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Public holidays in Benin

In 2026, Benin has 14 public holidays, 11 weekday days off, and 250 working days. The weekend is Saturday and Sunday. Every year from 2024 to 2030 is available below, each with its own calendar file and JSON, or as one calendar feed to subscribe to once.

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14public holidays in 2026
250working days in 2026
6long weekends in 2026
4bridge days in 2026

Public holidays in Benin 2026

DateDayHoliday
Thursday New Year's Day
Thursday Vodoun Festival
Friday Vodoun Festival
Friday Eid al-Fitr estimated
Monday Easter Monday
Friday Labor Day
Thursday Ascension Day
Monday Pentecost Monday
Wednesday Eid al-Adha estimated
Saturday weekend National Day
Saturday weekend Assumption Day
Tuesday Prophet's Birthday estimated
Sunday weekend All Saints' Day
Friday Christmas Day

Full 2026 page: working days per month, long weekends and bridge days

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Working days per year in Benin

YearPublic holidaysWeekday days offWorking days
20241311251ICS · JSON · CSV
20251412249ICS · JSON · CSV
20261411250ICS · JSON · CSV
2027148253ICS · JSON · CSV
20281412248ICS · JSON · CSV
20291414247ICS · JSON · CSV
20301412249ICS · JSON · CSV

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Benin has 14 public holidays and 250 working days in 2026. Source: OpenWorkdays, https://openworkdays.com/benin/ (dataset holidays 0.106, CC BY 4.0).

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