Public holidays in Ivory Coast 2026

14 nationwide public holidays in 2026.

Next nationwide holiday in Ivory Coast

See the list of nationwide holidays below.

Nationwide holidays 2026

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

Long weekends and bridge days 2026

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

Long weekends

Sat 14 Mar – Mon 16 Mar · 3 days off
Day after Night of Power
Typically in Abidjan: high 31°C (88°F), low 25°C (77°F), rain on 86% of days
Fri 20 Mar – Sun 22 Mar · 3 days off
Eid al-Fitr
Typically in Abidjan: high 30°C (86°F), low 25°C (77°F), rain on 93% of days
Sat 4 Apr – Mon 6 Apr · 3 days off
Easter Monday
Typically in Abidjan: high 30°C (86°F), low 25°C (77°F), rain on 91% of days
Fri 1 May – Sun 3 May · 3 days off
Labor Day
Typically in Abidjan: high 30°C (86°F), low 25°C (77°F), rain on 96% of days
Sat 23 May – Mon 25 May · 3 days off
Pentecost Monday
Typically in Abidjan: high 29°C (84°F), low 25°C (77°F), rain on 99% of days
Fri 7 Aug – Sun 9 Aug · 3 days off
Independence Day
Typically in Abidjan: high 28°C (82°F), low 22°C (72°F), rain on 17% of days
Fri 25 Dec – Sun 27 Dec · 3 days off
Christmas Day
Typically in Abidjan: high 30°C (86°F), low 23°C (73°F), rain on 27% of days

Bridge days

Fri 2 Jan: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Thu 1 Jan – Sun 4 Jan)
New Year's Day
Typically in Abidjan: high 31°C (88°F), low 23°C (73°F), rain on 23% of days
Fri 15 May: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Thu 14 May – Sun 17 May)
Ascension Day
Typically in Abidjan: high 30°C (86°F), low 25°C (77°F), rain on 93% of days
Tue 26 May: take 1 day off, get 5 days in a row (Sat 23 May – Wed 27 May)
Pentecost Monday, Eid al-Adha
Typically in Abidjan: high 29°C (84°F), low 25°C (77°F), rain on 99% of days
Mon 24 Aug: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Sat 22 Aug – Tue 25 Aug)
Day after Prophet's Birthday
Typically in Abidjan: high 28°C (82°F), low 23°C (73°F), rain on 69% of days

Leave planner 2026

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 14 Mar – Sun 22 Mar — 9 days off for 3 leave days (Tue 17 Mar, Wed 18 Mar, Thu 19 Mar).Show on calendar ↓

Take 1 day off (Fri 2 Jan) get 4 days in a rowThu 1 Jan – Sun 4 Jan · New Year's DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 13 Mar) get 4 days in a rowFri 13 Mar – Mon 16 Mar · Day after Night of PowerShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 19 Mar) get 4 days in a rowThu 19 Mar – Sun 22 Mar · Eid al-FitrShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 3 Apr) get 4 days in a rowFri 3 Apr – Mon 6 Apr · Easter MondayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 30 Apr) get 4 days in a rowThu 30 Apr – Sun 3 May · Labor DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Tue 26 May) get 5 days in a rowSat 23 May – Wed 27 May · Pentecost Monday, Eid al-AdhaShow on calendar ↓