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Gabon public holidays 2027: 11 holidays, 4 long weekends

In 2027, Gabon has 11 public holidays: 6 fall on working days, and the calendar offers 4 long weekends. End of Ramadan (Eid al-Fitr) falls on March 9, 2027, and May is the busiest month.

Year at a glance

11Public holidays
6On weekdays
255Working days in year
9Longest break (days)
MayBusiest month

Public holidays in 2027

Date	Weekday	Holiday	Substitute day
January 1, 2027	Friday	New Year's Day	—
March 9, 2027	Tuesday	End of Ramadan (Eid al-Fitr)	—
March 29, 2027	Monday	Easter Monday	—
April 17, 2027	Saturday	Women's Day	—
May 1, 2027	Saturday	Labour Day	—
May 16, 2027	Sunday	Feast of the Sacrifice (Eid al-Adha)	—
May 17, 2027	Monday	Whit Monday	—
August 15, 2027	Sunday	Assumption	—
August 16, 2027	Monday	Independence Day	—
November 1, 2027	Monday	All Saints' Day	—
December 25, 2027	Saturday	Christmas Day	—

2027 calendar

Holiday
Weekend

Holidays on weekend days

Holiday	Date	Weekday / Substitute day
Women's Day	April 17, 2027	Saturday
Labour Day	May 1, 2027	Saturday
Feast of the Sacrifice (Eid al-Adha)	May 16, 2027	Sunday
Assumption	August 15, 2027	Sunday
Christmas Day	December 25, 2027	Saturday

Long weekends and bridge days

Date	Days off	vacation days	Holiday
January 1, 2027 – January 3, 2027	3	No leave needed	New Year's Day
March 6, 2027 – March 9, 2027	4	1	End of Ramadan (Eid al-Fitr)
March 27, 2027 – March 29, 2027	3	No leave needed	Easter Monday
March 27, 2027 – April 4, 2027	9	4	Easter Monday
May 15, 2027 – May 17, 2027	3	No leave needed	Feast of the Sacrifice (Eid al-Adha), Whit Monday
May 15, 2027 – May 23, 2027	9	4	Feast of the Sacrifice (Eid al-Adha), Whit Monday
August 14, 2027 – August 16, 2027	3	No leave needed	Assumption, Independence Day

Moving holidays

Holiday	Date	Moving holidays
End of Ramadan (Eid al-Fitr)	March 9, 2027	11 earlier
Easter Monday	March 29, 2027	8 earlier
Feast of the Sacrifice (Eid al-Adha)	May 16, 2027	11 earlier
Whit Monday	May 17, 2027	8 earlier

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