Public holidays in Benin

Public holidays for 2026 to 2028 – for Benin.

Public holidays 2026

Date	Weekday	Holiday
1 Jan 2026	Thursday	New Year's Day
8 Jan 2026	Thursday	Vodoun Festival
9 Jan 2026	Friday	Vodoun Festival
20 Mar 2026	Friday	Eid al-Fitr (estimated)
6 Apr 2026	Monday	Easter Monday
1 May 2026	Friday	Labor Day
14 May 2026	Thursday	Ascension Day
25 May 2026	Monday	Pentecost Monday
27 May 2026	Wednesday	Eid al-Adha (estimated)
1 Aug 2026	Saturday	National Day
15 Aug 2026	Saturday	Assumption Day
25 Aug 2026	Tuesday	Prophet's Birthday (estimated)
1 Nov 2026	Sunday	All Saints' Day
25 Dec 2026	Friday	Christmas Day

Public holidays 2027

Date	Weekday	Holiday
1 Jan 2027	Friday	New Year's Day
7 Jan 2027	Thursday	Vodoun Festival
8 Jan 2027	Friday	Vodoun Festival
9 Mar 2027	Tuesday	Eid al-Fitr (estimated) (expected date, subject to moon sighting)
29 Mar 2027	Monday	Easter Monday
1 May 2027	Saturday	Labor Day
6 May 2027	Thursday	Ascension Day
16 May 2027	Sunday	Eid al-Adha (estimated)
17 May 2027	Monday	Pentecost Monday
1 Aug 2027	Sunday	National Day
14 Aug 2027	Saturday	Prophet's Birthday (estimated)
15 Aug 2027	Sunday	Assumption Day
1 Nov 2027	Monday	All Saints' Day
25 Dec 2027	Saturday	Christmas Day

Public holidays 2028

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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)

Last updated: Sep 26, 2026