Public Holidays in Benin 2029

Complete list of 15 public holidays and observances in Benin for 2029. Dates, days, and holiday types.

End of Ramadan (Eid al-Fitr)March 20, 2026

Today

13 Public Holidays

248 Working Days

117 Days Off

2 Long Weekends

Holidays

Date	Day	Holiday	Type
Jan 1	Monday	New Year's Day	Public
Jan 10	Wednesday	Fête du Vodoun	Public
Feb 14	Wednesday	End of Ramadan (Eid al-Fitr)	Public
Apr 1	Sunday	Easter Sunday	Observance
Apr 2	Monday	Easter Monday	Public
Apr 24	Tuesday	Feast of the Sacrifice (Eid al-Adha)	Public
May 1	Tuesday	Labour Day	Public
May 10	Thursday	Ascension Day	Public
May 20	Sunday	Pentecost	Observance
May 21	Monday	Whit Monday	Public
Jul 24	Tuesday	Birthday of Muhammad (Mawlid)	Public
Aug 1	Wednesday	Independence Day	Public
Aug 15	Wednesday	Assumption	Public
Nov 1	Thursday	All Saints' Day	Public
Dec 25	Tuesday	Christmas Day	Public

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Long Weekends in 2029

Benin has 2 long weekends in 2029 — periods of 3 or more consecutive days off without using any leave days.

March 31, 2029 — April 2, 2029 3 days

Easter Monday

May 19, 2029 — May 21, 2029 3 days

Whit Monday

Holidays by Month

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Nov

Dec

Holiday Breakdown

13 On Weekdays

Extra days off from work

0 On Weekends

Already non-working days

2 Observances

Recognized but not days off

Calendar

January

Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
1	2	3	4	5	6	7
8	9	10	11	12	13	14
15	16	17	18	19	20	21
22	23	24	25	26	27	28
29	30	31

February

Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
			1	2	3	4
5	6	7	8	9	10	11
12	13	14	15	16	17	18
19	20	21	22	23	24	25
26	27	28

March

Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
			1	2	3	4
5	6	7	8	9	10	11
12	13	14	15	16	17	18
19	20	21	22	23	24	25
26	27	28	29	30	31

April

Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
						1
2	3	4	5	6	7	8
9	10	11	12	13	14	15
16	17	18	19	20	21	22
23	24	25	26	27	28	29
30

May

Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
	1	2	3	4	5	6
7	8	9	10	11	12	13
14	15	16	17	18	19	20
21	22	23	24	25	26	27
28	29	30	31

June

Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
				1	2	3
4	5	6	7	8	9	10
11	12	13	14	15	16	17
18	19	20	21	22	23	24
25	26	27	28	29	30

July

Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
						1
2	3	4	5	6	7	8
9	10	11	12	13	14	15
16	17	18	19	20	21	22
23	24	25	26	27	28	29
30	31

August

Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
		1	2	3	4	5
6	7	8	9	10	11	12
13	14	15	16	17	18	19
20	21	22	23	24	25	26
27	28	29	30	31

September

Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
					1	2
3	4	5	6	7	8	9
10	11	12	13	14	15	16
17	18	19	20	21	22	23
24	25	26	27	28	29	30

October

Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
1	2	3	4	5	6	7
8	9	10	11	12	13	14
15	16	17	18	19	20	21
22	23	24	25	26	27	28
29	30	31

November

Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
			1	2	3	4
5	6	7	8	9	10	11
12	13	14	15	16	17	18
19	20	21	22	23	24	25
26	27	28	29	30

December

Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
					1	2
3	4	5	6	7	8	9
10	11	12	13	14	15	16
17	18	19	20	21	22	23
24	25	26	27	28	29	30
31

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