Public holidays in Mali 2025

12 nationwide public holidays in 2025.

Next nationwide holiday in Mali

See the list of nationwide holidays below.

Nationwide holidays 2025

Date	Weekday	Holiday	Local name
1 January Wednesday	Wednesday	New Year's Day Jour de l'An	Jour de l'An
20 January Monday	Monday	Armed Forces Day Journée de l'Armée	Journée de l'Armée
26 March Wednesday	Wednesday	Martyrs' Day Journée du 26 mars	Journée du 26 mars
30 March Sunday	Sunday	Eid al-Fitr Journée de la Fête du Ramadan	Journée de la Fête du Ramadan
21 April Monday	Monday	Easter Monday Lundi de Pâques	Lundi de Pâques
1 May Thursday	Thursday	Labor Day Fête du Travail	Fête du Travail
25 May Sunday	Sunday	Africa Day Journée de l'Afrique	Journée de l'Afrique
7 June Saturday	Saturday	Eid al-Adha Journée de la Tabaski	Journée de la Tabaski
4 September Thursday	Thursday	Prophet's Birthday Journée du Maouloud (Naissance du Prophète) Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	Journée du Maouloud (Naissance du Prophète)
11 September Thursday	Thursday	Prophet's Baptism Journée du Maouloud (Baptême du Prophète) Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	Journée du Maouloud (Baptême du Prophète)
22 September Monday	Monday	National Day of the Republic of Mali Fête Nationale de la République du Mali	Fête Nationale de la République du Mali
25 December Thursday	Thursday	Christmas Day Fête de Noël	Fête de Noël

Long weekends and bridge days 2025

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

Long weekends

Sat 18 Jan – Mon 20 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 19 Apr – Mon 21 Apr · 3 days off
Easter Monday
Typically in Bamako: high 40°C (104°F), low 25°C (77°F), rain on 6% of days
Sat 20 Sep – Mon 22 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 96% of days

Bridge days

Fri 2 May: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Thu 1 May – Sun 4 May)
Labor Day
Typically in Bamako: high 40°C (104°F), low 26°C (79°F), rain on 16% of days
Fri 5 Sep: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Thu 4 Sep – Sun 7 Sep)
Prophet's Birthday (estimated)
Typically in Bamako: high 30°C (86°F), low 22°C (72°F), rain on 86% of days
Fri 12 Sep: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Thu 11 Sep – Sun 14 Sep)
Prophet's Baptism (estimated)
Typically in Bamako: high 30°C (86°F), low 22°C (72°F), rain on 90% 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 Bamako: high 32°C (90°F), low 16°C (61°F), rain on 0% 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: Wed 1 Jan – Mon 6 Jan — 6 days off for 3 leave days (Thu 2 Jan, Fri 3 Jan, Mon 6 Jan).Show on calendar ↓

Take 1 day off (Fri 17 Jan) get 4 days in a rowFri 17 Jan – Mon 20 Jan · Armed Forces DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 18 Apr) get 4 days in a rowFri 18 Apr – Mon 21 Apr · Easter MondayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 2 May) get 4 days in a rowThu 1 May – Sun 4 May · Labor DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 5 Sep) get 4 days in a rowThu 4 Sep – Sun 7 Sep · Prophet's BirthdayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 12 Sep) get 4 days in a rowThu 11 Sep – Sun 14 Sep · Prophet's BaptismShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 19 Sep) get 4 days in a rowFri 19 Sep – Mon 22 Sep · National Day of the Republic of MaliShow on calendar ↓