Public holidays in South Sudan 2028

There are 15 public holidays in 2028. 7 of them fall on a working day.

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All 15 public holidays in South Sudan 2028

Date	Weekday	Holiday
1 Jan 2028	Saturday	New Year's Day
9 Jan 2028	Sunday	Peace Agreement Day
26 Feb 2028	Saturday	Eid al-Fitr (estimated)
14 Apr 2028	Friday	Good Friday
15 Apr 2028	Saturday	Holy Saturday
16 Apr 2028	Sunday	Easter Sunday
17 Apr 2028	Monday	Easter Monday
1 May 2028	Monday	International Labour Day
5 May 2028	Friday	Eid al-Adha (estimated)
16 May 2028	Tuesday	SPLA Day
9 Jul 2028	Sunday	Independence Day
30 Jul 2028	Sunday	Martyrs' Day
24 Dec 2028	Sunday	Christmas Eve
25 Dec 2028	Monday	Christmas Day
26 Dec 2028	Tuesday	Second Day of Christmas

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

6 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 Apr, Tue 11 Apr, Wed 12 Apr, Thu 13 Apr	8 Apr – 17 Apr 2028	4	10	2.5	Good Friday, Holy Saturday, Easter Sunday, Easter Monday
Tue 18 Apr, Wed 19 Apr, Thu 20 Apr, Fri 21 Apr	14 Apr – 23 Apr 2028	4	10	2.5	Good Friday, Holy Saturday, Easter Sunday, Easter Monday
Tue 2 May, Wed 3 May, Thu 4 May	29 Apr – 7 May 2028	3	9	3	International Labour Day, Eid al-Adha (estimated)
Mon 15 May	13 May – 16 May 2028	1	4	4	SPLA Day
Wed 17 May, Thu 18 May, Fri 19 May	16 May – 21 May 2028	3	6	2	SPLA Day
Wed 27 Dec, Thu 28 Dec, Fri 29 Dec	23 Dec – 1 Jan 2029	3	10	3.3	Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Second Day of Christmas, 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 South Sudan have in 2028?

15 public holidays. 8 of them fall on a weekend in 2028.

Which public holiday gives the best long weekend in 2028?

SPLA Day: take 1 day of leave (15 May) and you get 4 days off in a row, 13 May – 16 May 2028.

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Sources

Data: python-holidays 0.105 (MIT licence), country code SS (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.ss) (retrieved Sep 28, 2026)

Last updated: Sep 26, 2026