Public holidays in Mali 2023

12 nationwide public holidays in 2023.

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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 Jour de l'An	Jour de l'An
20 January Friday	Friday	Armed Forces Day Journée de l'Armée	Journée de l'Armée
26 March Sunday	Sunday	Martyrs' Day National day Journée du 26 mars	Journée du 26 mars
10 April Monday	Monday	Easter Monday Religious Lundi de Pâques	Lundi de Pâques
21 April Friday	Friday	Eid al-Fitr Religious Journée de la Fête du Ramadan	Journée de la Fête du Ramadan
1 May Monday	Monday	Labor Day Fête du Travail	Fête du Travail
25 May Thursday	Thursday	Africa Day Journée de l'Afrique	Journée de l'Afrique
28 June Wednesday	Wednesday	Eid al-Adha Religious Journée de la Tabaski	Journée de la Tabaski
22 September Friday	Friday	National Day of the Republic of Mali National day Fête Nationale de la République du Mali	Fête Nationale de la République du Mali
28 September Thursday	Thursday	Prophet's Birthday Religious Journée du Maouloud (Naissance du Prophète)	Journée du Maouloud (Naissance du Prophète)
5 October Thursday	Thursday	Prophet's Baptism Religious Journée du Maouloud (Baptême du Prophète)	Journée du Maouloud (Baptême du Prophète)
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 Mali (Saturday and Sunday). Regional, local and group holidays are not included.

Long weekends

Fri 20 Jan – Sun 22 Jan · 3 days off
Armed Forces Day
Typically in Bamako: high 34°C (93°F), low 16°C (61°F), rain on 0% of days
Sat 8 Apr – Mon 10 Apr · 3 days off
Easter Monday
Typically in Bamako: high 40°C (104°F), low 25°C (77°F), rain on 17% of days
Fri 21 Apr – Sun 23 Apr · 3 days off
Eid al-Fitr
Typically in Bamako: high 40°C (104°F), low 25°C (77°F), rain on 7% of days
Sat 29 Apr – Mon 1 May · 3 days off
Labor Day
Typically in Bamako: high 40°C (104°F), low 26°C (79°F), rain on 19% of days
Fri 22 Sep – Sun 24 Sep · 3 days off
National Day of the Republic of Mali
Typically in Bamako: high 30°C (86°F), low 22°C (72°F), rain on 91% of days
Sat 23 Dec – Mon 25 Dec · 3 days off
Christmas Day
Typically in Bamako: high 32°C (90°F), low 16°C (61°F), rain on 0% of days
Sat 30 Dec – Mon 1 Jan 2024 · 3 days off
New Year's Day
Typically in Bamako: high 33°C (91°F), low 16°C (61°F), rain on 0% of days

Bridge days

Fri 26 May: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Thu 25 May – Sun 28 May)
Africa Day
Typically in Bamako: high 37°C (99°F), low 25°C (77°F), rain on 50% of days
Fri 29 Sep: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Thu 28 Sep – Sun 1 Oct)
Prophet's Birthday
Typically in Bamako: high 32°C (90°F), low 22°C (72°F), rain on 74% of days
Fri 6 Oct: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Thu 5 Oct – Sun 8 Oct)
Prophet's Baptism
Typically in Bamako: high 32°C (90°F), low 23°C (73°F), rain on 69% 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: Fri 22 Sep – Thu 28 Sep — 7 days off for 3 leave days (Mon 25 Sep, Tue 26 Sep, Wed 27 Sep).Show on calendar ↓

Take 1 day off (Thu 19 Jan) get 4 days in a rowThu 19 Jan – Sun 22 Jan · Armed Forces DayShow 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 (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 26 May) get 4 days in a rowThu 25 May – Sun 28 May · Africa DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 21 Sep) get 4 days in a rowThu 21 Sep – Sun 24 Sep · National Day of the Republic of MaliShow on calendar ↓