Public holidays in Niger 2026

15 nationwide public holidays in 2026.

Next nationwide holiday in Niger

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
16 March Monday	Monday	Laylat al-QadrEstimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced
20 March Friday	Friday	Eid al-Fitr Korité Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	Korité
6 April Monday	Monday	Easter Monday Lundi de Pâques	Lundi de Pâques
24 April Friday	Friday	National Concord Day Fête nationale de la Concorde	Fête nationale de la Concorde
1 May Friday	Friday	International Labor Day Journée internationale du travail	Journée internationale du travail
27 May Wednesday	Wednesday	Eid al-Adha Tabaski Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	Tabaski
28 May Thursday	Thursday	Day after Eid al-Adha Lendemain de la Tabaski Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	Lendemain de la Tabaski
16 June Tuesday	Tuesday	Islamic New Year Jour de l'An musulman Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	Jour de l'An musulman
26 July Sunday	Sunday	Anniversary of the CNSP Coup Anniversaire du coup d'État du CNSP	Anniversaire du coup d'État du CNSP
27 July Monday	Monday	Anniversary of the CNSP Coup (observed) Anniversaire du coup d'État du CNSP (observé) Observed day off for Anniversary of the CNSP Coup (Sun 26 Jul)	Anniversaire du coup d'État du CNSP (observé)
3 August Monday	Monday	Anniversary of the Proclamation of Independence L'anniversaire de la proclamation de l'indépendance	L'anniversaire de la proclamation de l'indépendance
25 August Tuesday	Tuesday	Prophet's Birthday Mouloud Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	Mouloud
18 December Friday	Friday	National Day Fête nationale	Fête nationale
25 December Friday	Friday	Christmas Day Noël	Noël

Long weekends and bridge days 2026

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

Long weekends

No breaks of three or more days off in 2026.

Bridge days

Sat 21 Mar: take 1 day off, get 3 days in a row (Fri 20 Mar – Sun 22 Mar)
Eid al-Fitr (estimated)
Typically in Niamey: high 40°C (104°F), low 25°C (77°F), rain on 0% of days
Sat 25 Apr: take 1 day off, get 3 days in a row (Fri 24 Apr – Sun 26 Apr)
National Concord Day
Typically in Niamey: high 42°C (108°F), low 27°C (81°F), rain on 0% of days
Sat 2 May: take 1 day off, get 3 days in a row (Fri 1 May – Sun 3 May)
International Labor Day
Typically in Niamey: high 42°C (108°F), low 29°C (84°F), rain on 1% of days
Mon 15 Jun: take 1 day off, get 3 days in a row (Sun 14 Jun – Tue 16 Jun)
Islamic New Year (estimated)
Typically in Niamey: high 37°C (99°F), low 27°C (81°F), rain on 49% of days
Mon 24 Aug: take 1 day off, get 3 days in a row (Sun 23 Aug – Tue 25 Aug)
Prophet's Birthday (estimated)
Typically in Niamey: high 31°C (88°F), low 24°C (75°F), rain on 83% of days
Sat 19 Dec: take 1 day off, get 3 days in a row (Fri 18 Dec – Sun 20 Dec)
National Day
Typically in Niamey: high 32°C (90°F), low 16°C (61°F), rain on 0% of days
Sat 26 Dec: take 1 day off, get 3 days in a row (Fri 25 Dec – Sun 27 Dec)
Christmas Day
Typically in Niamey: high 31°C (88°F), low 15°C (59°F), rain on 0% 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: Sun 15 Mar – Fri 20 Mar — 6 days off for 3 leave days (Tue 17 Mar, Wed 18 Mar, Thu 19 Mar).Show on calendar ↓

Take 1 day off (Sat 14 Mar) get 3 days in a rowSat 14 Mar – Mon 16 Mar · Laylat al-QadrShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Sat 21 Mar) get 3 days in a rowFri 20 Mar – Sun 22 Mar · Eid al-FitrShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Sat 4 Apr) get 3 days in a rowSat 4 Apr – Mon 6 Apr · Easter MondayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Sat 25 Apr) get 3 days in a rowFri 24 Apr – Sun 26 Apr · National Concord DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Sat 2 May) get 3 days in a rowFri 1 May – Sun 3 May · International Labor DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Tue 26 May) get 3 days in a rowTue 26 May – Thu 28 May · Eid al-Adha, Day after Eid al-AdhaShow on calendar ↓