Public holidays in Mali 2028

12 nationwide public holidays in 2028.

Next nationwide holiday in Mali

See the list of nationwide holidays below.

Nationwide holidays 2028

Date	Weekday	Holiday	Local name
1 January Saturday	Saturday	New Year's Day Jour de l'An	Jour de l'An
20 January Thursday	Thursday	Armed Forces Day Journée de l'Armée	Journée de l'Armée
26 February Saturday	Saturday	Eid al-Fitr Journée de la Fête du Ramadan Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	Journée de la Fête du Ramadan
26 March Sunday	Sunday	Martyrs' Day Journée du 26 mars	Journée du 26 mars
17 April Monday	Monday	Easter Monday Lundi de Pâques	Lundi de Pâques
1 May Monday	Monday	Labor Day Fête du Travail	Fête du Travail
5 May Friday	Friday	Eid al-Adha Journée de la Tabaski Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	Journée de la Tabaski
25 May Thursday	Thursday	Africa Day Journée de l'Afrique	Journée de l'Afrique
3 August 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)
10 August 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 Friday	Friday	National Day of the Republic of Mali Fête Nationale de la République du Mali	Fête Nationale de la République du Mali
25 December Monday	Monday	Christmas Day Fête de Noël	Fête de Noël

Long weekends and bridge days 2028

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

Long weekends

Sat 15 Apr – Mon 17 Apr · 3 days off
Easter Monday
Typically in Bamako: high 40°C (104°F), low 24°C (75°F), rain on 13% 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 5 May – Sun 7 May · 3 days off
Eid al-Adha (estimated)
Typically in Bamako: high 40°C (104°F), low 26°C (79°F), rain on 26% 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 2029 · 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 21 Jan: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Thu 20 Jan – Sun 23 Jan)
Armed Forces Day
Typically in Bamako: high 34°C (93°F), low 16°C (61°F), rain on 0% of 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 4 Aug: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Thu 3 Aug – Sun 6 Aug)
Prophet's Birthday (estimated)
Typically in Bamako: high 30°C (86°F), low 22°C (72°F), rain on 97% of days
Fri 11 Aug: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Thu 10 Aug – Sun 13 Aug)
Prophet's Baptism (estimated)
Typically in Bamako: high 29°C (84°F), low 22°C (72°F), rain on 91% of days

Leave planner 2028

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 29 Apr – Sun 7 May — 9 days off for 3 leave days (Tue 2 May, Wed 3 May, Thu 4 May).Show on calendar ↓

Take 1 day off (Fri 21 Jan) get 4 days in a rowThu 20 Jan – Sun 23 Jan · Armed Forces DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 14 Apr) get 4 days in a rowFri 14 Apr – Mon 17 Apr · Easter MondayShow 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 (Thu 4 May) get 4 days in a rowThu 4 May – Sun 7 May · Eid al-AdhaShow 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 (Fri 4 Aug) get 4 days in a rowThu 3 Aug – Sun 6 Aug · Prophet's BirthdayShow on calendar ↓