Public holidays in Central African Republic 2023

14 nationwide public holidays in 2023.

Next nationwide holiday in Central African Republic

See the list of nationwide holidays below.

Local time · Central African Republic

Nationwide holidays 2023

Date	Weekday	Holiday	Local name
1 January Sunday	Sunday	New Year's Day Jour de l'an	Jour de l'an
29 March Wednesday	Wednesday	Barthélemy Boganda Day Journée Barthélemy Boganda	Journée Barthélemy Boganda
10 April Monday	Monday	Easter Monday Religious Lundi de Pâques	Lundi de Pâques
21 April Friday	Friday	Eid al-Fitr Religious Aïd al-Fitr	Aïd al-Fitr
1 May Monday	Monday	Labor Day Fête du Travail	Fête du Travail
18 May Thursday	Thursday	Ascension Day Religious Ascension	Ascension
29 May Monday	Monday	Pentecost Monday Religious Lundi de Pentecôte	Lundi de Pentecôte
28 June Wednesday	Wednesday	Eid al-Adha Religious Aïd al-Adha	Aïd al-Adha
30 June Friday	Friday	General Prayer Day Religious Journée de prière générale	Journée de prière générale
13 August Sunday	Sunday	Independence Day National day Jour de l'indépendance	Jour de l'indépendance
15 August Tuesday	Tuesday	Assumption Day Religious Assomption	Assomption
1 November Wednesday	Wednesday	All Saints' Day Religious Toussaint	Toussaint
1 December Friday	Friday	National Day National day Fête nationale	Fête nationale
25 December Monday	Monday	Christmas Day Religious Jour de Noël	Jour de Noël

Long weekends and bridge days 2023

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

Long weekends

Sat 8 Apr – Mon 10 Apr · 3 days off
Easter Monday
Typically in Bangui: high 31°C (88°F), low 23°C (73°F), rain on 54% of days
Fri 21 Apr – Sun 23 Apr · 3 days off
Eid al-Fitr
Typically in Bangui: high 32°C (90°F), low 23°C (73°F), rain on 61% of days
Sat 29 Apr – Mon 1 May · 3 days off
Labor Day
Typically in Bangui: high 31°C (88°F), low 23°C (73°F), rain on 59% of days
Sat 27 May – Mon 29 May · 3 days off
Pentecost Monday
Typically in Bangui: high 30°C (86°F), low 22°C (72°F), rain on 71% of days
Fri 30 Jun – Sun 2 Jul · 3 days off
General Prayer Day
Typically in Bangui: high 29°C (84°F), low 22°C (72°F), rain on 74% of days
Fri 1 Dec – Sun 3 Dec · 3 days off
National Day
Typically in Bangui: high 31°C (88°F), low 21°C (70°F), rain on 34% of days
Sat 23 Dec – Mon 25 Dec · 3 days off
Christmas Day
Typically in Bangui: high 32°C (90°F), low 20°C (68°F), rain on 13% of days
Sat 30 Dec – Mon 1 Jan 2024 · 3 days off
New Year's Day
Typically in Bangui: high 33°C (91°F), low 20°C (68°F), rain on 3% of days

Bridge days

Fri 19 May: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Thu 18 May – Sun 21 May)
Ascension Day
Typically in Bangui: high 31°C (88°F), low 23°C (73°F), rain on 64% of days
Thu 29 Jun: take 1 day off, get 5 days in a row (Wed 28 Jun – Sun 2 Jul)
Eid al-Adha, General Prayer Day
Typically in Bangui: high 29°C (84°F), low 22°C (72°F), rain on 76% of days
Mon 14 Aug: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Sat 12 Aug – Tue 15 Aug)
Independence Day, Assumption Day
Typically in Bangui: high 29°C (84°F), low 22°C (72°F), rain on 93% of days

Leave planner 2023

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 24 Jun – Sun 2 Jul — 9 days off for 3 leave days (Mon 26 Jun, Tue 27 Jun, Thu 29 Jun).Show on calendar ↓

Take 1 day off (Fri 7 Apr) get 4 days in a rowFri 7 Apr – Mon 10 Apr · Easter MondayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 20 Apr) get 4 days in a rowThu 20 Apr – Sun 23 Apr · Eid al-FitrShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 28 Apr) get 4 days in a rowFri 28 Apr – Mon 1 May · Labor DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 19 May) get 4 days in a rowThu 18 May – Sun 21 May · Ascension DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 26 May) get 4 days in a rowFri 26 May – Mon 29 May · Pentecost MondayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 29 Jun) get 5 days in a rowWed 28 Jun – Sun 2 Jul · Eid al-Adha, General Prayer DayShow on calendar ↓