Public holidays in Benin 2025

14 nationwide public holidays in 2025.

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See the list of nationwide holidays below.

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Nationwide holidays 2025

Date	Weekday	Holiday	Local name
1 January Wednesday	Wednesday	New Year's Day Fête du Nouvel An	Fête du Nouvel An
9 January Thursday	Thursday	Vodoun Festival Religious Fête annuelle des religions traditionnelles	Fête annuelle des religions traditionnelles
10 January Friday	Friday	Vodoun Festival Religious Fête annuelle des religions traditionnelles	Fête annuelle des religions traditionnelles
30 March Sunday	Sunday	Eid al-Fitr Religious Jour du Ramadan Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	Jour du Ramadan
21 April Monday	Monday	Easter Monday Religious Lundi de Pâques	Lundi de Pâques
1 May Thursday	Thursday	Labor Day Fête du Travail	Fête du Travail
29 May Thursday	Thursday	Ascension Day Religious Jour de l'Ascension	Jour de l'Ascension
6 June Friday	Friday	Eid al-Adha Religious Jour de la Tabaski Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	Jour de la Tabaski
9 June Monday	Monday	Pentecost Monday Religious Lundi de Pentecôte	Lundi de Pentecôte
1 August Friday	Friday	National Day National day Fête Nationale	Fête Nationale
15 August Friday	Friday	Assumption Day Religious Jour de l'Assomption	Jour de l'Assomption
4 September Thursday	Thursday	Prophet's Birthday Religious Journée Maouloud Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	Journée Maouloud
1 November Saturday	Saturday	All Saints' Day Religious La Toussaint	La Toussaint
25 December Thursday	Thursday	Christmas Day Religious Jour de Noël	Jour de Noël

Long weekends and bridge days 2025

Based on nationwide holidays and the weekend in Benin (Saturday and Sunday). Regional, local and group holidays are not included.

Long weekends

Thu 9 Jan – Sun 12 Jan · 4 days offVodoun FestivalTypically in Cotonou: high 30°C (86°F), low 24°C (75°F), rain on 0% of daysShow on calendar ↓
Sat 19 Apr – Mon 21 Apr · 3 days offEaster MondayTypically in Cotonou: high 30°C (86°F), low 26°C (79°F), rain on 70% of daysShow on calendar ↓
Fri 6 Jun – Mon 9 Jun · 4 days offEid al-Adha (estimated), Pentecost MondayTypically in Cotonou: high 29°C (84°F), low 25°C (77°F), rain on 97% of daysShow on calendar ↓
Fri 1 Aug – Sun 3 Aug · 3 days offNational DayTypically in Cotonou: high 28°C (82°F), low 23°C (73°F), rain on 50% of daysShow on calendar ↓
Fri 15 Aug – Sun 17 Aug · 3 days offAssumption DayTypically in Cotonou: high 28°C (82°F), low 23°C (73°F), rain on 59% of daysShow on calendar ↓

Bridge days

Fri 2 May: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Thu 1 May – Sun 4 May)Labor DayTypically in Cotonou: high 30°C (86°F), low 26°C (79°F), rain on 71% of daysShow on calendar ↓
Fri 30 May: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Thu 29 May – Sun 1 Jun)Ascension DayTypically in Cotonou: high 29°C (84°F), low 26°C (79°F), rain on 87% of daysShow on calendar ↓
Fri 5 Sep: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Thu 4 Sep – Sun 7 Sep)Prophet's Birthday (estimated)Typically in Cotonou: high 28°C (82°F), low 24°C (75°F), rain on 84% of daysShow on calendar ↓
Fri 26 Dec: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Thu 25 Dec – Sun 28 Dec)Christmas DayTypically in Cotonou: high 30°C (86°F), low 23°C (73°F), rain on 0% of daysShow on calendar ↓

Leave planner 2025

Choose how many leave days you can take for one break. The planner finds the breaks that give the most days off in a row around nationwide holidays and weekends, and marks the leave days on the calendar below.

Leave days per break: 3

Longest break with up to 3 leave days: Sat 4 Jan – Sun 12 Jan — 9 days off for 3 leave days (Mon 6 Jan, Tue 7 Jan, Wed 8 Jan).Show on calendar ↓

Take 1 day off (Wed 8 Jan) get 5 days in a rowWed 8 Jan – Sun 12 Jan · Vodoun FestivalShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 18 Apr) get 4 days in a rowFri 18 Apr – Mon 21 Apr · Easter MondayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 2 May) get 4 days in a rowThu 1 May – Sun 4 May · Labor DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 30 May) get 4 days in a rowThu 29 May – Sun 1 Jun · Ascension DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 5 Jun) get 5 days in a rowThu 5 Jun – Mon 9 Jun · Eid al-Adha, Pentecost MondayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 31 Jul) get 4 days in a rowThu 31 Jul – Sun 3 Aug · National DayShow on calendar ↓