Public holidays in Benin 2028
There are 14 public holidays in 2028. 12 of them fall on a working day.
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All 14 public holidays in Benin 2028
| Date | Weekday | Holiday | Local name | Countdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday | New Year's Day | Fête du Nouvel An | ||
| Thursday | Vodoun Festival | Fête annuelle des religions traditionnelles | ||
| Friday | Vodoun Festival | Fête annuelle des religions traditionnelles | ||
| Saturday | Eid al-Fitr (estimated) | Jour du Ramadan (estimé) | ||
| Monday | Easter Monday | Lundi de Pâques | ||
| Monday | Labor Day | Fête du Travail | ||
| Friday | Eid al-Adha (estimated) | Jour de la Tabaski (estimé) | ||
| Thursday | Ascension Day | Jour de l'Ascension | ||
| Monday | Pentecost Monday | Lundi de Pentecôte | ||
| Tuesday | National Day | Fête Nationale | ||
| Thursday | Prophet's Birthday (estimated) | Journée Maouloud (estimé) | ||
| Tuesday | Assumption Day | Jour de l'Assomption | ||
| Wednesday | All Saints' Day | La Toussaint | ||
| Monday | Christmas Day | Jour de Noël |
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 2028
14 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 10 Jan, Tue 11 Jan, Wed 12 Jan | 8 Jan – 16 Jan 2028 | 3 | 9 | 3 | Vodoun Festival, Vodoun Festival |
| Tue 18 Apr, Wed 19 Apr, Thu 20 Apr, Fri 21 Apr | 15 Apr – 23 Apr 2028 | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | Easter Monday |
| Tue 2 May, Wed 3 May, Thu 4 May | 29 Apr – 7 May 2028 | 3 | 9 | 3 | Labor Day, Eid al-Adha (estimated) |
| Mon 22 May, Tue 23 May, Wed 24 May | 20 May – 25 May 2028 | 3 | 6 | 2 | Ascension Day |
| Fri 26 May | 25 May – 28 May 2028 | 1 | 4 | 4 | Ascension Day |
| Tue 6 Jun, Wed 7 Jun, Thu 8 Jun, Fri 9 Jun | 3 Jun – 11 Jun 2028 | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | Pentecost Monday |
| Mon 31 Jul | 29 Jul – 1 Aug 2028 | 1 | 4 | 4 | National Day |
| Wed 2 Aug | 1 Aug – 3 Aug 2028 | 1 | 3 | 3 | National Day, Prophet's Birthday (estimated) |
| Fri 4 Aug | 3 Aug – 6 Aug 2028 | 1 | 4 | 4 | Prophet's Birthday (estimated) |
| Mon 14 Aug | 12 Aug – 15 Aug 2028 | 1 | 4 | 4 | Assumption Day |
| Wed 16 Aug, Thu 17 Aug, Fri 18 Aug | 15 Aug – 20 Aug 2028 | 3 | 6 | 2 | Assumption Day |
| Mon 30 Oct, Tue 31 Oct | 28 Oct – 1 Nov 2028 | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | All Saints' Day |
| Thu 2 Nov, Fri 3 Nov | 1 Nov – 5 Nov 2028 | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | All Saints' Day |
| Tue 26 Dec, Wed 27 Dec, Thu 28 Dec, Fri 29 Dec | 23 Dec – 1 Jan 2029 | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | Christmas Day, 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.
Frequently asked questions
How many public holidays does Benin have in 2028?
14 public holidays. 2 of them fall on a weekend in 2028.
Which public holiday gives the best long weekend in 2028?
Ascension Day: take 1 day of leave (26 May) and you get 4 days off in a row, 25 May – 28 May 2028.
Sources
- Data: python-holidays 0.105 (MIT licence), country code BJ (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.bj) (retrieved Sep 28, 2026)
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Other years
- Public holidays 2026
- Public holidays 2027
- Public holidays 2028