Central African Republic

Central African Republic public holidays 2025

The Central African Republic had 14 nationwide public holidays in 2025. After them, 2025 had 251 working days.

Public holidays in the Central African Republic in 2025
Date	Holiday
January
Jan 1Wednesday	New Year's DayNationwide
March
Mar 29Saturday	Barthélemy Boganda DayNationwide
Mar 30Sunday	Eid al-FitrNationwide
April
Apr 21Monday	Easter MondayNationwide
May
May 1Thursday	Labor DayNationwide
May 29Thursday	Ascension DayNationwide
June
Jun 7Saturday	Eid al-AdhaNationwide
Jun 9Monday	Pentecost MondayNationwide
Jun 30Monday	General Prayer DayNationwide
August
Aug 13Wednesday	Independence DayNationwide
Aug 15Friday	Assumption DayNationwide
November
Nov 1Saturday	All Saints' DayNationwide
December
Dec 1Monday	National DayNationwide
Dec 25Thursday	Christmas DayNationwide

Nationwide: 14public holidays
By region: 14no regional days
Working days: 251after nationwide days off
Long weekends: 5+4 with 1 day off

Dates come from the open-source holidays project, which compiles each country's statutory holidays from official sources. Governments sometimes add or move days at short notice, so check official announcements for critical plans. See our sources.

Long weekends in 2025

Stretches of three or more days off built from nationwide holidays and the weekend, plus the ones you can make by taking a single day off.

3 daysSat, Apr 19 – Mon, Apr 21 · Easter Monday
4 daysThu, May 1 – Sun, May 4 · Labor DayTake Fri, May 2 off to join it up
4 daysThu, May 29 – Sun, Jun 1 · Ascension DayTake Fri, May 30 off to join it up
3 daysSat, Jun 7 – Mon, Jun 9 · Eid al-Adha, Pentecost Monday
3 daysSat, Jun 28 – Mon, Jun 30 · General Prayer Day
5 daysWed, Aug 13 – Sun, Aug 17 · Independence Day, Assumption DayTake Thu, Aug 14 off to join it up
3 daysFri, Aug 15 – Sun, Aug 17 · Assumption Day
3 daysSat, Nov 29 – Mon, Dec 1 · National Day
4 daysThu, Dec 25 – Sun, Dec 28 · Christmas DayTake Fri, Dec 26 off to join it up

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Frequently asked questions

How many public holidays are there in the Central African Republic in 2025?

14 nationwide public holidays: New Year's Day (Jan 1); Barthélemy Boganda Day (Mar 29); Eid al-Fitr (Mar 30); Easter Monday (Apr 21); Labor Day (May 1); Ascension Day (May 29); Eid al-Adha (Jun 7); Pentecost Monday (Jun 9); General Prayer Day (Jun 30); Independence Day (Aug 13); Assumption Day (Aug 15); All Saints' Day (Nov 1); National Day (Dec 1); Christmas Day (Dec 25).

Which month has the most public holidays in 2025?

June, with 3 nationwide public holidays. 4 months have none.

How many working days are there in 2025?

251 working days, counting Monday to Friday and taking out the nationwide holidays that fall on working days. Regional holidays and company closures can lower it further.