Public holidays in Mali 2026

12 nationwide public holidays in 2026.

Next nationwide holiday in Mali

See the list of nationwide holidays below.

Nationwide holidays 2026

Date	Weekday	Holiday	Local name
1 January Thursday	Thursday	New Year's Day Jour de l'An	Jour de l'An
20 January Tuesday	Tuesday	Armed Forces Day Journée de l'Armée	Journée de l'Armée
20 March Friday	Friday	Eid al-Fitr Journée de la Fête du Ramadan Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	Journée de la Fête du Ramadan
26 March Thursday	Thursday	Martyrs' Day Journée du 26 mars	Journée du 26 mars
6 April Monday	Monday	Easter Monday Lundi de Pâques	Lundi de Pâques
1 May Friday	Friday	Labor Day Fête du Travail	Fête du Travail
25 May Monday	Monday	Africa Day Journée de l'Afrique	Journée de l'Afrique
27 May Wednesday	Wednesday	Eid al-Adha Journée de la Tabaski Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	Journée de la Tabaski
25 August Tuesday	Tuesday	Prophet's Birthday Journée du Maouloud (Naissance du Prophète) Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	Journée du Maouloud (Naissance du Prophète)
1 September Tuesday	Tuesday	Prophet's Baptism Journée du Maouloud (Baptême du Prophète) Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	Journée du Maouloud (Baptême du Prophète)
22 September Tuesday	Tuesday	National Day of the Republic of Mali Fête Nationale de la République du Mali	Fête Nationale de la République du Mali
25 December Friday	Friday	Christmas Day Fête de Noël	Fête de Noël

Long weekends and bridge days 2026

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

Long weekends

Fri 20 Mar – Sun 22 Mar · 3 days off
Eid al-Fitr (estimated)
Typically in Bamako: high 39°C (102°F), low 24°C (75°F), rain on 4% of days
Sat 4 Apr – Mon 6 Apr · 3 days off
Easter Monday
Typically in Bamako: high 40°C (104°F), low 25°C (77°F), rain on 9% of days
Fri 1 May – Sun 3 May · 3 days off
Labor Day
Typically in Bamako: high 40°C (104°F), low 26°C (79°F), rain on 16% of days
Sat 23 May – Mon 25 May · 3 days off
Africa Day
Typically in Bamako: high 37°C (99°F), low 25°C (77°F), rain on 51% of days
Fri 25 Dec – Sun 27 Dec · 3 days off
Christmas Day
Typically in Bamako: high 32°C (90°F), low 16°C (61°F), rain on 0% of days

Bridge days

Fri 2 Jan: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Thu 1 Jan – Sun 4 Jan)
New Year's Day
Typically in Bamako: high 33°C (91°F), low 16°C (61°F), rain on 0% of days
Mon 19 Jan: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Sat 17 Jan – Tue 20 Jan)
Armed Forces Day
Typically in Bamako: high 34°C (93°F), low 16°C (61°F), rain on 0% of days
Fri 27 Mar: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Thu 26 Mar – Sun 29 Mar)
Martyrs' Day
Typically in Bamako: high 39°C (102°F), low 24°C (75°F), rain on 9% of days
Tue 26 May: take 1 day off, get 5 days in a row (Sat 23 May – Wed 27 May)
Africa Day, Eid al-Adha (estimated)
Typically in Bamako: high 37°C (99°F), low 25°C (77°F), rain on 51% of days
Mon 24 Aug: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Sat 22 Aug – Tue 25 Aug)
Prophet's Birthday (estimated)
Typically in Bamako: high 29°C (84°F), low 22°C (72°F), rain on 93% of days
Mon 31 Aug: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Sat 29 Aug – Tue 1 Sep)
Prophet's Baptism (estimated)
Typically in Bamako: high 29°C (84°F), low 22°C (72°F), rain on 93% of days
Mon 21 Sep: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Sat 19 Sep – Tue 22 Sep)
National Day of the Republic of Mali
Typically in Bamako: high 30°C (86°F), low 22°C (72°F), rain on 96% of days

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: Sat 23 May – Sun 31 May — 9 days off for 3 leave days (Tue 26 May, Thu 28 May, Fri 29 May).Show on calendar ↓

Take 1 day off (Fri 2 Jan) get 4 days in a rowThu 1 Jan – Sun 4 Jan · New Year's DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Mon 19 Jan) get 4 days in a rowSat 17 Jan – Tue 20 Jan · Armed Forces DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 19 Mar) get 4 days in a rowThu 19 Mar – Sun 22 Mar · Eid al-FitrShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 27 Mar) get 4 days in a rowThu 26 Mar – Sun 29 Mar · Martyrs' DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 3 Apr) get 4 days in a rowFri 3 Apr – Mon 6 Apr · Easter MondayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Tue 26 May) get 5 days in a rowSat 23 May – Wed 27 May · Africa Day, Eid al-AdhaShow on calendar ↓