Public holidays in Gambia 2024

20 nationwide public holidays in 2024.

Next nationwide holiday in Gambia

See the list of nationwide holidays below.

Nationwide holidays 2024

Date	Weekday	Holiday
1 January Monday	Monday	New Year's Day
18 February Sunday	Sunday	Independence Day National day
19 February Monday	Monday	Independence Day (observed) National day Observed day off for Independence Day (Sun 18 Feb)
29 March Friday	Friday	Good Friday Religious
1 April Monday	Monday	Easter Monday Religious
6 April Saturday	Saturday	Lialat-Ul-Qadr Religious
8 April Monday	Monday	Lialat-Ul-Qadr (observed) Religious Observed day off for Lialat-Ul-Qadr (Sat 6 Apr)
10 April Wednesday	Wednesday	Koriteh Religious
11 April Thursday	Thursday	Koriteh Religious
1 May Wednesday	Wednesday	Labour Day
25 May Saturday	Saturday	Africa Liberation Day National day
27 May Monday	Monday	Africa Liberation Day (observed) National day Observed day off for Africa Liberation Day (Sat 25 May)
16 June Sunday	Sunday	Tobaski Religious
17 June Monday	Monday	Tobaski Religious
16 July Tuesday	Tuesday	Yawmul Ashura Religious
22 July Monday	Monday	July 22 Revolution Day National day
15 August Thursday	Thursday	Feast of the Assumption Religious
16 September Monday	Monday	Mawlid Nabi Religious
25 December Wednesday	Wednesday	Christmas Day Religious
26 December Thursday	Thursday	Boxing Day Religious

Long weekends and bridge days 2024

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

Long weekends

Sat 30 Dec – Mon 1 Jan 2024 · 3 days off
New Year's Day
Typically in Banjul: high 28°C (82°F), low 21°C (70°F), rain on 3% of days
Sat 17 Feb – Mon 19 Feb · 3 days off
Independence Day, Independence Day (observed)
Typically in Banjul: high 28°C (82°F), low 20°C (68°F), rain on 1% of days
Fri 29 Mar – Mon 1 Apr · 4 days off
Good Friday, Easter Monday
Typically in Banjul: high 28°C (82°F), low 19°C (66°F), rain on 4% of days
Sat 6 Apr – Mon 8 Apr · 3 days off
Lialat-Ul-Qadr, Lialat-Ul-Qadr (observed)
Typically in Banjul: high 28°C (82°F), low 20°C (68°F), rain on 0% of days
Sat 25 May – Mon 27 May · 3 days off
Africa Liberation Day, Africa Liberation Day (observed)
Typically in Banjul: high 27°C (81°F), low 22°C (72°F), rain on 11% of days
Sat 15 Jun – Mon 17 Jun · 3 days off
Tobaski
Typically in Banjul: high 28°C (82°F), low 25°C (77°F), rain on 30% of days
Sat 20 Jul – Mon 22 Jul · 3 days off
July 22 Revolution Day
Typically in Banjul: high 28°C (82°F), low 27°C (81°F), rain on 74% of days
Sat 14 Sep – Mon 16 Sep · 3 days off
Mawlid Nabi
Typically in Banjul: high 29°C (84°F), low 27°C (81°F), rain on 89% of days

Bridge days

Tue 9 Apr: take 1 day off, get 6 days in a row (Sat 6 Apr – Thu 11 Apr)
Lialat-Ul-Qadr, Lialat-Ul-Qadr (observed), Koriteh
Typically in Banjul: high 28°C (82°F), low 20°C (68°F), rain on 0% of days
Fri 12 Apr: take 1 day off, get 5 days in a row (Wed 10 Apr – Sun 14 Apr)
Koriteh
Typically in Banjul: high 29°C (84°F), low 20°C (68°F), rain on 6% of days
Mon 15 Jul: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Sat 13 Jul – Tue 16 Jul)
Yawmul Ashura
Typically in Banjul: high 29°C (84°F), low 26°C (79°F), rain on 71% of days
Fri 16 Aug: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Thu 15 Aug – Sun 18 Aug)
Feast of the Assumption
Typically in Banjul: high 28°C (82°F), low 27°C (81°F), rain on 87% of days
Fri 27 Dec: take 1 day off, get 5 days in a row (Wed 25 Dec – Sun 29 Dec)
Christmas Day, Boxing Day
Typically in Banjul: high 27°C (81°F), low 20°C (68°F), rain on 3% of days

Leave planner 2024

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: Fri 5 Apr – Sun 14 Apr — 10 days off for 3 leave days (Fri 5 Apr, Tue 9 Apr, Fri 12 Apr).Show on calendar ↓

Take 1 day off (Fri 16 Feb) get 4 days in a rowFri 16 Feb – Mon 19 Feb · Independence Day, Independence Day (observed)Show on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 28 Mar) get 5 days in a rowThu 28 Mar – Mon 1 Apr · Good Friday, Easter MondayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Tue 9 Apr) get 6 days in a rowSat 6 Apr – Thu 11 Apr · Lialat-Ul-Qadr, Lialat-Ul-Qadr (observed), KoritehShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 24 May) get 4 days in a rowFri 24 May – Mon 27 May · Africa Liberation Day, Africa Liberation Day (observed)Show on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 14 Jun) get 4 days in a rowFri 14 Jun – Mon 17 Jun · TobaskiShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 27 Dec) get 5 days in a rowWed 25 Dec – Sun 29 Dec · Christmas Day, Boxing DayShow on calendar ↓