Public holidays in Somalia 2026

There are 10 public holidays in 2026. All of them fall on a working day.

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All 10 public holidays in Somalia 2026

DateWeekdayHolidayCountdown
ThursdayNew Year's Day
FridayIsra' and Mi'raj (estimated)
FridayEid al-Fitr (estimated)
FridayLabour Day
WednesdayEid al-Adha (estimated)
TuesdayIslamic New Year (estimated)
ThursdayAshura (estimated)
FridayIndependence Day
WednesdayRepublic Day
TuesdayProphet's Birthday (estimated)

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

14 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 12 Jan, Tue 13 Jan, Wed 14 Jan, Thu 15 Jan10 Jan – 18 Jan 2026492.3Isra' and Mi'raj (estimated)
Mon 16 Mar, Tue 17 Mar, Wed 18 Mar, Thu 19 Mar14 Mar – 22 Mar 2026492.3Eid al-Fitr (estimated)
Mon 27 Apr, Tue 28 Apr, Wed 29 Apr, Thu 30 Apr25 Apr – 3 May 2026492.3Labour Day
Mon 25 May, Tue 26 May23 May – 27 May 2026252.5Eid al-Adha (estimated)
Thu 28 May, Fri 29 May27 May – 31 May 2026252.5Eid al-Adha (estimated)
Mon 15 Jun13 Jun – 16 Jun 2026144Islamic New Year (estimated)
Wed 17 Jun, Thu 18 Jun, Fri 19 Jun16 Jun – 21 Jun 2026362Islamic New Year (estimated)
Mon 22 Jun, Tue 23 Jun, Wed 24 Jun20 Jun – 28 Jun 2026393Ashura (estimated), Independence Day
Mon 29 Jun, Tue 30 Jun25 Jun – 1 Jul 2026273.5Ashura (estimated), Independence Day, Republic Day
Thu 2 Jul, Fri 3 Jul1 Jul – 5 Jul 2026252.5Republic Day
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 28 Dec, Tue 29 Dec, Wed 30 Dec, Thu 31 Dec26 Dec – 3 Jan 2027492.3New 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.

Frequently asked questions

How many public holidays does Somalia have in 2026?

10 public holidays. None of them falls on a weekend in 2026.

Which public holiday gives the best long weekend in 2026?

New Year's Day: take 1 day of leave (2 Jan) and you get 4 days off in a row, 1 Jan – 4 Jan 2026.

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