Holidays Benin

Holidays and official dates, calendar Benin 2026

Permanent date
1 January	New Year
10 January	National Vodun Day
1 May	Labour Day
31 May	Memorial Day
1 August	Independence Day
15 August	Assumption Day
26 October	Armed Forces Day
1 November	All Saints' Day
30 November	National Day
25 December	Christmas Day
Flow date
December	Tabaski (Feast of the Sacrifice)
December	Eid al-Fitr (End of Ramadan)
May, June	Whit Monday
May, June	Ascension Day
March, April	Easter Monday
December	Prophet Muhammed's Birthday