Benin Public Holidays
Statutory public holidays in Benin. See at a glance whether today is a day off and how long until the next one.
Benin has 14 public holidays in 2026, 6 of which fall on a weekend. There are 8 long weekends of three days or more; the longest runs 4 days around New Year's Day (1–4 January).
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2025 · 14 days
| Date | Holiday | |
|---|---|---|
| 2025.01.01Wed | New Year's Day | |
| 2025.01.10Fri | Traditional Day | |
| 2025.04.20Sun | Easter Sunday | |
| 2025.04.21Mon | Easter Monday | |
| 2025.05.01Thu | Labour Day | |
| 2025.05.29Thu | Ascension Day | |
| 2025.06.09Mon | Whit Monday | |
| 2025.08.01Fri | Independence Day | |
| 2025.08.15Fri | Assumption Day | |
| 2025.10.26Sun | Armed Forces Day | |
| 2025.11.01Sat | All Saints' Day | |
| 2025.11.30Sun | National Day | |
| 2025.12.25Thu | Christmas Day | |
| 2025.12.26Fri | St. Stephen's DayBoxing Day |
Benin public holidays in 2026
| Date | Holiday | |
|---|---|---|
| 2026.01.01Thu | New Year's Day | |
| 2026.01.10Sat | Traditional Day | |
| 2026.04.05Sun | Easter Sunday | |
| 2026.04.06Mon | Easter Monday | |
| 2026.05.01Fri | Labour Day | |
| 2026.05.14Thu | Ascension Day | |
| 2026.05.25Mon | Whit Monday | |
| 2026.08.01Sat | Independence Day | |
| 2026.08.15Sat | Assumption Day | |
| 2026.10.26Mon | Armed Forces Day | |
| 2026.11.01Sun | All Saints' Day | |
| 2026.11.30Mon | National Day | |
| 2026.12.25Fri | Christmas Day | |
| 2026.12.26Sat | St. Stephen's DayBoxing Day |
2027 · 14 days
| Date | Holiday | |
|---|---|---|
| 2027.01.01Fri | New Year's Day | |
| 2027.01.10Sun | Traditional Day | |
| 2027.03.28Sun | Easter Sunday | |
| 2027.03.29Mon | Easter Monday | |
| 2027.05.01Sat | Labour Day | |
| 2027.05.06Thu | Ascension Day | |
| 2027.05.17Mon | Whit Monday | |
| 2027.08.01Sun | Independence Day | |
| 2027.08.15Sun | Assumption Day | |
| 2027.10.26Tue | Armed Forces Day | |
| 2027.11.01Mon | All Saints' Day | |
| 2027.11.30Tue | National Day | |
| 2027.12.25Sat | Christmas Day | |
| 2027.12.26Sun | St. Stephen's DayBoxing Day |
2025 · 8 long weekends
| Dates | Break | |
|---|---|---|
| 2025.01.10Fri ~ 01.12Sun | 3-day break | |
| 2025.04.19Sat ~ 04.21Mon | 3-day break | |
| 2025.05.01Thu ~ 05.04Sun | 4-day break1 bridge day | |
| 2025.05.29Thu ~ 06.01Sun | 4-day break1 bridge day | |
| 2025.06.07Sat ~ 06.09Mon | 3-day break | |
| 2025.08.01Fri ~ 08.03Sun | 3-day break | |
| 2025.08.15Fri ~ 08.17Sun | 3-day break | |
| 2025.12.25Thu ~ 12.28Sun | 4-day break |
Benin Long Weekends 2026
Stretches of three days or more where weekends and public holidays run together. Days you would have to take off to join them up are marked as bridge days.
| Dates | Break | |
|---|---|---|
| 2026.01.01Thu ~ 01.04Sun | 4-day break1 bridge day | |
| 2026.04.04Sat ~ 04.06Mon | 3-day break | |
| 2026.05.01Fri ~ 05.03Sun | 3-day break | |
| 2026.05.14Thu ~ 05.17Sun | 4-day break1 bridge day | |
| 2026.05.23Sat ~ 05.25Mon | 3-day break | |
| 2026.10.24Sat ~ 10.26Mon | 3-day break | |
| 2026.11.28Sat ~ 11.30Mon | 3-day break | |
| 2026.12.25Fri ~ 12.27Sun | 3-day break |
2027 · 7 long weekends
| Dates | Break | |
|---|---|---|
| 2027.01.01Fri ~ 01.03Sun | 3-day break | |
| 2027.03.27Sat ~ 03.29Mon | 3-day break | |
| 2027.05.06Thu ~ 05.09Sun | 4-day break1 bridge day | |
| 2027.05.15Sat ~ 05.17Mon | 3-day break | |
| 2027.10.23Sat ~ 10.26Tue | 4-day break1 bridge day | |
| 2027.10.30Sat ~ 11.01Mon | 3-day break | |
| 2027.11.27Sat ~ 11.30Tue | 4-day break1 bridge day |
Holiday data from Nager.Date · only entries whose types includes Public. Updated 2026-09-01.
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