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Somalia public holidays 2026: 8 holidays, 2 long weekends

In 2026, Somalia has 8 public holidays: 8 fall on working days, and the calendar offers 2 long weekends. End of Ramadan (Eid al-Fitr) falls on March 20, 2026, and May is the busiest month.

Year at a glance

8Public holidays
8On weekdays
253Working days in year
9Longest break (days)
MayBusiest month

Public holidays in 2026

Date	Weekday	Holiday	Substitute day
January 1, 2026	Thursday	New Year's Day	—
March 20, 2026	Friday	End of Ramadan (Eid al-Fitr)	—
May 1, 2026	Friday	Labour Day	—
May 27, 2026	Wednesday	Feast of the Sacrifice (Eid al-Adha)	—
June 25, 2026	Thursday	Day of Ashura	—
June 26, 2026	Friday	Independence of British Somaliland	—
July 1, 2026	Wednesday	Independence Day	—
August 25, 2026	Tuesday	Birthday of Muhammad (Mawlid)	—

2026 calendar

Holiday
Weekend

Holidays on weekend days

No public holidays fall on weekend days.

Long weekends and bridge days

Date	Days off	vacation days	Holiday
January 1, 2026 – January 4, 2026	4	1	New Year's Day
March 20, 2026 – March 22, 2026	3	No leave needed	End of Ramadan (Eid al-Fitr)
March 14, 2026 – March 22, 2026	9	4	End of Ramadan (Eid al-Fitr)
May 1, 2026 – May 3, 2026	3	No leave needed	Labour Day
April 25, 2026 – May 3, 2026	9	4	Labour Day
May 23, 2026 – May 27, 2026	5	2	Feast of the Sacrifice (Eid al-Adha)

Moving holidays

Holiday	Date	Moving holidays
End of Ramadan (Eid al-Fitr)	March 20, 2026	10 earlier
Feast of the Sacrifice (Eid al-Adha)	May 27, 2026	10 earlier
Day of Ashura	June 25, 2026	10 earlier
Birthday of Muhammad (Mawlid)	August 25, 2026	10 earlier

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