Public holidays
Public holidays in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone has 14 public holidays in 2026, of which 2 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 holiday25 DecemberChristmas Day — in 105 days
202614 dayspublic holidays in total
202717 daysalready scheduled
2026
Thursday 1 JanuaryNew Year's Day
Wednesday 18 FebruaryArmed Forces Day
Sunday 8 MarchInternational Women's Dayfalls on a weekend
Monday 9 MarchInternational Women's Day (observed)long weekend likely
Friday 20 MarchEid al-Fitrlong weekend likelydate set by moon sighting
Friday 3 AprilGood Fridaylong weekend likely
Monday 6 AprilEaster Mondaylong weekend likely
Monday 27 AprilIndependence Daylong weekend likely
Friday 1 MayInternational Worker's Daylong weekend likely
Wednesday 27 MayEid al-Adhadate set by moon sighting
Tuesday 25 AugustProphet's Birthdaydate set by moon sighting
Friday 25 DecemberChristmas Daylong weekend likely
Saturday 26 DecemberBoxing Dayfalls on a weekend
Monday 28 DecemberBoxing Day (observed)long weekend likely
2027
Friday 1 JanuaryNew Year's Daylong weekend likely
Thursday 18 FebruaryArmed Forces Day
Monday 8 MarchInternational Women's Daylong weekend likely
Tuesday 9 MarchEid al-Fitrdate set by moon sighting
Friday 26 MarchGood Fridaylong weekend likely
Monday 29 MarchEaster Mondaylong weekend likely
Tuesday 27 AprilIndependence Day
Saturday 1 MayInternational Worker's Dayfalls on a weekend
Monday 3 MayInternational Worker's Day (observed)long weekend likely
Sunday 16 MayEid al-Adhafalls on a weekenddate set by moon sighting
Monday 17 MayEid al-Adha (observed, estimated)long weekend likelydate set by moon sighting
Saturday 14 AugustProphet's Birthdayfalls on a weekenddate set by moon sighting
Monday 16 AugustProphet's Birthday (observed, estimated)long weekend likelydate set by moon sighting
Saturday 25 DecemberChristmas Dayfalls on a weekend
Sunday 26 DecemberBoxing Dayfalls on a weekend
Monday 27 DecemberChristmas Day (observed)long weekend likely
Tuesday 28 DecemberBoxing Day (observed)
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.