Public holidays 2027 in Sierra Leone
There are 17 public holidays in 2027.
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| Date | Weekday | Holiday | Countdown |
|---|---|---|---|
| Friday | New Year's Day | ||
| Thursday | Armed Forces Day | ||
| Monday | International Women's Day | ||
| Tuesday | Eid al-Fitr (estimated) | ||
| Friday | Good Friday | ||
| Monday | Easter Monday | ||
| Tuesday | Independence Day | ||
| Saturday | International Worker's Day | ||
| Monday | International Worker's Day (observed) | ||
| Sunday | Eid al-Adha (estimated) | ||
| Monday | Eid al-Adha (observed, estimated) | ||
| Saturday | Prophet's Birthday (estimated) | ||
| Monday | Prophet's Birthday (observed, estimated) | ||
| Saturday | Christmas Day | ||
| Sunday | Boxing Day | ||
| Monday | Christmas Day (observed) | ||
| Tuesday | 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
11 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 | Armed Forces Day |
| Fri 19 Feb | 18 Feb – 21 Feb 2027 | 1 | 4 | 4 | Armed Forces Day |
| Wed 10 Mar, Thu 11 Mar, Fri 12 Mar | 6 Mar – 14 Mar 2027 | 3 | 9 | 3 | International Women's Day, 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 |
| Mon 26 Apr | 24 Apr – 27 Apr 2027 | 1 | 4 | 4 | Independence Day |
| Wed 28 Apr, Thu 29 Apr, Fri 30 Apr | 27 Apr – 3 May 2027 | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | Independence Day, International Worker's Day, International Worker's Day (observed) |
| Tue 4 May, Wed 5 May, Thu 6 May, Fri 7 May | 1 May – 9 May 2027 | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | International Worker's Day, International Worker's 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 (observed, estimated) |
| 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), Prophet's Birthday (observed, estimated) |
| Wed 29 Dec, Thu 30 Dec, Fri 31 Dec | 25 Dec – 2 Jan 2028 | 3 | 9 | 3 | Christmas Day, Boxing Day, Christmas Day (observed), Boxing 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.
Sources
- Data: python-holidays 0.105 (MIT licence), country code SL (retrieved Sep 27, 2026)
- Cross-check: Nager.Date public holiday API (MIT licence) (retrieved Sep 27, 2026)
- Cross-check: Google Calendar public holiday calendar (en.sl) (retrieved Sep 27, 2026)
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Other years
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