🇨🇲 Cameroon Public Holidays 2026

The official calendar of holidays and observances.

12Total

10Public

6Religious

0Cultural

2Regional

0Pan-African

Official holiday calendar

New Year's Day

January 1

Public holiday

First day of the calendar year

Youth Day

February 11

Public holiday

Celebration of Cameroon's youth

National Day

March 12

Public holiday

Unification of Cameroon

Good Friday

March 29

Public holiday

Christian commemoration of the crucifixion

Labour Day

May 1

Public holiday

International Workers' Day

Ascension Day

May 9

Public holiday

Christian feast celebrating the ascension of Jesus

Eid al-Adha

June 17

Public holiday

Festival of Sacrifice

Assumption of Mary

August 15

Public holiday

Christian feast of the Assumption

Mawlid

September 15

Public holiday

Prophet Muhammad's Birthday

Christmas Day

December 25

Public holiday

Christian celebration of the birth of Jesus

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Cultural celebrations shared and kept current by the community.

Ngondo Festival

Traditional Sawa people's festival

Nyem-Nyem Festival

Cultural festival of the Bamoun people

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