Public holidays
Public holidays in Gabon
Gabon has 16 public holidays in 2026, of which 6 fall on a weekend. Dates below are national holidays; regions, states and individual companies often add their own, so confirm with the person you are scheduling with.
Next public holiday1 NovemberAll Saints' Day — in 51 days
202616 dayspublic holidays in total
202716 daysalready scheduled
2026
Thursday 1 JanuaryNew Year's Day
Friday 20 MarchEid al-Fitrlong weekend likelydate set by moon sighting
Sunday 5 AprilEaster Sundayfalls on a weekend
Monday 6 AprilEaster Mondaylong weekend likely
Friday 17 AprilWomen's Rights Daylong weekend likely
Friday 1 MayLabor Daylong weekend likely
Thursday 14 MayAscension Day
Sunday 24 MayPentecostfalls on a weekend
Monday 25 MayPentecost Mondaylong weekend likely
Wednesday 27 MayEid al-Adhadate set by moon sighting
Saturday 15 AugustAssumption Dayfalls on a weekend
Sunday 16 AugustIndependence Dayfalls on a weekend
Monday 17 AugustIndependence Day Holidaylong weekend likely
Sunday 30 AugustLiberation Dayfalls on a weekend
Sunday 1 NovemberAll Saints' Dayfalls on a weekend
Friday 25 DecemberChristmas Daylong weekend likely
2027
Friday 1 JanuaryNew Year's Daylong weekend likely
Tuesday 9 MarchEid al-Fitrdate set by moon sighting
Sunday 28 MarchEaster Sundayfalls on a weekend
Monday 29 MarchEaster Mondaylong weekend likely
Saturday 17 AprilWomen's Rights Dayfalls on a weekend
Saturday 1 MayLabor Dayfalls on a weekend
Thursday 6 MayAscension Day
Sunday 16 MayEid al-Adhafalls on a weekenddate set by moon sighting
Sunday 16 MayPentecostfalls on a weekend
Monday 17 MayPentecost Mondaylong weekend likely
Sunday 15 AugustAssumption Dayfalls on a weekend
Monday 16 AugustIndependence Daylong weekend likely
Tuesday 17 AugustIndependence Day Holiday
Monday 30 AugustLiberation Daylong weekend likely
Monday 1 NovemberAll Saints' Daylong weekend likely
Saturday 25 DecemberChristmas Dayfalls on a weekend
How to use this
A public holiday does not always mean nobody is working, and a clear calendar does not mean your colleague is free. Treat these dates as a prompt to ask rather than an answer — especially the ones marked as set by moon sighting, where the final date is confirmed only days ahead.