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Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone public holidays 2028

Sierra Leone has 13 nationwide public holidays in 2028. After them, 2028 has 248 working days. The first is New Year's Day on Saturday, January 1, 2028.

Public holidays in Sierra Leone in 2028
DateHoliday
January
Jan 1SaturdayNew Year's DayNationwide
Jan 3MondayNew Year's Day Day off in lieuNationwide
February
Feb 18FridayArmed Forces DayNationwide
Feb 26SaturdayEid al-Fitr EstimatedNationwide
Feb 28MondayEid al-Fitr (observed, estimated)Nationwide
March
Mar 8WednesdayInternational Women's DayNationwide
April
Apr 14FridayGood FridayNationwide
Apr 17MondayEaster MondayNationwide
Apr 27ThursdayIndependence DayNationwide
May
May 1MondayInternational Worker's DayNationwide
May 5FridayEid al-Adha EstimatedNationwide
August
Aug 3ThursdayProphet's Birthday EstimatedNationwide
December
Dec 25MondayChristmas DayNationwide
Dec 26TuesdayBoxing DayNationwide
Nationwide
13public holidays
By region
13no regional days
Working days
248after nationwide days off
Long weekends
7+2 with 1 day off

Dates marked Estimated depend on the moon or an official announcement and can shift by a day or two.

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 2028

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.

Sierra Leone public holidays by year

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Frequently asked questions

How many public holidays are there in Sierra Leone in 2028?

13 nationwide public holidays: New Year's Day (Jan 1); Armed Forces Day (Feb 18); Eid al-Fitr (Feb 26); Eid al-Fitr (observed, estimated) (Feb 28); International Women's Day (Mar 8); Good Friday (Apr 14); Easter Monday (Apr 17); Independence Day (Apr 27); International Worker's Day (May 1); Eid al-Adha (May 5); Prophet's Birthday (Aug 3); Christmas Day (Dec 25); Boxing Day (Dec 26).

How many working days are there in 2028?

248 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.

Why are some dates marked "Estimated"?

They follow a lunar calendar or wait for an official announcement — for example Islamic holidays, which depend on sighting the new moon. The date shown is the expected one and can move by a day or two.

What does "Day off in lieu" mean?

When a holiday falls on a weekend, the day off moves to a nearby working day, usually the following Monday. Those substitute days are listed separately.