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Public holidays in Sierra Leone in 2026
Sierra Leone has 12 public holidays in 2026, 10 of them on working days, leaving 251 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 | Armed Forces Day |
| 8 Mar 2026 | Sunday | International Women's Day |
| 9 Mar 2026 | Monday | International Women's Day (substitute day) |
| 20 Mar 2026 | Friday | Korité |
| 3 Apr 2026 | Friday | Good Friday |
| 6 Apr 2026 | Monday | Easter Monday |
| 27 Apr 2026 | Monday | Independence Day |
| 27 May 2026 | Wednesday | Tabaski |
| 25 Aug 2026 | Tuesday | Mawlid |
| 25 Dec 2026 | Friday | Christmas Day |
| 26 Dec 2026 | Saturday | Boxing Day |
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Long weekends in Sierra Leone, 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 (Armed Forces Day)
- 6 Mar 2026 – 9 Mar 2026: book Friday 6 Mar 2026 (International Women's Day, International Women's Day (substitute day))
- 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)
- 24 Apr 2026 – 27 Apr 2026: book Friday 24 Apr 2026 (Independence Day)
- 26 May 2026 – 27 May 2026: book Tuesday 26 May 2026 (Tabaski)
- 22 Aug 2026 – 25 Aug 2026: book Monday 24 Aug 2026 (Mawlid)
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