Public holidays in Gambia 2024
The Gambia has 17 public holidays in 2024. 13 fall on a weekday and 4 on the weekend, with 3 substitute days off marked as observed, which leaves 246 working days out of 366. The weekend is Saturday and Sunday.
17public holidays
16weekday days off, substitutes included
246working days in 2024
104weekend days
Holiday dates 2024
| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| Monday | New Year's Day | |
| Sunday weekend | Independence Day | |
| Monday | Independence Day observed | |
| Friday | Good Friday | |
| Monday | Easter Monday | |
| Saturday weekend | Laylat al-Qadr | |
| Monday | Laylat al-Qadr observed | |
| Wednesday | Eid al-Fitr | |
| Thursday | Eid al-Fitr | |
| Wednesday | Labor Day | |
| Saturday weekend | Africa Liberation Day | |
| Monday | Africa Liberation Day observed | |
| Sunday weekend | Eid al-Adha | |
| Monday | Eid al-Adha | |
| Tuesday | Ashura | |
| Monday | July 22 Revolution Day | |
| Thursday | Assumption Day | |
| Monday | Prophet's Birthday | |
| Wednesday | Christmas Day | |
| Thursday | Boxing Day |
Observed marks a substitute day off granted because the holiday itself falls on a weekend.
Working days per month in 2024
A working day is any day that is neither a weekend day (Saturday and Sunday) nor a public holiday. Holidays that fall on the weekend do not reduce the count.
| Month | Calendar days | Weekend days | Holidays on weekdays | Working days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 2024 | 31 | 8 | 1 | 22 |
| February 2024 | 29 | 8 | 1 | 20 |
| March 2024 | 31 | 10 | 1 | 20 |
| April 2024 | 30 | 8 | 4 | 18 |
| May 2024 | 31 | 8 | 2 | 21 |
| June 2024 | 30 | 10 | 1 | 19 |
| July 2024 | 31 | 8 | 2 | 21 |
| August 2024 | 31 | 9 | 1 | 21 |
| September 2024 | 30 | 9 | 1 | 20 |
| October 2024 | 31 | 8 | 0 | 23 |
| November 2024 | 30 | 9 | 0 | 21 |
| December 2024 | 31 | 9 | 2 | 20 |
| Total 2024 | 366 | 104 | 16 | 246 |
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Long weekends and bridge days in 2024
Breaks of three days or more that need no annual leave at all.
- 3 daysSat 30 December 2023 to Mon 1 January 2024New Year's Day
- 3 daysSat 17 to Mon 19 February 2024Independence Day
- 4 daysFri 29 March to Mon 1 April 2024Good Friday, Easter Monday
- 3 daysSat 6 to Mon 8 April 2024Laylat al-Qadr
- 3 daysSat 25 to Mon 27 May 2024Africa Liberation Day
- 3 daysSat 15 to Mon 17 June 2024Eid al-Adha
- 3 daysSat 20 to Mon 22 July 2024July 22 Revolution Day
- 3 daysSat 14 to Mon 16 September 2024Prophet's Birthday
Take one day of leave on the date shown and turn a holiday into a longer break.
- 6 daysTake off Tuesday 9 April 2024 for Sat 6 to Thu 11 April 2024Laylat al-Qadr, Eid al-Fitr
- 5 daysTake off Friday 12 April 2024 for Wed 10 to Sun 14 April 2024Eid al-Fitr
- 4 daysTake off Monday 15 July 2024 for Sat 13 to Tue 16 July 2024Ashura
- 4 daysTake off Friday 16 August 2024 for Thu 15 to Sun 18 August 2024Assumption Day
- 5 daysTake off Friday 27 December 2024 for Wed 25 to Sun 29 December 2024Christmas Day, Boxing Day
Questions about 2024 in Gambia
- How many working days are there in Gambia in 2024?
- 246 working days. 2024 has 366 days, 104 of them weekend days and 16 public holidays on weekdays.
- How many public holidays does Gambia have in 2024?
- 17 public holidays, plus 3 substitute days off. 4 fall on the weekend.
- Which 2024 holidays fall on a weekend?
- Independence Day (18 February 2024), Laylat al-Qadr (6 April 2024), Africa Liberation Day (25 May 2024), Eid al-Adha (16 June 2024).
- What counts as the weekend in Gambia?
- Saturday and Sunday. The calculator lets you change this if your organisation works a different week.
- What about 2025?
- See public holidays in Gambia 2025.
Cite or reuse this data
The Gambia has 17 public holidays and 246 working days in 2024.
Source: OpenWorkdays, https://openworkdays.com/gambia/2024/ (dataset holidays 0.103, CC BY 4.0).
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