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🇧🇯 Benin public holidays 2026

Benin has 25 public holidays in 2026, plus 7 other observances and regional holidays. The first is New Year's Day on January 1 and the last is St. Stephen's Day on December 26.

16 of the public holidays fall on a weekday in 2026, so that's how many days off most workers get from them.

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All holidays in Benin in 2026

DateHolidayType
January 1ThursdayNew Year's DayPublic holiday
January 1ThursdayNew YearPublic holiday
January 8ThursdayDay Off for Vodoun FestivalPublic holiday
January 9FridayVodoun FestivalPublic holiday
January 10SaturdayTraditional DayPublic holiday
January 16FridayDay of RemembrancePublic holiday
February 18WednesdayRamadan StartObservance
February 28SaturdayPeople's Sovereignty DayPublic holiday
March 8SundayWomen's DayPublic holiday
March 20FridayKoritéPublic holiday
March 20FridayMarch EquinoxObservance
April 5SundayEaster SundayPublic holiday
April 6MondayEaster MondayPublic holiday
May 1FridayLabour DayPublic holiday
May 10SundayMother's DayObservance
May 14ThursdayAscension DayPublic holiday
May 25MondayWhit MondayPublic holiday
May 25MondayPentecost MondayPublic holiday
May 27WednesdayTabaskiPublic holiday
June 21SundayFather's DayObservance
June 21SundayJune SolsticeObservance
August 1SaturdayIndependence DayPublic holiday
August 15SaturdayAssumption DayPublic holiday
August 15SaturdayAssumption of MaryPublic holiday
August 26WednesdayMaouloudPublic holiday
September 23WednesdaySeptember EquinoxObservance
October 26MondayArmed Forces DayPublic holiday
November 1SundayAll Saints' DayPublic holiday
November 30MondayNational DayPublic holiday
December 21MondayDecember SolsticeObservance
December 25FridayChristmas DayPublic holiday
December 26SaturdaySt. Stephen's DayBoxing DayPublic holiday