Public holidays in Central African Republic 2025

14 nationwide public holidays in 2025.

Next nationwide holiday in Central African Republic

See the list of nationwide holidays below.

Nationwide holidays 2025

Date	Weekday	Holiday	Local name
1 January Wednesday	Wednesday	New Year's Day Jour de l'an	Jour de l'an
29 March Saturday	Saturday	Barthélemy Boganda Day Journée Barthélemy Boganda	Journée Barthélemy Boganda
30 March Sunday	Sunday	Eid al-Fitr Religious Aïd al-Fitr	Aïd al-Fitr
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 Ascension	Ascension
7 June Saturday	Saturday	Eid al-Adha Religious Aïd al-Adha	Aïd al-Adha
9 June Monday	Monday	Pentecost Monday Religious Lundi de Pentecôte	Lundi de Pentecôte
30 June Monday	Monday	General Prayer Day Religious Journée de prière générale	Journée de prière générale
13 August Wednesday	Wednesday	Independence Day National day Jour de l'indépendance	Jour de l'indépendance
15 August Friday	Friday	Assumption Day Religious Assomption	Assomption
1 November Saturday	Saturday	All Saints' Day Religious Toussaint	Toussaint
1 December Monday	Monday	National Day National day Fête nationale	Fête nationale
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 Central African Republic (Saturday and Sunday). Regional, local and group holidays are not included.

Long weekends

Sat 19 Apr – Mon 21 Apr · 3 days off
Easter Monday
Typically in Bangui: high 32°C (90°F), low 23°C (73°F), rain on 60% of days
Sat 7 Jun – Mon 9 Jun · 3 days off
Eid al-Adha, Pentecost Monday
Typically in Bangui: high 30°C (86°F), low 22°C (72°F), rain on 66% of days
Sat 28 Jun – Mon 30 Jun · 3 days off
General Prayer Day
Typically in Bangui: high 29°C (84°F), low 22°C (72°F), rain on 76% of days
Fri 15 Aug – Sun 17 Aug · 3 days off
Assumption Day
Typically in Bangui: high 29°C (84°F), low 22°C (72°F), rain on 91% of days
Sat 29 Nov – Mon 1 Dec · 3 days off
National Day
Typically in Bangui: high 31°C (88°F), low 21°C (70°F), rain on 30% of days

Bridge days

Fri 2 May: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Thu 1 May – Sun 4 May)
Labor Day
Typically in Bangui: high 31°C (88°F), low 23°C (73°F), rain on 61% of days
Fri 30 May: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Thu 29 May – Sun 1 Jun)
Ascension Day
Typically in Bangui: high 30°C (86°F), low 22°C (72°F), rain on 76% of days
Thu 14 Aug: take 1 day off, get 5 days in a row (Wed 13 Aug – Sun 17 Aug)
Independence Day, Assumption Day
Typically in Bangui: high 29°C (84°F), low 22°C (72°F), rain on 90% of days
Fri 26 Dec: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Thu 25 Dec – Sun 28 Dec)
Christmas Day
Typically in Bangui: high 32°C (90°F), low 20°C (68°F), rain on 10% of days

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 9 Aug – Sun 17 Aug — 9 days off for 3 leave days (Mon 11 Aug, Tue 12 Aug, Thu 14 Aug).Show 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 (Fri 6 Jun) get 4 days in a rowFri 6 Jun – Mon 9 Jun · Eid al-Adha, Pentecost MondayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 27 Jun) get 4 days in a rowFri 27 Jun – Mon 30 Jun · General Prayer DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 14 Aug) get 5 days in a rowWed 13 Aug – Sun 17 Aug · Independence Day, Assumption DayShow on calendar ↓