Public Holidays in Benin 2030
Complete list of 15 public holidays and observances in Benin for 2030. Dates, days, and holiday types.
End of Ramadan (Eid al-Fitr)March 20, 2026
Today 13 Public Holidays
250 Working Days
115 Days Off
4 Long Weekends
Holidays
| Date | Day | Holiday | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1 | Tuesday | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 10 | Thursday | Fête du Vodoun | Public |
| Feb 4 | Monday | End of Ramadan (Eid al-Fitr) | Public |
| Apr 13 | Saturday | Feast of the Sacrifice (Eid al-Adha) | Public |
| Apr 21 | Sunday | Easter Sunday | Observance |
| Apr 22 | Monday | Easter Monday | Public |
| May 1 | Wednesday | Labour Day | Public |
| May 30 | Thursday | Ascension Day | Public |
| Jun 9 | Sunday | Pentecost | Observance |
| Jun 10 | Monday | Whit Monday | Public |
| Jul 13 | Saturday | Birthday of Muhammad (Mawlid) | Public |
| Aug 1 | Thursday | Independence Day | Public |
| Aug 15 | Thursday | Assumption | Public |
| Nov 1 | Friday | All Saints' Day | Public |
| Dec 25 | Wednesday | Christmas Day | Public |
Long Weekends in 2030
Benin has 4 long weekends in 2030 — periods of 3 or more consecutive days off without using any leave days.
February 2, 2030 — February 4, 2030 3 days
End of Ramadan (Eid al-Fitr)
April 20, 2030 — April 22, 2030 3 days
Easter Monday
June 8, 2030 — June 10, 2030 3 days
Whit Monday
November 1, 2030 — November 3, 2030 3 days
All Saints' Day
Holidays by Month
Jan 2
Feb 1
Mar 0
Apr 2
May 2
Jun 1
Jul 1
Aug 2
Sep 0
Oct 0
Nov 1
Dec 1
Holiday Breakdown
11 On Weekdays
Extra days off from work
2 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 |