Public holidays in Somalia 2028

10 nationwide public holidays in 2028.

Next nationwide holiday in Somalia

See the list of nationwide holidays below.

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Nationwide holidays 2028

Date	Holiday	Local name
Saturday 1 January 2028	New Year's Day
Saturday 26 February 2028	Eid al-Fitr ReligiousEstimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced
Monday 1 May 2028	Labour Day
Friday 5 May 2028	Eid al-Adha ReligiousEstimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced
Thursday 25 May 2028	Islamic New Year ReligiousEstimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced
Saturday 3 June 2028	Ashura ReligiousEstimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced
Monday 26 June 2028	Independence Day National day
Saturday 1 July 2028	Republic Day National day
Thursday 3 August 2028	Prophet's Birthday ReligiousEstimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced
Thursday 14 December 2028	Isra' and Mi'raj ReligiousEstimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced

Long weekends and bridge days 2028

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

Long weekends

Sat 29 Apr – Mon 1 May · 3 days offLabour DayTypically in Mogadishu: high 30°C (86°F), low 28°C (82°F), rain on 31% of daysShow on calendar ↓
Fri 5 May – Sun 7 May · 3 days offEid al-Adha (estimated)Typically in Mogadishu: high 30°C (86°F), low 28°C (82°F), rain on 44% of daysShow on calendar ↓
Sat 24 Jun – Mon 26 Jun · 3 days offIndependence DayTypically in Mogadishu: high 28°C (82°F), low 26°C (79°F), rain on 36% of daysShow on calendar ↓
Sat 30 Dec – Mon 1 Jan 2029 · 3 days offNew Year's DayTypically in Mogadishu: high 29°C (84°F), low 26°C (79°F), rain on 0% of daysShow on calendar ↓

Bridge days

Fri 26 May: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Thu 25 May – Sun 28 May)Islamic New Year (estimated)Typically in Mogadishu: high 29°C (84°F), low 27°C (81°F), rain on 29% of daysShow on calendar ↓
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 Mogadishu: high 27°C (81°F), low 25°C (77°F), rain on 49% of daysShow on calendar ↓
Fri 15 Dec: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Thu 14 Dec – Sun 17 Dec)Isra' and Mi'raj (estimated)Typically in Mogadishu: high 29°C (84°F), low 26°C (79°F), rain on 1% of daysShow on calendar ↓

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 (Fri 28 Apr) get 4 days in a rowFri 28 Apr – Mon 1 May · Labour 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 · Islamic New YearShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 23 Jun) get 4 days in a rowFri 23 Jun – Mon 26 Jun · Independence DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 4 Aug) get 4 days in a rowThu 3 Aug – Sun 6 Aug · Prophet's BirthdayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 15 Dec) get 4 days in a rowThu 14 Dec – Sun 17 Dec · Isra' and Mi'rajShow on calendar ↓