Public holidays in Somalia 2023

10 nationwide public holidays in 2023.

Next nationwide holiday in Somalia

See the list of nationwide holidays below.

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Nationwide holidays 2023

Date	Holiday	Local name
Sunday 1 January 2023	New Year's Day Send a card
Saturday 18 February 2023	Isra' and Mi'raj ReligiousSend a cardEstimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced
Friday 21 April 2023	Eid al-Fitr ReligiousSend a cardEstimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced
Monday 1 May 2023	Labour Day Send a card
Monday 26 June 2023	Independence Day National daySend a card
Wednesday 28 June 2023	Eid al-Adha ReligiousSend a cardEstimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced
Saturday 1 July 2023	Republic Day National daySend a card
Wednesday 19 July 2023	Islamic New Year ReligiousSend a cardEstimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced
Friday 28 July 2023	Ashura ReligiousSend a cardEstimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced
Wednesday 27 September 2023	Prophet's Birthday ReligiousSend a cardEstimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced

Long weekends and bridge days 2023

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

Long weekends

Fri 21 Apr – Sun 23 Apr · 3 days offEid al-Fitr (estimated)Typically in Mogadishu: high 30°C (86°F), low 28°C (82°F), rain on 43% of daysShow on calendar ↓
Sat 29 Apr – Mon 1 May · 3 days offLabour DayTypically in Mogadishu: high 30°C (86°F), low 28°C (82°F), rain on 31% of daysShow on calendar ↓
Sat 24 Jun – Mon 26 Jun · 3 days offIndependence DayTypically in Mogadishu: high 28°C (82°F), low 26°C (79°F), rain on 36% of daysShow on calendar ↓
Fri 28 Jul – Sun 30 Jul · 3 days offAshura (estimated)Typically in Mogadishu: high 27°C (81°F), low 25°C (77°F), rain on 41% of daysShow on calendar ↓
Sat 30 Dec – Mon 1 Jan 2024 · 3 days offNew Year's DayTypically in Mogadishu: high 29°C (84°F), low 26°C (79°F), rain on 0% of daysShow on calendar ↓

Bridge days

Tue 27 Jun: take 1 day off, get 5 days in a row (Sat 24 Jun – Wed 28 Jun)Independence Day, Eid al-Adha (estimated)Typically in Mogadishu: high 28°C (82°F), low 26°C (79°F), rain on 36% of daysShow on calendar ↓

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: Sat 24 Jun – Sun 2 Jul — 9 days off for 3 leave days (Tue 27 Jun, Thu 29 Jun, Fri 30 Jun).Show on calendar ↓

Take 1 day off (Fri 17 Feb) get 3 days in a rowFri 17 Feb – Sun 19 Feb · Isra' and Mi'rajShow 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 · Labour DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Tue 27 Jun) get 5 days in a rowSat 24 Jun – Wed 28 Jun · Independence Day, Eid al-AdhaShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 27 Jul) get 4 days in a rowThu 27 Jul – Sun 30 Jul · AshuraShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 29 Dec) get 4 days in a rowFri 29 Dec – Mon 1 Jan 2024 · New Year's DayShow on calendar ↓