Public holidays in Central African Republic 2024

14 nationwide public holidays in 2024.

Next nationwide holiday in Central African Republic

See the list of nationwide holidays below.

Nationwide holidays 2024

Date	Weekday	Holiday	Local name
1 January Monday	Monday	New Year's Day Jour de l'an	Jour de l'an
29 March Friday	Friday	Barthélemy Boganda Day Journée Barthélemy Boganda	Journée Barthélemy Boganda
1 April Monday	Monday	Easter Monday Lundi de Pâques	Lundi de Pâques
10 April Wednesday	Wednesday	Eid al-Fitr Aïd al-Fitr	Aïd al-Fitr
1 May Wednesday	Wednesday	Labor Day Fête du Travail	Fête du Travail
9 May Thursday	Thursday	Ascension Day Ascension	Ascension
20 May Monday	Monday	Pentecost Monday Lundi de Pentecôte	Lundi de Pentecôte
16 June Sunday	Sunday	Eid al-Adha Aïd al-Adha	Aïd al-Adha
30 June Sunday	Sunday	General Prayer Day Journée de prière générale	Journée de prière générale
13 August Tuesday	Tuesday	Independence Day Jour de l'indépendance	Jour de l'indépendance
15 August Thursday	Thursday	Assumption Day Assomption	Assomption
1 November Friday	Friday	All Saints' Day Toussaint	Toussaint
1 December Sunday	Sunday	National Day Fête nationale	Fête nationale
25 December Wednesday	Wednesday	Christmas Day Jour de Noël	Jour de Noël

Long weekends and bridge days 2024

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

Long weekends

Sat 30 Dec – Mon 1 Jan 2024 · 3 days off
New Year's Day
Typically in Bangui: high 33°C (91°F), low 20°C (68°F), rain on 3% of days
Fri 29 Mar – Mon 1 Apr · 4 days off
Barthélemy Boganda Day, Easter Monday
Typically in Bangui: high 32°C (90°F), low 23°C (73°F), rain on 51% of days
Sat 18 May – Mon 20 May · 3 days off
Pentecost Monday
Typically in Bangui: high 31°C (88°F), low 23°C (73°F), rain on 64% of days
Fri 1 Nov – Sun 3 Nov · 3 days off
All Saints' Day
Typically in Bangui: high 29°C (84°F), low 22°C (72°F), rain on 93% of days

Bridge days

Fri 10 May: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Thu 9 May – Sun 12 May)
Ascension Day
Typically in Bangui: high 31°C (88°F), low 23°C (73°F), rain on 73% of days
Mon 12 Aug: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Sat 10 Aug – Tue 13 Aug)
Independence Day
Typically in Bangui: high 29°C (84°F), low 22°C (72°F), rain on 89% of days
Wed 14 Aug: take 1 day off, get 3 days in a row (Tue 13 Aug – Thu 15 Aug)
Independence Day, Assumption Day
Typically in Bangui: high 29°C (84°F), low 22°C (72°F), rain on 90% of days
Fri 16 Aug: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Thu 15 Aug – Sun 18 Aug)
Assumption Day
Typically in Bangui: high 29°C (84°F), low 22°C (72°F), rain on 91% of days

Leave planner 2024

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 10 Aug – Sun 18 Aug — 9 days off for 3 leave days (Mon 12 Aug, Wed 14 Aug, Fri 16 Aug).Show on calendar ↓

Take 1 day off (Thu 28 Mar) get 5 days in a rowThu 28 Mar – Mon 1 Apr · Barthélemy Boganda Day, Easter MondayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 10 May) get 4 days in a rowThu 9 May – Sun 12 May · Ascension DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 17 May) get 4 days in a rowFri 17 May – Mon 20 May · Pentecost MondayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Mon 12 Aug) get 4 days in a rowSat 10 Aug – Tue 13 Aug · Independence DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 16 Aug) get 4 days in a rowThu 15 Aug – Sun 18 Aug · Assumption DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 31 Oct) get 4 days in a rowThu 31 Oct – Sun 3 Nov · All Saints' DayShow on calendar ↓