Public holidays in Senegal 2023

14 nationwide public holidays in 2023.

Next nationwide holiday in Senegal

See the list of nationwide holidays below.

Local time · Senegal

Nationwide holidays 2023

Date	Weekday	Holiday	Local name
1 January Sunday	Sunday	New Year's Day Jour de l'an	Jour de l'an
4 April Tuesday	Tuesday	Independence Day National day Fête de l'Indépendance	Fête de l'Indépendance
10 April Monday	Monday	Easter Monday Religious Lundi de Pâques	Lundi de Pâques
22 April Saturday	Saturday	Eid al-Fitr Religious Journée de la Korité	Journée de la Korité
1 May Monday	Monday	Labor Day Fête du Travail	Fête du Travail
18 May Thursday	Thursday	Ascension Day Religious Jeudi de l'Ascension	Jeudi de l'Ascension
29 May Monday	Monday	Pentecost Monday Religious Lundi de Pentecôte	Lundi de Pentecôte
29 June Thursday	Thursday	Eid al-Adha Religious Journée de la Tabaski	Journée de la Tabaski
28 July Friday	Friday	Ashura Religious Tamxarit	Tamxarit
15 August Tuesday	Tuesday	Assumption Day Religious Assomption	Assomption
4 September Monday	Monday	Grand Magal of Touba Religious Grand Magal de Touba	Grand Magal de Touba
27 September Wednesday	Wednesday	Prophet's Birthday Religious Journée du Maouloud	Journée du Maouloud
1 November Wednesday	Wednesday	All Saints' Day Religious Toussaint	Toussaint
25 December Monday	Monday	Christmas Day Religious Noël	Noël

Long weekends and bridge days 2023

Based on nationwide holidays and the weekend in Senegal (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 Dakar: high 21°C (70°F), low 20°C (68°F), rain on 3% of days
Sat 29 Apr – Mon 1 May · 3 days off
Labor Day
Typically in Dakar: high 22°C (72°F), low 20°C (68°F), rain on 0% of days
Sat 27 May – Mon 29 May · 3 days off
Pentecost Monday
Typically in Dakar: high 24°C (75°F), low 23°C (73°F), rain on 7% of days
Fri 28 Jul – Sun 30 Jul · 3 days off
Ashura
Typically in Dakar: high 27°C (81°F), low 27°C (81°F), rain on 70% of days
Sat 2 Sep – Mon 4 Sep · 3 days off
Grand Magal of Touba
Typically in Dakar: high 28°C (82°F), low 27°C (81°F), rain on 93% of days
Sat 23 Dec – Mon 25 Dec · 3 days off
Christmas Day
Typically in Dakar: high 26°C (79°F), low 22°C (72°F), rain on 3% of days
Sat 30 Dec – Mon 1 Jan 2024 · 3 days off
New Year's Day
Typically in Dakar: high 26°C (79°F), low 22°C (72°F), rain on 1% of days

Bridge days

Mon 3 Apr: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Sat 1 Apr – Tue 4 Apr)
Independence Day
Typically in Dakar: high 21°C (70°F), low 19°C (66°F), rain on 3% 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 Dakar: high 23°C (73°F), low 22°C (72°F), rain on 0% of days
Fri 30 Jun: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Thu 29 Jun – Sun 2 Jul)
Eid al-Adha
Typically in Dakar: high 26°C (79°F), low 25°C (77°F), rain on 31% 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 Dakar: high 28°C (82°F), low 27°C (81°F), rain on 64% 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: Tue 4 Apr – Mon 10 Apr — 7 days off for 3 leave days (Wed 5 Apr, Thu 6 Apr, Fri 7 Apr).Show on calendar ↓

Take 1 day off (Mon 3 Apr) get 4 days in a rowSat 1 Apr – Tue 4 Apr · Independence 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 (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 ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 30 Jun) get 4 days in a rowThu 29 Jun – Sun 2 Jul · Eid al-AdhaShow on calendar ↓