Public holidays 2026 in Gambia

There are 20 public holidays in 2026.

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DateWeekdayHolidayLocal nameCountdown
ThursdayNew Year's Day
WednesdayIndependence Day
MondayLaylat al-Qadr (estimated)Lialat-Ul-Qadr (estimated)
FridayEid al-Fitr (estimated)Koriteh (estimated)
SaturdayEid al-Fitr (estimated)Koriteh (estimated)
MondayEid al-Fitr (observed, estimated)Koriteh (observed, estimated)
FridayGood Friday
MondayEaster Monday
FridayLabor DayLabour Day
MondayAfrica Liberation Day
WednesdayEid al-Adha (estimated)Tobaski (estimated)
ThursdayEid al-Adha (estimated)Tobaski (estimated)
ThursdayAshura (estimated)Yawmul Ashura (estimated)
WednesdayJuly 22 Revolution Day
SaturdayAssumption DayFeast of the Assumption
MondayAssumption Day (observed)Feast of the Assumption (observed)
TuesdayProphet's Birthday (estimated)Mawlid Nabi (estimated)
FridayChristmas Day
SaturdayBoxing Day
MondayBoxing Day (observed)

Days marked "observed" are substitute days off when a holiday falls on a weekend. Holidays based on a lunar calendar can shift by a day once the official announcement is made.

Long weekends 2026

19 times a public holiday lies close to a weekend – with a little leave it becomes a long weekend:

Take leaveOffDays of leaveDays offRatioOccasion
Fri 2 Jan1 Jan – 4 Jan 2026144New Year's Day
Mon 16 Feb, Tue 17 Feb14 Feb – 18 Feb 2026252.5Independence Day
Thu 19 Feb, Fri 20 Feb18 Feb – 22 Feb 2026252.5Independence Day
Tue 17 Mar, Wed 18 Mar, Thu 19 Mar14 Mar – 23 Mar 20263103.3Laylat al-Qadr (estimated), Eid al-Fitr (estimated), Eid al-Fitr (estimated), Eid al-Fitr (observed, estimated)
Tue 24 Mar, Wed 25 Mar, Thu 26 Mar, Fri 27 Mar20 Mar – 29 Mar 20264102.5Eid al-Fitr (estimated), Eid al-Fitr (estimated), Eid al-Fitr (observed, estimated)
Mon 30 Mar, Tue 31 Mar, Wed 1 Apr, Thu 2 Apr28 Mar – 6 Apr 20264102.5Good Friday, Easter Monday
Tue 7 Apr, Wed 8 Apr, Thu 9 Apr, Fri 10 Apr3 Apr – 12 Apr 20264102.5Good Friday, Easter Monday
Mon 27 Apr, Tue 28 Apr, Wed 29 Apr, Thu 30 Apr25 Apr – 3 May 2026492.3Labor Day
Tue 26 May23 May – 28 May 2026166Africa Liberation Day, Eid al-Adha (estimated), Eid al-Adha (estimated)
Fri 29 May27 May – 31 May 2026155Eid al-Adha (estimated), Eid al-Adha (estimated)
Mon 22 Jun, Tue 23 Jun, Wed 24 Jun20 Jun – 25 Jun 2026362Ashura (estimated)
Fri 26 Jun25 Jun – 28 Jun 2026144Ashura (estimated)
Mon 20 Jul, Tue 21 Jul18 Jul – 22 Jul 2026252.5July 22 Revolution Day
Thu 23 Jul, Fri 24 Jul22 Jul – 26 Jul 2026252.5July 22 Revolution Day
Tue 18 Aug, Wed 19 Aug, Thu 20 Aug, Fri 21 Aug15 Aug – 23 Aug 2026492.3Assumption Day, Assumption Day (observed)
Mon 24 Aug22 Aug – 25 Aug 2026144Prophet's Birthday (estimated)
Wed 26 Aug, Thu 27 Aug, Fri 28 Aug25 Aug – 30 Aug 2026362Prophet's Birthday (estimated)
Mon 21 Dec, Tue 22 Dec, Wed 23 Dec, Thu 24 Dec19 Dec – 28 Dec 20264102.5Christmas Day, Boxing Day, Boxing Day (observed)
Tue 29 Dec, Wed 30 Dec, Thu 31 Dec25 Dec – 3 Jan 20273103.3Christmas Day, Boxing Day, Boxing Day (observed), New Year's Day

Counted are gaps of up to four working days between a public holiday and the weekend or another public holiday. "Ratio" = days off per day of leave. Weekends follow the local working week.

Dates are generated from the open-source library python-holidays and automatically cross-checked against Nager.Date and the public Google Calendar holiday calendars; every holiday on a working day must be confirmed by a second source. Official announcements take precedence, especially for holidays that depend on the moon or are declared at short notice.

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