Public holidays in Sierra Leone 2025

15 nationwide public holidays in 2025.

Next nationwide holiday in Sierra Leone

See the list of nationwide holidays below.

Local time · Sierra Leone

Nationwide holidays 2025

Date	Weekday	Holiday
1 January Wednesday	Wednesday	New Year's Day
18 February Tuesday	Tuesday	Armed Forces Day
8 March Saturday	Saturday	International Women's Day
10 March Monday	Monday	International Women's Day (observed) Observed day off for International Women's Day (Sat 8 Mar)
30 March Sunday	Sunday	Eid al-Fitr ReligiousEstimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced
31 March Monday	Monday	Eid al-Fitr (observed) ReligiousEstimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced Observed day off for Eid al-Fitr (Sun 30 Mar)
18 April Friday	Friday	Good Friday Religious
21 April Monday	Monday	Easter Monday Religious
27 April Sunday	Sunday	Independence Day National day
28 April Monday	Monday	Independence Day (observed) National day Observed day off for Independence Day (Sun 27 Apr)
1 May Thursday	Thursday	International Worker's Day
6 June Friday	Friday	Eid al-Adha ReligiousEstimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced
4 September Thursday	Thursday	Prophet's Birthday 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 Sierra Leone (Saturday and Sunday). Regional, local and group holidays are not included.

Long weekends

Sat 8 Mar – Mon 10 Mar · 3 days off
International Women's Day, International Women's Day (observed)
Typically in Freetown: high 32°C (90°F), low 25°C (77°F), rain on 0% of days
Sat 29 Mar – Mon 31 Mar · 3 days off
Eid al-Fitr (estimated), Eid al-Fitr (observed) (estimated)
Typically in Freetown: high 32°C (90°F), low 25°C (77°F), rain on 4% of days
Fri 18 Apr – Mon 21 Apr · 4 days off
Good Friday, Easter Monday
Typically in Freetown: high 32°C (90°F), low 26°C (79°F), rain on 31% of days
Sat 26 Apr – Mon 28 Apr · 3 days off
Independence Day, Independence Day (observed)
Typically in Freetown: high 32°C (90°F), low 26°C (79°F), rain on 26% of days
Fri 6 Jun – Sun 8 Jun · 3 days off
Eid al-Adha (estimated)
Typically in Freetown: high 29°C (84°F), low 25°C (77°F), rain on 77% of days
Thu 25 Dec – Sun 28 Dec · 4 days off
Christmas Day, Boxing Day
Typically in Freetown: high 29°C (84°F), low 21°C (70°F), rain on 0% of days

Bridge days

Mon 17 Feb: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Sat 15 Feb – Tue 18 Feb)
Armed Forces Day
Typically in Freetown: high 31°C (88°F), low 24°C (75°F), rain on 0% of days
Fri 2 May: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Thu 1 May – Sun 4 May)
International Worker's Day
Typically in Freetown: high 31°C (88°F), low 26°C (79°F), rain on 41% of days
Fri 5 Sep: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Thu 4 Sep – Sun 7 Sep)
Prophet's Birthday (estimated)
Typically in Freetown: high 27°C (81°F), low 24°C (75°F), rain on 91% 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 26 Apr – Sun 4 May — 9 days off for 3 leave days (Tue 29 Apr, Wed 30 Apr, Fri 2 May).Show on calendar ↓

Take 1 day off (Mon 17 Feb) get 4 days in a rowSat 15 Feb – Tue 18 Feb · Armed Forces DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 7 Mar) get 4 days in a rowFri 7 Mar – Mon 10 Mar · International Women's Day, International Women's Day (observed)Show on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 28 Mar) get 4 days in a rowFri 28 Mar – Mon 31 Mar · Eid al-Fitr, Eid al-Fitr (observed)Show 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 25 Apr) get 4 days in a rowFri 25 Apr – Mon 28 Apr · Independence Day, Independence Day (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 ↓