Public holidays in the Gambia in 2026

14 nationwide public holidays

Date Holiday
New Year's Day
Independence Day
Lailat al-Qadr
Korité
Good Friday
Easter Monday
Labour Day
Africa Day
Tabaski
Day of Ashura
Revolution Day
Assumption
Birthday of Muhammad (Mawlid)
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 the Gambia in 2026

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

Month Working days
January 21
February 19
March 20
April 20
May 18
June 21
July 22
August 20
September 22
October 22
November 21
December 22
Total 248

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