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Public holidays in The Gambia in 2026
The Gambia has 14 public holidays in 2026, 13 of them on working days, leaving 248 working days. 6 fall on a Monday or Friday, giving a long weekend automatically.
| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Jan 2026 | Thursday | New Year's Day |
| 18 Feb 2026 | Wednesday | Independence Day |
| 12 Mar 2026 | Thursday | Lailat al-Qadr |
| 20 Mar 2026 | Friday | Korité |
| 3 Apr 2026 | Friday | Good Friday |
| 6 Apr 2026 | Monday | Easter Monday |
| 1 May 2026 | Friday | Labour Day |
| 25 May 2026 | Monday | Africa Day |
| 27 May 2026 | Wednesday | Tabaski |
| 25 Jun 2026 | Thursday | Day of Ashura |
| 22 Jul 2026 | Wednesday | Revolution Day |
| 15 Aug 2026 | Saturday | Assumption |
| 25 Aug 2026 | Tuesday | Birthday of Muhammad (Mawlid) |
| 25 Dec 2026 | Friday | Christmas Day |
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Long weekends in The Gambia, 2026
Take one day of leave to turn these holidays into four-day (or longer) weekends:
- 1 Jan 2026 – 4 Jan 2026: book Friday 2 Jan 2026 (New Year's Day)
- 17 Feb 2026 – 18 Feb 2026: book Tuesday 17 Feb 2026 (Independence Day)
- 12 Mar 2026 – 15 Mar 2026: book Friday 13 Mar 2026 (Lailat al-Qadr)
- 19 Mar 2026 – 22 Mar 2026: book Thursday 19 Mar 2026 (Korité)
- 2 Apr 2026 – 6 Apr 2026: book Thursday 2 Apr 2026 (Good Friday, Easter Monday)
- 30 Apr 2026 – 3 May 2026: book Thursday 30 Apr 2026 (Labour Day)
- 23 May 2026 – 27 May 2026: book Tuesday 26 May 2026 (Africa Day, Tabaski)
- 25 Jun 2026 – 28 Jun 2026: book Friday 26 Jun 2026 (Day of Ashura)
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