Public holidays in Senegal 2027

15 nationwide public holidays in 2027.

Next nationwide holiday in Senegal

See the list of nationwide holidays below.

Nationwide holidays 2027

Date	Weekday	Holiday	Local name
1 January Friday	Friday	New Year's Day Jour de l'an	Jour de l'an
9 March Tuesday	Tuesday	Eid al-Fitr Journée de la Korité Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	Journée de la Korité
29 March Monday	Monday	Easter Monday Lundi de Pâques	Lundi de Pâques
4 April Sunday	Sunday	Independence Day Fête de l'Indépendance	Fête de l'Indépendance
1 May Saturday	Saturday	Labor Day Fête du Travail	Fête du Travail
6 May Thursday	Thursday	Ascension Day Jeudi de l'Ascension	Jeudi de l'Ascension
16 May Sunday	Sunday	Eid al-Adha Journée de la Tabaski Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	Journée de la Tabaski
17 May Monday	Monday	Eid al-Adha (observed) Journée de la Tabaski (observé) Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced Observed day off for Eid al-Adha (Sun 16 May)	Journée de la Tabaski (observé)
17 May Monday	Monday	Pentecost Monday Lundi de Pentecôte	Lundi de Pentecôte
15 June Tuesday	Tuesday	Ashura Tamxarit Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	Tamxarit
22 July Thursday	Thursday	Grand Magal of Touba Grand Magal de Touba Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	Grand Magal de Touba
14 August Saturday	Saturday	Prophet's Birthday Journée du Maouloud Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	Journée du Maouloud
15 August Sunday	Sunday	Assumption Day Assomption	Assomption
1 November Monday	Monday	All Saints' Day Toussaint	Toussaint
25 December Saturday	Saturday	Christmas Day Noël	Noël

Long weekends and bridge days 2027

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

Long weekends

Fri 1 Jan – Sun 3 Jan · 3 days off
New Year's Day
Typically in Dakar: high 26°C (79°F), low 22°C (72°F), rain on 1% of days
Sat 27 Mar – Mon 29 Mar · 3 days off
Easter Monday
Typically in Dakar: high 21°C (70°F), low 19°C (66°F), rain on 4% of days
Sat 15 May – Mon 17 May · 3 days off
Eid al-Adha (estimated), Eid al-Adha (observed) (estimated), Pentecost Monday
Typically in Dakar: high 23°C (73°F), low 22°C (72°F), rain on 0% of days
Sat 30 Oct – Mon 1 Nov · 3 days off
All Saints' Day
Typically in Dakar: high 29°C (84°F), low 27°C (81°F), rain on 9% of days

Bridge days

Mon 8 Mar: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Sat 6 Mar – Tue 9 Mar)
Eid al-Fitr (estimated)
Typically in Dakar: high 23°C (73°F), low 19°C (66°F), rain on 0% of days
Fri 7 May: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Thu 6 May – Sun 9 May)
Ascension Day
Typically in Dakar: high 22°C (72°F), low 21°C (70°F), rain on 0% of days
Mon 14 Jun: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Sat 12 Jun – Tue 15 Jun)
Ashura (estimated)
Typically in Dakar: high 25°C (77°F), low 24°C (75°F), rain on 24% of days
Fri 23 Jul: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Thu 22 Jul – Sun 25 Jul)
Grand Magal of Touba (estimated)
Typically in Dakar: high 27°C (81°F), low 27°C (81°F), rain on 64% of days

Leave planner 2027

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: Fri 1 Jan – Wed 6 Jan — 6 days off for 3 leave days (Mon 4 Jan, Tue 5 Jan, Wed 6 Jan).Show on calendar ↓

Take 1 day off (Mon 4 Jan) get 4 days in a rowFri 1 Jan – Mon 4 Jan · New Year's DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Mon 8 Mar) get 4 days in a rowSat 6 Mar – Tue 9 Mar · Eid al-FitrShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 26 Mar) get 4 days in a rowFri 26 Mar – Mon 29 Mar · Easter MondayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 7 May) get 4 days in a rowThu 6 May – Sun 9 May · Ascension DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 14 May) get 4 days in a rowFri 14 May – Mon 17 May · Eid al-Adha, Eid al-Adha (observed), Pentecost MondayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Mon 14 Jun) get 4 days in a rowSat 12 Jun – Tue 15 Jun · AshuraShow on calendar ↓