Public holidays in Djibouti 2026

13 nationwide public holidays in 2026.

Next nationwide holiday in Djibouti

See the list of nationwide holidays below.

Nationwide holidays 2026

Date	Weekday	Holiday	Local name
1 January Thursday	Thursday	New Year's Day Nouvel an	Nouvel an
16 January Friday	Friday	Isra' and Mi'raj Al Isra et Al Mirague Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	Al Isra et Al Mirague
20 March Friday	Friday	Eid al-FitrEstimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced
21 March Saturday	Saturday	Eid al-Fitr Holiday Eid al-Fitr deuxième jour Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	Eid al-Fitr deuxième jour
1 May Friday	Friday	Labor Day Fête du travail	Fête du travail
26 May Tuesday	Tuesday	Day of Arafah Arafat Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	Arafat
27 May Wednesday	Wednesday	Eid al-AdhaEstimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced
28 May Thursday	Thursday	Eid al-Adha Holiday Eid al-Adha deuxième jour Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	Eid al-Adha deuxième jour
16 June Tuesday	Tuesday	Islamic New Year Nouvel an musulman Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	Nouvel an musulman
27 June Saturday	Saturday	Independence Day Fête de l'indépendance	Fête de l'indépendance
28 June Sunday	Sunday	Independence Day Holiday Fête de l'indépendance deuxième jour	Fête de l'indépendance deuxième jour
25 August Tuesday	Tuesday	Prophet Muhammad's Birthday Anniversaire du prophète Muhammad Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	Anniversaire du prophète Muhammad
25 December Friday	Friday	Christmas Day Noël	Noël

Long weekends and bridge days 2026

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

Long weekends

Thu 1 Jan – Sat 3 Jan · 3 days off
New Year's Day
Typically in Djibouti: high 28°C (82°F), low 22°C (72°F), rain on 24% of days
Tue 26 May – Sat 30 May · 5 days off
Day of Arafah (estimated), Eid al-Adha (estimated), Eid al-Adha Holiday (estimated)
Typically in Djibouti: high 38°C (100°F), low 29°C (84°F), rain on 17% of days
Fri 26 Jun – Sun 28 Jun · 3 days off
Independence Day, Independence Day Holiday
Typically in Djibouti: high 40°C (104°F), low 31°C (88°F), rain on 4% of days

Bridge days

No single-day bridges in 2026.

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 · New Year's DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 15 Jan) get 3 days in a rowThu 15 Jan – Sat 17 Jan · Isra' and Mi'rajShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 19 Mar) get 3 days in a rowThu 19 Mar – Sat 21 Mar · Eid al-Fitr, Eid al-Fitr HolidayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 30 Apr) get 3 days in a rowThu 30 Apr – Sat 2 May · Labor DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Mon 25 May) get 6 days in a rowMon 25 May – Sat 30 May · Day of Arafah, Eid al-Adha, Eid al-Adha HolidayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 25 Jun) get 4 days in a rowThu 25 Jun – Sun 28 Jun · Independence Day, Independence Day HolidayShow on calendar ↓