🇸🇳 Senegal Public Holidays 2026

The official calendar of holidays and observances.

11Total

11Public

9Religious

0Cultural

0Regional

0Pan-African

Official holiday calendar

New Year's Day

January 1

Public holiday

First day of the calendar year

Easter Monday

April 6

Public holiday

Christian celebration following Easter Sunday

Labour Day

May 1

Public holiday

International Workers' Day

Ascension Day

May 9

Public holiday

Christian feast celebrating the ascension of Jesus

Whit Monday

May 20

Public holiday

Christian celebration of Pentecost Monday

Eid al-Adha

June 16

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

All Saints' Day

November 1

Public holiday

Christian celebration honoring all saints

Christmas Day

December 25

Public holiday

Christian celebration of the birth of Jesus

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Major Mouride religious festival

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