Public holidays in Cameroon 2028

11 nationwide public holidays in 2028.

Next nationwide holiday in Cameroon

See the list of nationwide holidays below.

Local time · Cameroon

Nationwide holidays 2028

Date	Holiday	Local name
Saturday 1 January 2028	New Year's Day
Friday 11 February 2028	Youth Day
Saturday 26 February 2028	Eid al-Fitr ReligiousEstimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced
Friday 14 April 2028	Good Friday Religious
Monday 1 May 2028	Labour Day
Friday 5 May 2028	Eid al-Adha ReligiousEstimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced
Saturday 20 May 2028	National Day National day
Thursday 25 May 2028	Ascension Day Religious
Thursday 3 August 2028	Mawlid ReligiousEstimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced
Tuesday 15 August 2028	Assumption Day Religious
Monday 25 December 2028	Christmas Day Religious

Long weekends and bridge days 2028

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

Long weekends

Fri 11 Feb – Sun 13 Feb · 3 days offYouth DayTypically in Yaoundé: high 32°C (90°F), low 21°C (70°F), rain on 13% of daysShow on calendar ↓
Fri 14 Apr – Sun 16 Apr · 3 days offGood FridayTypically in Yaoundé: high 28°C (82°F), low 22°C (72°F), rain on 89% of daysShow on calendar ↓
Sat 29 Apr – Mon 1 May · 3 days offLabour DayTypically in Yaoundé: high 28°C (82°F), low 22°C (72°F), rain on 83% of daysShow on calendar ↓
Fri 5 May – Sun 7 May · 3 days offEid al-Adha (estimated)Typically in Yaoundé: high 28°C (82°F), low 22°C (72°F), rain on 86% of daysShow on calendar ↓
Sat 23 Dec – Mon 25 Dec · 3 days offChristmas DayTypically in Yaoundé: high 30°C (86°F), low 20°C (68°F), rain on 10% of daysShow on calendar ↓
Sat 30 Dec – Mon 1 Jan 2029 · 3 days offNew Year's DayTypically in Yaoundé: high 30°C (86°F), low 20°C (68°F), rain on 3% 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 Yaoundé: high 28°C (82°F), low 21°C (70°F), rain on 76% of daysShow on calendar ↓
Fri 4 Aug: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Thu 3 Aug – Sun 6 Aug)Mawlid (estimated)Typically in Yaoundé: high 27°C (81°F), low 20°C (68°F), rain on 80% 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 Yaoundé: high 27°C (81°F), low 20°C (68°F), rain on 90% 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 29 Apr – Sun 7 May — 9 days off for 3 leave days (Tue 2 May, Wed 3 May, Thu 4 May).Show on calendar ↓

Take 1 day off (Thu 10 Feb) get 4 days in a rowThu 10 Feb – Sun 13 Feb · Youth DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 13 Apr) get 4 days in a rowThu 13 Apr – Sun 16 Apr · Good FridayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 28 Apr) get 4 days in a rowFri 28 Apr – Mon 1 May · Labour 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 4 Aug) get 4 days in a rowThu 3 Aug – Sun 6 Aug · MawlidShow on calendar ↓