°F), rain on 89% of days
Sat 23 Dec – Mon 25 Dec · 3 days off
Christmas Day
Typically in Cotonou: high 30°C (86°F), low 23°C (73°F), rain on 6% of days
Sat 30 Dec – Mon 1 Jan 2024 · 3 days off
New Year's Day
Typically in Cotonou: high 30°C (86°F), low 23°C (73°F), rain on 4% of days

Bridge days

Mon 9 Jan: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Sat 7 Jan – Tue 10 Jan)
Vodoun Festival
Typically in Cotonou: high 30°C (86°F), low 23°C (73°F), rain on 0% of days
Fri 19 May: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Thu 18 May – Sun 21 May)
Ascension Day
Typically in Cotonou: high 29°C (84°F), low 26°C (79°F), rain on 86% of days
Mon 31 Jul: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Sat 29 Jul – Tue 1 Aug)
National Day
Typically in Cotonou: high 27°C (81°F), low 23°C (73°F), rain on 60% of days
Mon 14 Aug: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Sat 12 Aug – Tue 15 Aug)
Assumption Day
Typically in Cotonou: high 28°C (82°F), low 23°C (73°F), rain on 53% of days

Leave planner 2023

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 5 Jan – Tue 10 Jan — 6 days off for 3 leave days (Thu 5 Jan, Fri 6 Jan, Mon 9 Jan).Show on calendar ↓

Take 1 day off (Mon 9 Jan) get 4 days in a rowSat 7 Jan – Tue 10 Jan · Vodoun FestivalShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 7 Apr) get 4 days in a rowFri 7 Apr – Mon 10 Apr · Easter MondayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 20 Apr) get 4 days in a rowThu 20 Apr – Sun 23 Apr · Eid al-FitrShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 28 Apr) get 4 days in a rowFri 28 Apr – Mon 1 May · Labor DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 19 May) get 4 days in a rowThu 18 May – Sun 21 May · Ascension DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 26 May) get 4 days in a rowFri 26 May – Mon 29 May · Pentecost MondayShow on calendar ↓