Next public holiday in Nigeria
Counted from 19 October 2026, the next public holiday in Nigeria is Christmas Day on , in 67 days. This page counts down live in your browser; the numbers below were last recalculated when the site was built, on 19 October 2026, and the site is rebuilt at least every week.
67days until the next holiday
3holiday dates left in 2026
2of them on weekdays
52working days left in 2026
Upcoming public holidays in Nigeria
Every public holiday from today to the end of 2027. Past dates disappear as the year goes by; the full lists stay on the year pages.
| Date | Day | Holiday | In |
|---|---|---|---|
| Friday | Christmas Day | 67 days | |
| Saturday weekend | Boxing Day | 68 days | |
| Monday | Boxing Day observed | 70 days | |
| Friday | New Year's Day | 74 days | |
| Wednesday | Eid al-Fitr estimated | 142 days | |
| Thursday | Eid al-Fitr Holiday estimated | 143 days | |
| Friday | Good Friday | 158 days | |
| Monday | Easter Monday | 161 days | |
| Saturday weekend | Workers' Day | 194 days | |
| Monday | Workers' Day observed | 196 days | |
| Monday | Eid al-Adha estimated | 210 days | |
| Tuesday | Eid al-Adha Holiday estimated | 211 days | |
| Saturday weekend | Presidential Inauguration Day | 222 days | |
| Saturday weekend | Democracy Day | 236 days | |
| Monday | Democracy Day observed | 238 days | |
| Sunday weekend | Prophet's Birthday estimated | 300 days | |
| Monday | Prophet's Birthday observed estimated | 301 days | |
| Friday | National Day | 347 days | |
| Saturday weekend | Christmas Day | 432 days | |
| Sunday weekend | Boxing Day | 433 days | |
| Monday | Christmas Day observed | 434 days | |
| Tuesday | Boxing Day observed | 435 days |
A holiday on a weekend day is a day off only where a substitute day is granted (marked observed). Dates marked estimated follow a lunar calendar and can move by a day.
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All holidays of 2026
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Next long weekend in Nigeria
- 4 daysFri 25 to Mon 28 December 2026Christmas Day, Boxing Day
Next bridge day: take one day of leave and turn a holiday into a longer break.
- 5 daysTake off Friday 12 March 2027 for Wed 10 to Sun 14 March 2027Eid al-Fitr, Eid al-Fitr Holiday
Questions about the next holiday in Nigeria
- When is the next public holiday in Nigeria?
- Christmas Day, on Friday 25 December 2026, 67 days after 19 October 2026. The banner at the top of this page recounts from today's date.
- How many public holidays are left in 2026?
- 3 holiday dates from 19 October 2026 to 31 December 2026, 2 of them on a weekday.
- How many working days are left in 2026 in Nigeria?
- 52 working days from 19 October 2026 to the end of the year, out of 74 calendar days, counting Saturday and Sunday as the weekend. For any other range, use the working days calculator.
- Is there a bank holiday or public holiday this month?
- The table above lists every upcoming date with the days until each one. For the whole year at a glance, see public holidays in Nigeria 2026.
- Can I get this in my calendar?
- Yes: subscribe to
https://openworkdays.com/api/v1/ng.icsin Google Calendar, Outlook or Apple Calendar. It holds every year from 2024 to 2030 and refreshes by itself.
Cite or reuse this data
The next public holiday in Nigeria after 19 October 2026 is Christmas Day on 25 December 2026.
Source: OpenWorkdays, https://openworkdays.com/nigeria/next-public-holiday/ (dataset holidays 0.106, CC BY 4.0).
Machine readable: JSON, with the reference date, all years as JSON.