Public holidays in Sierra Leone 2026
Dates, local names, and English names. Regional holidays are marked with their region.
2026 2027 2028 These are the national public holidays. This country file has no regional holidays.
January
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun 1 New Year's Day 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
February
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Armed Forces Day 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28
March
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 International Women's Day 9 International Women's Day (observed) 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Eid al-Fitr (estimated) 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
April
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun 1 2 3 Good Friday 4 5 6 Easter Monday 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 Independence Day 28 29 30
May
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun 1 International Worker's Day 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 Eid al-Adha (estimated) 28 29 30 31
June
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
July
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
August
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Prophet's Birthday (estimated) 26 27 28 29 30 31
September
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
October
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
November
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
December
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Christmas Day 26 Boxing Day 27 28 Boxing Day (observed) 29 30 31
List
Public holidays in Sierra Leone in 2026
Date Local name English name Regions 2026-01-01 New Year's Day New Year's Day National 2026-02-18 Armed Forces Day Armed Forces Day National 2026-03-08 International Women's Day International Women's Day National 2026-03-09 International Women's Day (observed) International Women's Day (observed) National 2026-03-20 Eid al-Fitr (estimated) Eid al-Fitr (estimated) National 2026-04-03 Good Friday Good Friday National 2026-04-06 Easter Monday Easter Monday National 2026-04-27 Independence Day Independence Day National 2026-05-01 International Worker's Day International Worker's Day National 2026-05-27 Eid al-Adha (estimated) Eid al-Adha (estimated) National 2026-08-25 Prophet's Birthday (estimated) Prophet's Birthday (estimated) National 2026-12-25 Christmas Day Christmas Day National 2026-12-26 Boxing Day Boxing Day National 2026-12-28 Boxing Day (observed) Boxing Day (observed) National
Source: vacanza/holidays 0.106 (MIT). Month and weekday names use your browser's language when it can, and English otherwise.
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