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Public holidays · 2026

Public holidays in Gambia 2026

Gambia has 20 days of national public holidays in 2026, 17 on working days.

Next: Christmas Day, Friday, 25 December 2026in 66 days

Nationwide

National public holidays

National public holidays in Gambia in 2026: date, weekday, name and days until
DateHolidayWhen
1 JanThuNew Year's Day292 days ago
18 FebWedIndependence Day244 days ago
16 MarMonLialat-Ul-Qadr (estimated)218 days ago
20 MarFriKoriteh (estimated)214 days ago
21 MarSatWeekendKoriteh (estimated)213 days ago
23 MarMonKoriteh (observed, estimated)211 days ago
3 AprFriGood Friday200 days ago
6 AprMonEaster Monday197 days ago
1 MayFriLabour Day172 days ago
25 MayMonAfrica Liberation Day148 days ago
27 MayWedTobaski (estimated)146 days ago
28 MayThuTobaski (estimated)145 days ago
25 JunThuYawmul Ashura (estimated)117 days ago
22 JulWedJuly 22 Revolution Day90 days ago
15 AugSatWeekendFeast of the Assumption66 days ago
17 AugMonFeast of the Assumption (observed)64 days ago
25 AugTueMawlid Nabi (estimated)56 days ago
25 DecFriChristmas Dayin 66 days
26 DecSatWeekendBoxing Dayin 67 days
28 DecMonBoxing Day (observed)in 69 days

At a glance

Gambia in 2026

01Public holidays

20 days

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

02Long weekends

7 long weekends

03Regional

None

04Next holiday

Christmas Day

Friday, 25 December 2026 · in 66 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.

  • Sat 14 Mar – Mon 16 Mar

    3 days offLialat-Ul-Qadr (estimated)

  • Fri 20 Mar – Mon 23 Mar

    4 days offKoriteh (estimated) · Koriteh (observed, estimated)

  • Fri 3 Apr – Mon 6 Apr

    4 days offGood Friday · Easter Monday

  • Fri 1 May – Sun 3 May

    3 days offLabour Day

  • Sat 23 May – Mon 25 May

    3 days offAfrica Liberation Day

  • Sat 15 Aug – Mon 17 Aug

    3 days offFeast of the Assumption · Feast of the Assumption (observed)

  • Fri 25 Dec – Mon 28 Dec

    4 days offChristmas Day · Boxing Day · Boxing Day (observed)

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 Banjul.

python-holidays on GitHubAll countriesTime in Gambia

Questions

Good to know

How many public holidays does Gambia have in 2026?

Gambia has 20 days of national public holidays in 2026, 17 on working days. When two holidays fall on the same date, the day counts once.

When is the next public holiday in Gambia?

Christmas Day, on Friday, 25 December 2026.

How many long weekends does Gambia have in 2026?

7: Sat 14 Mar – Mon 16 Mar (Lialat-Ul-Qadr (estimated)); Fri 20 Mar – Mon 23 Mar (Koriteh (estimated), Koriteh (observed, estimated)); Fri 3 Apr – Mon 6 Apr (Good Friday, Easter Monday); Fri 1 May – Sun 3 May (Labour Day); Sat 23 May – Mon 25 May (Africa Liberation Day); Sat 15 Aug – Mon 17 Aug (Feast of the Assumption, Feast of the Assumption (observed)); Fri 25 Dec – Mon 28 Dec (Christmas Day, Boxing Day, Boxing Day (observed)).

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

Koriteh (estimated), Saturday, 21 March 2026; Feast of the Assumption, Saturday, 15 August 2026; Boxing Day, Saturday, 26 December 2026.