Public holidays in Gambia 2027

There are 22 public holidays in 2027. 15 of them fall on a working day.

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All 22 public holidays in Gambia 2027

Date	Weekday	Holiday	Local name
1 Jan 2027	Friday	New Year's Day
18 Feb 2027	Thursday	Independence Day
6 Mar 2027	Saturday	Laylat al-Qadr (estimated)	Lialat-Ul-Qadr (estimated)
8 Mar 2027	Monday	Laylat al-Qadr (observed, estimated)	Lialat-Ul-Qadr (observed, estimated)
9 Mar 2027	Tuesday	Eid al-Fitr (estimated)	Koriteh (estimated)
10 Mar 2027	Wednesday	Eid al-Fitr (estimated)	Koriteh (estimated)
26 Mar 2027	Friday	Good Friday
29 Mar 2027	Monday	Easter Monday
1 May 2027	Saturday	Labor Day	Labour Day
3 May 2027	Monday	Labor Day (observed)	Labour Day (observed)
16 May 2027	Sunday	Eid al-Adha (estimated)	Tobaski (estimated)
17 May 2027	Monday	Eid al-Adha (estimated)	Tobaski (estimated)
25 May 2027	Tuesday	Africa Liberation Day
15 Jun 2027	Tuesday	Ashura (estimated)	Yawmul Ashura (estimated)
22 Jul 2027	Thursday	July 22 Revolution Day
14 Aug 2027	Saturday	Prophet's Birthday (estimated)	Mawlid Nabi (estimated)
15 Aug 2027	Sunday	Assumption Day	Feast of the Assumption
16 Aug 2027	Monday	Assumption Day (observed)	Feast of the Assumption (observed)
16 Aug 2027	Monday	Prophet's Birthday (observed, estimated)	Mawlid Nabi (observed, estimated)
25 Dec 2027	Saturday	Christmas Day
26 Dec 2027	Sunday	Boxing Day
27 Dec 2027	Monday	Boxing 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 2027

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

Take leave	Off	Days of leave	Days off	Ratio	Occasion
Mon 15 Feb, Tue 16 Feb, Wed 17 Feb	13 Feb – 18 Feb 2027	3	6	2	Independence Day
Fri 19 Feb	18 Feb – 21 Feb 2027	1	4	4	Independence Day
Thu 11 Mar, Fri 12 Mar	6 Mar – 14 Mar 2027	2	9	4.5	Laylat al-Qadr (estimated), Laylat al-Qadr (observed, estimated), Eid al-Fitr (estimated), Eid al-Fitr (estimated)
Mon 22 Mar, Tue 23 Mar, Wed 24 Mar, Thu 25 Mar	20 Mar – 29 Mar 2027	4	10	2.5	Good Friday, Easter Monday
Tue 30 Mar, Wed 31 Mar, Thu 1 Apr, Fri 2 Apr	26 Mar – 4 Apr 2027	4	10	2.5	Good Friday, Easter Monday
Tue 4 May, Wed 5 May, Thu 6 May, Fri 7 May	1 May – 9 May 2027	4	9	2.3	Labor Day, Labor Day (observed)
Tue 18 May, Wed 19 May, Thu 20 May, Fri 21 May	15 May – 23 May 2027	4	9	2.3	Eid al-Adha (estimated), Eid al-Adha (estimated)
Mon 24 May	22 May – 25 May 2027	1	4	4	Africa Liberation Day
Wed 26 May, Thu 27 May, Fri 28 May	25 May – 30 May 2027	3	6	2	Africa Liberation Day
Mon 14 Jun	12 Jun – 15 Jun 2027	1	4	4	Ashura (estimated)
Wed 16 Jun, Thu 17 Jun, Fri 18 Jun	15 Jun – 20 Jun 2027	3	6	2	Ashura (estimated)
Mon 19 Jul, Tue 20 Jul, Wed 21 Jul	17 Jul – 22 Jul 2027	3	6	2	July 22 Revolution Day
Fri 23 Jul	22 Jul – 25 Jul 2027	1	4	4	July 22 Revolution Day
Tue 17 Aug, Wed 18 Aug, Thu 19 Aug, Fri 20 Aug	14 Aug – 22 Aug 2027	4	9	2.3	Prophet's Birthday (estimated), Assumption Day, Assumption Day (observed)
Tue 28 Dec, Wed 29 Dec, Thu 30 Dec, Fri 31 Dec	25 Dec – 3 Jan 2028	4	10	2.5	Christmas Day, Boxing Day, Boxing Day (observed), New Year's Day, New Year's Day (observed)

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 Gambia have in 2027?

22 public holidays. 7 of them fall on a weekend in 2027.

Which public holiday gives the best long weekend in 2027?

Laylat al-Qadr (estimated), Laylat al-Qadr (observed, estimated), Eid al-Fitr (estimated): take 2 days of leave (11 Mar, 12 Mar) and you get 9 days off in a row, 6 Mar – 14 Mar 2027.

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Sources

Data: python-holidays 0.105 (MIT licence), country code GM (retrieved Sep 28, 2026)
Cross-check: Nager.Date public holiday API (MIT licence) (retrieved Sep 28, 2026)
Cross-check: Google Calendar public holiday calendar (en.gm) (retrieved Sep 28, 2026)

Last updated: Sep 26, 2026