Public holidays in Benin in 2026

13 nationwide public holidays

Date Holiday
New Year's Day
Fête du Vodoun
End of Ramadan (Eid al-Fitr)
Easter Monday
Labour Day
Ascension Day
Whit Monday
Feast of the Sacrifice (Eid al-Adha)
Independence Day
Assumption
Birthday of Muhammad (Mawlid)
All Saints' Day
Christmas Day
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Only nationwide holidays are listed; states and regions add their own. Holidays set by a lunar calendar can move by a day, so check the official announcement closer to the date.

Working days in Benin in 2026

Weekdays minus the public holidays above, with Saturday and Sunday as the weekend.

Month Working days
January 21
February 20
March 21
April 21
May 17
June 22
July 23
August 20
September 22
October 22
November 21
December 22
Total 252

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Holiday data from the open-source date-holidays project (CC BY 3.0).