Public holidays in Senegal 2028

14 nationwide public holidays in 2028.

Next nationwide holiday in Senegal

See the list of nationwide holidays below.

Nationwide holidays 2028

Date	Weekday	Holiday	Local name
1 January Saturday	Saturday	New Year's Day Jour de l'an	Jour de l'an
26 February Saturday	Saturday	Eid al-Fitr Religious Journée de la Korité Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	Journée de la Korité
4 April Tuesday	Tuesday	Independence Day National day Fête de l'Indépendance	Fête de l'Indépendance
17 April Monday	Monday	Easter Monday Religious Lundi de Pâques	Lundi de Pâques
1 May Monday	Monday	Labor Day Fête du Travail	Fête du Travail
5 May Friday	Friday	Eid al-Adha Religious Journée de la Tabaski Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	Journée de la Tabaski
25 May Thursday	Thursday	Ascension Day Religious Jeudi de l'Ascension	Jeudi de l'Ascension
3 June Saturday	Saturday	Ashura Religious Tamxarit Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	Tamxarit
5 June Monday	Monday	Pentecost Monday Religious Lundi de Pentecôte	Lundi de Pentecôte
11 July Tuesday	Tuesday	Grand Magal of Touba Religious Grand Magal de Touba Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	Grand Magal de Touba
3 August Thursday	Thursday	Prophet's Birthday Religious Journée du Maouloud Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	Journée du Maouloud
15 August Tuesday	Tuesday	Assumption Day Religious Assomption	Assomption
1 November Wednesday	Wednesday	All Saints' Day Religious Toussaint	Toussaint
25 December Monday	Monday	Christmas Day Religious Noël	Noël

Long weekends and bridge days 2028

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

Long weekends

Sat 15 Apr – Mon 17 Apr · 3 days off
Easter Monday
Typically in Dakar: high 23°C (73°F), low 20°C (68°F), rain on 3% of days
Sat 29 Apr – Mon 1 May · 3 days off
Labor Day
Typically in Dakar: high 22°C (72°F), low 20°C (68°F), rain on 0% of days
Fri 5 May – Sun 7 May · 3 days off
Eid al-Adha (estimated)
Typically in Dakar: high 22°C (72°F), low 21°C (70°F), rain on 0% of days
Sat 3 Jun – Mon 5 Jun · 3 days off
Ashura (estimated), Pentecost Monday
Typically in Dakar: high 24°C (75°F), low 23°C (73°F), rain on 7% of days
Sat 23 Dec – Mon 25 Dec · 3 days off
Christmas Day
Typically in Dakar: high 26°C (79°F), low 22°C (72°F), rain on 3% of days
Sat 30 Dec – Mon 1 Jan 2029 · 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

Bridge days

Mon 3 Apr: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Sat 1 Apr – Tue 4 Apr)
Independence Day
Typically in Dakar: high 21°C (70°F), low 19°C (66°F), rain on 3% of days
Fri 26 May: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Thu 25 May – Sun 28 May)
Ascension Day
Typically in Dakar: high 24°C (75°F), low 22°C (72°F), rain on 7% of days
Mon 10 Jul: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Sat 8 Jul – Tue 11 Jul)
Grand Magal of Touba (estimated)
Typically in Dakar: high 27°C (81°F), low 26°C (79°F), rain on 33% of days
Fri 4 Aug: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Thu 3 Aug – Sun 6 Aug)
Prophet's Birthday (estimated)
Typically in Dakar: high 28°C (82°F), low 27°C (81°F), rain on 70% of days
Mon 14 Aug: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Sat 12 Aug – Tue 15 Aug)
Assumption Day
Typically in Dakar: high 28°C (82°F), low 27°C (81°F), rain on 64% of days

Leave planner 2028

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 29 Apr – Sun 7 May — 9 days off for 3 leave days (Tue 2 May, Wed 3 May, Thu 4 May).Show on calendar ↓

Take 1 day off (Mon 3 Apr) get 4 days in a rowSat 1 Apr – Tue 4 Apr · Independence DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 14 Apr) get 4 days in a rowFri 14 Apr – Mon 17 Apr · Easter MondayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 28 Apr) get 4 days in a rowFri 28 Apr – Mon 1 May · Labor DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 4 May) get 4 days in a rowThu 4 May – Sun 7 May · Eid al-AdhaShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 26 May) get 4 days in a rowThu 25 May – Sun 28 May · Ascension DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 2 Jun) get 4 days in a rowFri 2 Jun – Mon 5 Jun · Ashura, Pentecost MondayShow on calendar ↓