Public holidays in Ivory Coast 2023

14 nationwide public holidays in 2023.

Next nationwide holiday in Ivory Coast

See the list of nationwide holidays below.

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Nationwide holidays 2023

Date	Weekday	Holiday	Local name
1 January Sunday	Sunday	New Year's Day 1er janvier	1er janvier
10 April Monday	Monday	Easter Monday Religious Lundi de Pâques	Lundi de Pâques
18 April Tuesday	Tuesday	Day after Night of Power Religious Lendemain de la Nuit du Destin	Lendemain de la Nuit du Destin
21 April Friday	Friday	Eid al-Fitr Religious Fête de fin du Ramadan	Fête de fin du Ramadan
1 May Monday	Monday	Labor Day Fête du travail	Fête du travail
18 May Thursday	Thursday	Ascension Day Religious Jour de l'Ascension	Jour de l'Ascension
29 May Monday	Monday	Pentecost Monday Religious Lundi de Pentecôte	Lundi de Pentecôte
28 June Wednesday	Wednesday	Eid al-Adha Religious Fête de la Tabaski	Fête de la Tabaski
7 August Monday	Monday	Independence Day National day Fête Nationale	Fête Nationale
15 August Tuesday	Tuesday	Assumption Day Religious Fête de l'Assomption	Fête de l'Assomption
27 September Wednesday	Wednesday	Day after Prophet's Birthday Religious Lendemain de l'Anniversaire de la Naissance du Prophète Mahomet	Lendemain de l'Anniversaire de la Naissance du Prophète Mahomet
1 November Wednesday	Wednesday	All Saints' Day Religious Fête de la Toussaint	Fête de la Toussaint
15 November Wednesday	Wednesday	National Peace Day Journée Nationale de la Paix	Journée Nationale de la Paix
25 December Monday	Monday	Christmas Day Religious Fête de Noël	Fête de Noël

Long weekends and bridge days 2023

Based on nationwide holidays and the weekend in Ivory Coast (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 Abidjan: high 30°C (86°F), low 25°C (77°F), rain on 96% of days
Fri 21 Apr – Sun 23 Apr · 3 days off
Eid al-Fitr
Typically in Abidjan: high 30°C (86°F), low 25°C (77°F), rain on 87% of days
Sat 29 Apr – Mon 1 May · 3 days off
Labor Day
Typically in Abidjan: high 30°C (86°F), low 25°C (77°F), rain on 94% of days
Sat 27 May – Mon 29 May · 3 days off
Pentecost Monday
Typically in Abidjan: high 29°C (84°F), low 25°C (77°F), rain on 96% of days
Sat 5 Aug – Mon 7 Aug · 3 days off
Independence Day
Typically in Abidjan: high 28°C (82°F), low 22°C (72°F), rain on 24% of days
Sat 23 Dec – Mon 25 Dec · 3 days off
Christmas Day
Typically in Abidjan: high 30°C (86°F), low 23°C (73°F), rain on 31% of days
Sat 30 Dec – Mon 1 Jan 2024 · 3 days off
New Year's Day
Typically in Abidjan: high 31°C (88°F), low 24°C (75°F), rain on 20% of days

Bridge days

Mon 17 Apr: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Sat 15 Apr – Tue 18 Apr)
Day after Night of Power
Typically in Abidjan: high 30°C (86°F), low 25°C (77°F), rain on 93% of days
Fri 19 May: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Thu 18 May – Sun 21 May)
Ascension Day
Typically in Abidjan: high 29°C (84°F), low 25°C (77°F), rain on 97% of days
Mon 14 Aug: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Sat 12 Aug – Tue 15 Aug)
Assumption Day
Typically in Abidjan: high 28°C (82°F), low 22°C (72°F), rain on 26% 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 15 Apr – Sun 23 Apr — 9 days off for 3 leave days (Mon 17 Apr, Wed 19 Apr, Thu 20 Apr).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 (Mon 17 Apr) get 4 days in a rowSat 15 Apr – Tue 18 Apr · Day after Night of PowerShow 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 ↓