Public holidays in Gabon 2025

20 nationwide public holidays in 2025.

Next nationwide holiday in Gabon

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 Jour de l'an	Jour de l'an
30 March Sunday	Sunday	Eid al-Fitr Religious Fin du Ramadan	Fin du Ramadan
11 April Friday	Friday	Public Holiday Jour férié	Jour férié
12 April Saturday	Saturday	Public Holiday Jour férié	Jour férié
17 April Thursday	Thursday	Women's Rights Day Journée des droits de la femme	Journée des droits de la femme
20 April Sunday	Sunday	Easter Sunday Religious Pâques	Pâques
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
2 May Friday	Friday	Public Holiday Jour férié	Jour férié
29 May Thursday	Thursday	Ascension Day Religious Ascension	Ascension
6 June Friday	Friday	Eid al-Adha Religious Fête du sacrifice	Fête du sacrifice
8 June Sunday	Sunday	Pentecost Religious Pentecôte	Pentecôte
9 June Monday	Monday	Pentecost Monday Religious Lundi de Pentecôte	Lundi de Pentecôte
15 August Friday	Friday	Assumption Day Religious Assomption de Marie	Assomption de Marie
16 August Saturday	Saturday	Independence Day National day Jour de l'indépendance	Jour de l'indépendance
17 August Sunday	Sunday	Independence Day Holiday National day Fête de l'indépendance	Fête de l'indépendance
30 August Saturday	Saturday	Liberation Day National day Journée de la Libération	Journée de la Libération
27 September Saturday	Saturday	Public Holiday Jour férié	Jour férié
1 November Saturday	Saturday	All Saints' Day Religious Toussaint	Toussaint
25 December Thursday	Thursday	Christmas Day Religious Noël	Noël

Long weekends and bridge days 2025

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

Long weekends

Fri 11 Apr – Sun 13 Apr · 3 days off
Public Holiday
Typically in Libreville: high 29°C (84°F), low 27°C (81°F), rain on 81% of days
Sat 19 Apr – Mon 21 Apr · 3 days off
Easter Sunday, Easter Monday
Typically in Libreville: high 29°C (84°F), low 27°C (81°F), rain on 87% of days
Thu 1 May – Sun 4 May · 4 days off
Labor Day, Public Holiday
Typically in Libreville: high 29°C (84°F), low 27°C (81°F), rain on 77% of days
Fri 6 Jun – Mon 9 Jun · 4 days off
Eid al-Adha, Pentecost, Pentecost Monday
Typically in Libreville: high 28°C (82°F), low 25°C (77°F), rain on 24% of days
Fri 15 Aug – Sun 17 Aug · 3 days off
Assumption Day, Independence Day, Independence Day Holiday
Typically in Libreville: high 27°C (81°F), low 24°C (75°F), rain on 19% of days

Bridge days

Fri 18 Apr: take 1 day off, get 5 days in a row (Thu 17 Apr – Mon 21 Apr)
Women's Rights Day, Easter Sunday, Easter Monday
Typically in Libreville: high 29°C (84°F), low 27°C (81°F), rain on 84% 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 Libreville: high 28°C (82°F), low 26°C (79°F), rain on 51% 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 Libreville: high 28°C (82°F), low 26°C (79°F), rain on 73% 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 26 Apr – Sun 4 May — 9 days off for 3 leave days (Mon 28 Apr, Tue 29 Apr, Wed 30 Apr).Show on calendar ↓

Take 1 day off (Thu 10 Apr) get 4 days in a rowThu 10 Apr – Sun 13 Apr · Public HolidayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 18 Apr) get 5 days in a rowThu 17 Apr – Mon 21 Apr · Women's Rights Day, Easter Sunday, Easter MondayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Wed 30 Apr) get 5 days in a rowWed 30 Apr – Sun 4 May · Labor Day, Public HolidayShow 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, Pentecost MondayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 14 Aug) get 4 days in a rowThu 14 Aug – Sun 17 Aug · Assumption Day, Independence Day, Independence Day HolidayShow on calendar ↓