Public holidays in the Gambia in 2025
The Gambia has 20 public holidays in 2025. 4 of them fall on the weekend (Saturday and Sunday). The months with the most public holidays are March, May, June, and July (3 each).
All public holidays in the Gambia in 2025
- New Year's Day – Wednesday, January 1, 2025
- Independence Day – Tuesday, February 18, 2025
- Laylat al-Qadr (Lialat-Ul-Qadr) – Thursday, March 27, 2025
- Eid al-Fitr (Koriteh) – Sunday, March 30, 2025
- Eid al-Fitr (Koriteh) – Monday, March 31, 2025
- Good Friday – Friday, April 18, 2025
- Easter Monday – Monday, April 21, 2025
- Labor Day (Labour Day) – Thursday, May 1, 2025
- Africa Liberation Day – Sunday, May 25, 2025
- Africa Liberation Day (observed) – Monday, May 26, 2025
- Eid al-Adha (Tobaski) – Friday, June 6, 2025
- Eid al-Adha (Tobaski) – Saturday, June 7, 2025
- Eid al-Adha (observed) (Tobaski (observed)) – Monday, June 9, 2025
- Ashura (Yawmul Ashura) – Saturday, July 5, 2025
- Ashura (observed) (Yawmul Ashura (observed)) – Monday, July 7, 2025
- July 22 Revolution Day – Tuesday, July 22, 2025
- Assumption Day (Feast of the Assumption) – Friday, August 15, 2025
- Prophet's Birthday (estimated) (Mawlid Nabi (estimated)) – Thursday, September 4, 2025
- Christmas Day – Thursday, December 25, 2025
- Boxing Day – Friday, December 26, 2025
Long weekends and bridge days in the Gambia in 2025
The weekend in the Gambia: Saturday and Sunday. The Gambia has 7 long weekends in 2025: three days or more off in a row thanks to a public holiday.
- Sat, Mar 29 – Mon, Mar 31 – 3 days off (Eid al-Fitr)
- Fri, Apr 18 – Mon, Apr 21 – 4 days off (Good Friday, Easter Monday)
- Sat, May 24 – Mon, May 26 – 3 days off (Africa Liberation Day, Africa Liberation Day (observed))
- Fri, Jun 6 – Mon, Jun 9 – 4 days off (Eid al-Adha, Eid al-Adha (observed))
- Sat, Jul 5 – Mon, Jul 7 – 3 days off (Ashura, Ashura (observed))
- Fri, Aug 15 – Sun, Aug 17 – 3 days off (Assumption Day)
- Thu, Dec 25 – Sun, Dec 28 – 4 days off (Christmas Day, Boxing Day)
Bridge days: a few days off, a long break
- Take 2 days off (Mon, Dec 30 and Tue, Dec 31): 5 days off in a row, Sat, Dec 28 – Wed, Jan 1 (New Year's Day)
- Take 2 days off (Thu, Jan 2 and Fri, Jan 3): 5 days off in a row, Wed, Jan 1 – Sun, Jan 5 (New Year's Day)
- Take Mon, Feb 17 off: 4 days off in a row, Sat, Feb 15 – Tue, Feb 18 (Independence Day)
- Take Fri, Mar 28 off: 5 days off in a row, Thu, Mar 27 – Mon, Mar 31 (Laylat al-Qadr, Eid al-Fitr)
- Take Fri, May 2 off: 4 days off in a row, Thu, May 1 – Sun, May 4 (Labor Day)
- Take Mon, Jul 21 off: 4 days off in a row, Sat, Jul 19 – Tue, Jul 22 (July 22 Revolution Day)
- Take Fri, Sep 5 off: 4 days off in a row, Thu, Sep 4 – Sun, Sep 7 (Prophet's Birthday (estimated))
2025 at a glance
- 2025 has 365 days.
- 2025 starts on a Wednesday and ends on a Wednesday.
- 2025 has the same calendar as 2014 and 2031.
- Public holidays in the Gambia: 20
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