Public holidays in Benin 2028

14 nationwide public holidays in 2028.

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See the list of nationwide holidays below.

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Nationwide holidays 2028

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

Long weekends and bridge days 2028

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

Long weekends

Thu 13 Jan – Sun 16 Jan · 4 days offVodoun FestivalTypically in Cotonou: high 31°C (88°F), low 24°C (75°F), rain on 3% of daysShow on calendar ↓
Sat 15 Apr – Mon 17 Apr · 3 days offEaster MondayTypically in Cotonou: high 30°C (86°F), low 26°C (79°F), rain on 74% of daysShow on calendar ↓
Sat 29 Apr – Mon 1 May · 3 days offLabor DayTypically in Cotonou: high 30°C (86°F), low 26°C (79°F), rain on 67% of daysShow on calendar ↓
Fri 5 May – Sun 7 May · 3 days offEid al-Adha (estimated)Typically in Cotonou: high 30°C (86°F), low 26°C (79°F), rain on 83% of daysShow on calendar ↓
Sat 3 Jun – Mon 5 Jun · 3 days offPentecost MondayTypically in Cotonou: high 29°C (84°F), low 25°C (77°F), rain on 93% of daysShow on calendar ↓
Sat 23 Dec – Mon 25 Dec · 3 days offChristmas DayTypically in Cotonou: high 30°C (86°F), low 23°C (73°F), rain on 6% of daysShow on calendar ↓
Sat 30 Dec – Mon 1 Jan 2029 · 3 days offNew Year's DayTypically in Cotonou: high 30°C (86°F), low 23°C (73°F), rain on 4% of daysShow on calendar ↓

Bridge days

Fri 26 May: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Thu 25 May – Sun 28 May)Ascension DayTypically in Cotonou: high 29°C (84°F), low 26°C (79°F), rain on 89% of daysShow on calendar ↓
Mon 31 Jul: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Sat 29 Jul – Tue 1 Aug)National DayTypically in Cotonou: high 27°C (81°F), low 23°C (73°F), rain on 60% of daysShow on calendar ↓
Wed 2 Aug: take 1 day off, get 3 days in a row (Tue 1 Aug – Thu 3 Aug)National Day, Prophet's Birthday (estimated)Typically in Cotonou: high 28°C (82°F), low 23°C (73°F), rain on 50% of daysShow on calendar ↓
Fri 4 Aug: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Thu 3 Aug – Sun 6 Aug)Prophet's Birthday (estimated)Typically in Cotonou: high 28°C (82°F), low 23°C (73°F), rain on 44% of daysShow on calendar ↓
Mon 14 Aug: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Sat 12 Aug – Tue 15 Aug)Assumption DayTypically in Cotonou: high 28°C (82°F), low 23°C (73°F), rain on 53% of daysShow on calendar ↓

Leave planner 2028

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 8 Jan – Sun 16 Jan — 9 days off for 3 leave days (Mon 10 Jan, Tue 11 Jan, Wed 12 Jan).Show on calendar ↓

Take 1 day off (Wed 12 Jan) get 5 days in a rowWed 12 Jan – Sun 16 Jan · Vodoun FestivalShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 14 Apr) get 4 days in a rowFri 14 Apr – Mon 17 Apr · Easter MondayShow 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 (Thu 4 May) get 4 days in a rowThu 4 May – Sun 7 May · Eid al-AdhaShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 26 May) get 4 days in a rowThu 25 May – Sun 28 May · Ascension DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 2 Jun) get 4 days in a rowFri 2 Jun – Mon 5 Jun · Pentecost MondayShow on calendar ↓