Public holidays in Gambia 2025

20 nationwide public holidays in 2025.

Next nationwide holiday in Gambia

See the list of nationwide holidays below.

Nationwide holidays 2025

Date	Weekday	Holiday
1 January Wednesday	Wednesday	New Year's Day
18 February Tuesday	Tuesday	Independence Day National day
27 March Thursday	Thursday	Lialat-Ul-Qadr Religious
30 March Sunday	Sunday	Koriteh Religious
31 March Monday	Monday	Koriteh Religious
18 April Friday	Friday	Good Friday Religious
21 April Monday	Monday	Easter Monday Religious
1 May Thursday	Thursday	Labour Day
25 May Sunday	Sunday	Africa Liberation Day National day
26 May Monday	Monday	Africa Liberation Day (observed) National day Observed day off for Africa Liberation Day (Sun 25 May)
6 June Friday	Friday	Tobaski Religious
7 June Saturday	Saturday	Tobaski Religious
9 June Monday	Monday	Tobaski (observed) Religious Observed day off for Tobaski (Sat 7 Jun)
5 July Saturday	Saturday	Yawmul Ashura Religious
7 July Monday	Monday	Yawmul Ashura (observed) Religious Observed day off for Yawmul Ashura (Sat 5 Jul)
22 July Tuesday	Tuesday	July 22 Revolution Day National day
15 August Friday	Friday	Feast of the Assumption Religious
4 September Thursday	Thursday	Mawlid Nabi ReligiousEstimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced
25 December Thursday	Thursday	Christmas Day Religious
26 December Friday	Friday	Boxing Day Religious

Long weekends and bridge days 2025

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

Long weekends

Sat 29 Mar – Mon 31 Mar · 3 days off
Koriteh
Typically in Banjul: high 28°C (82°F), low 19°C (66°F), rain on 4% of days
Fri 18 Apr – Mon 21 Apr · 4 days off
Good Friday, Easter Monday
Typically in Banjul: high 28°C (82°F), low 20°C (68°F), rain on 0% of days
Sat 24 May – Mon 26 May · 3 days off
Africa Liberation Day, Africa Liberation Day (observed)
Typically in Banjul: high 27°C (81°F), low 22°C (72°F), rain on 9% of days
Fri 6 Jun – Mon 9 Jun · 4 days off
Tobaski, Tobaski (observed)
Typically in Banjul: high 27°C (81°F), low 24°C (75°F), rain on 11% of days
Sat 5 Jul – Mon 7 Jul · 3 days off
Yawmul Ashura, Yawmul Ashura (observed)
Typically in Banjul: high 29°C (84°F), low 26°C (79°F), rain on 63% of days
Fri 15 Aug – Sun 17 Aug · 3 days off
Feast of the Assumption
Typically in Banjul: high 28°C (82°F), low 27°C (81°F), rain on 87% of days
Thu 25 Dec – Sun 28 Dec · 4 days off
Christmas Day, Boxing Day
Typically in Banjul: high 27°C (81°F), low 20°C (68°F), rain on 3% of days

Bridge days

Mon 17 Feb: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Sat 15 Feb – Tue 18 Feb)
Independence Day
Typically in Banjul: high 29°C (84°F), low 20°C (68°F), rain on 0% of days
Fri 28 Mar: take 1 day off, get 5 days in a row (Thu 27 Mar – Mon 31 Mar)
Lialat-Ul-Qadr, Koriteh
Typically in Banjul: high 27°C (81°F), low 19°C (66°F), rain on 3% of days
Fri 2 May: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Thu 1 May – Sun 4 May)
Labour Day
Typically in Banjul: high 28°C (82°F), low 21°C (70°F), rain on 0% of days
Mon 21 Jul: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Sat 19 Jul – Tue 22 Jul)
July 22 Revolution Day
Typically in Banjul: high 28°C (82°F), low 27°C (81°F), rain on 77% of days
Fri 5 Sep: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Thu 4 Sep – Sun 7 Sep)
Mawlid Nabi (estimated)
Typically in Banjul: high 28°C (82°F), low 27°C (81°F), rain on 89% of days

Leave planner 2025

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 20 Dec – Sun 28 Dec — 9 days off for 3 leave days (Mon 22 Dec, Tue 23 Dec, Wed 24 Dec).Show on calendar ↓

Take 1 day off (Mon 17 Feb) get 4 days in a rowSat 15 Feb – Tue 18 Feb · Independence DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 28 Mar) get 5 days in a rowThu 27 Mar – Mon 31 Mar · Lialat-Ul-Qadr, KoritehShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 17 Apr) get 5 days in a rowThu 17 Apr – Mon 21 Apr · Good Friday, Easter MondayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 2 May) get 4 days in a rowThu 1 May – Sun 4 May · Labour DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 5 Jun) get 5 days in a rowThu 5 Jun – Mon 9 Jun · Tobaski, Tobaski (observed)Show on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Wed 24 Dec) get 5 days in a rowWed 24 Dec – Sun 28 Dec · Christmas Day, Boxing DayShow on calendar ↓