Public holidays in Senegal 2025

15 nationwide public holidays in 2025.

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See the list of nationwide holidays below.

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Nationwide holidays 2025

Date	Weekday	Holiday	Local name
1 January Wednesday	Wednesday	New Year's Day Jour de l'an	Jour de l'an
30 March Sunday	Sunday	Eid al-Fitr Religious Journée de la Korité	Journée de la Korité
31 March Monday	Monday	Eid al-Fitr (observed) Religious Journée de la Korité (observé) Observed day off for Eid al-Fitr (Sun 30 Mar)	Journée de la Korité (observé)
4 April Friday	Friday	Independence Day National day Fête de l'Indépendance	Fête de l'Indépendance
21 April Monday	Monday	Easter Monday Religious Lundi de Pâques	Lundi de Pâques
1 May Thursday	Thursday	Labor Day Fête du Travail	Fête du Travail
29 May Thursday	Thursday	Ascension Day Religious Jeudi de l'Ascension	Jeudi de l'Ascension
6 June Friday	Friday	Eid al-Adha Religious Journée de la Tabaski Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	Journée de la Tabaski
9 June Monday	Monday	Pentecost Monday Religious Lundi de Pentecôte	Lundi de Pentecôte
5 July Saturday	Saturday	Ashura Religious Tamxarit Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	Tamxarit
12 August Tuesday	Tuesday	Grand Magal of Touba Religious Grand Magal de Touba Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	Grand Magal de Touba
15 August Friday	Friday	Assumption Day Religious Assomption	Assomption
4 September Thursday	Thursday	Prophet's Birthday Religious Journée du Maouloud Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	Journée du Maouloud
1 November Saturday	Saturday	All Saints' Day Religious Toussaint	Toussaint
25 December Thursday	Thursday	Christmas Day Religious Noël	Noël

Long weekends and bridge days 2025

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

Long weekends

Sat 29 Mar – Mon 31 Mar · 3 days off
Eid al-Fitr, Eid al-Fitr (observed)
Typically in Dakar: high 21°C (70°F), low 19°C (66°F), rain on 6% of days
Fri 4 Apr – Sun 6 Apr · 3 days off
Independence Day
Typically in Dakar: high 21°C (70°F), low 20°C (68°F), rain on 0% of days
Sat 19 Apr – Mon 21 Apr · 3 days off
Easter Monday
Typically in Dakar: high 22°C (72°F), low 20°C (68°F), rain on 0% of days
Fri 6 Jun – Mon 9 Jun · 4 days off
Eid al-Adha (estimated), Pentecost Monday
Typically in Dakar: high 24°C (75°F), low 23°C (73°F), rain on 10% of days
Fri 15 Aug – Sun 17 Aug · 3 days off
Assumption Day
Typically in Dakar: high 28°C (82°F), low 27°C (81°F), rain on 84% 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 Dakar: high 22°C (72°F), low 21°C (70°F), rain on 0% of days
Fri 30 May: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Thu 29 May – Sun 1 Jun)
Ascension Day
Typically in Dakar: high 24°C (75°F), low 23°C (73°F), rain on 9% of days
Mon 11 Aug: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Sat 9 Aug – Tue 12 Aug)
Grand Magal of Touba (estimated)
Typically in Dakar: high 28°C (82°F), low 27°C (81°F), rain on 56% 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 Dakar: high 28°C (82°F), low 27°C (81°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 Dakar: high 26°C (79°F), low 22°C (72°F), rain on 1% 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: Sat 29 Mar – Sun 6 Apr — 9 days off for 3 leave days (Tue 1 Apr, Wed 2 Apr, Thu 3 Apr).Show on calendar ↓

Take 1 day off (Fri 28 Mar) get 4 days in a rowFri 28 Mar – Mon 31 Mar · Eid al-Fitr, Eid al-Fitr (observed)Show on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 3 Apr) get 4 days in a rowThu 3 Apr – Sun 6 Apr · Independence 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 30 May) get 4 days in a rowThu 29 May – Sun 1 Jun · Ascension DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 5 Jun) get 5 days in a rowThu 5 Jun – Mon 9 Jun · Eid al-Adha, Pentecost MondayShow on calendar ↓