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Public holidays · 2026

Public holidays in Benin 2026

Benin has 14 days of national public holidays in 2026, 11 on working days.

Next: La Toussaint (All Saints' Day), Sunday, 1 November 2026in 14 days

Nationwide

National public holidays

National public holidays in Benin in 2026: date, weekday, name and days until
DateHolidayWhen
1 JanThuFête du Nouvel AnNew Year's Day290 days ago
8 JanThuFête annuelle des religions traditionnellesVodoun Festival283 days ago
9 JanFriFête annuelle des religions traditionnellesVodoun Festival282 days ago
20 MarFriJour du Ramadan (estimé)Eid al-Fitr (estimated)212 days ago
6 AprMonLundi de PâquesEaster Monday195 days ago
1 MayFriFête du TravailLabor Day170 days ago
14 MayThuJour de l'AscensionAscension Day157 days ago
25 MayMonLundi de PentecôtePentecost Monday146 days ago
27 MayWedJour de la Tabaski (estimé)Eid al-Adha (estimated)144 days ago
1 AugSatWeekendFête NationaleNational Day78 days ago
15 AugSatWeekendJour de l'AssomptionAssumption Day64 days ago
25 AugTueJournée Maouloud (estimé)Prophet's Birthday (estimated)54 days ago
1 NovSunWeekendLa ToussaintAll Saints' Dayin 14 days
25 DecFriJour de NoëlChristmas Dayin 68 days

At a glance

Benin in 2026

01Public holidays

14 days

11 on working days, 3 at the weekend (Saturday and Sunday).

02Long weekends

6 long weekends

03Regional

None

04Next holiday

La Toussaint (All Saints' Day)

Sunday, 1 November 2026 · in 14 days

Days off in a row

Long weekends

Three or more days off in a row: the weekend (Saturday and Sunday) next to a nationwide public holiday on a working day.

  • Thu 8 Jan – Sun 11 Jan

    4 days offVodoun Festival

  • Fri 20 Mar – Sun 22 Mar

    3 days offEid al-Fitr (estimated)

  • Sat 4 Apr – Mon 6 Apr

    3 days offEaster Monday

  • Fri 1 May – Sun 3 May

    3 days offLabor Day

  • Sat 23 May – Mon 25 May

    3 days offPentecost Monday

  • Fri 25 Dec – Sun 27 Dec

    3 days offChristmas Day

Sources and limits

About these dates

Dates come from the open-source python-holidays project (0.106, MIT licence), which follows each country’s laws and official calendars; Hourora built these tables from it on 16 October 2026. Names are shown as the source gives them, in the local language and in English, without machine translation.

Dates marked “estimated” follow lunar or religious calendars and can move by a day when they are announced. Days off decreed at short notice, such as bridge days, may be missing. Check with an official source before you book.

Long weekends count the weekend (Saturday and Sunday) and nationwide public holidays only. “When” counts days by the local date in Porto-Novo.

Questions

Good to know

How many public holidays does Benin have in 2026?

Benin has 14 days of national public holidays in 2026, 11 on working days. When two holidays fall on the same date, the day counts once.

When is the next public holiday in Benin?

La Toussaint (All Saints' Day), on Sunday, 1 November 2026.

How many long weekends does Benin have in 2026?

6: Thu 8 Jan – Sun 11 Jan (Vodoun Festival); Fri 20 Mar – Sun 22 Mar (Eid al-Fitr (estimated)); Sat 4 Apr – Mon 6 Apr (Easter Monday); Fri 1 May – Sun 3 May (Labor Day); Sat 23 May – Mon 25 May (Pentecost Monday); Fri 25 Dec – Sun 27 Dec (Christmas Day).

Which public holidays in Benin fall on a weekend in 2026?

Fête Nationale (National Day), Saturday, 1 August 2026; Jour de l'Assomption (Assumption Day), Saturday, 15 August 2026; La Toussaint (All Saints' Day), Sunday, 1 November 2026.