Public Holidays in Somalia 2026/2027

Public holidays in Somalia in 2026/2027: dates and weekdays, what closes, long weekends and regional holidays.

Dates marked Projected are calculated and may change once they are announced.

Next holiday

New Year's Day

Friday, January 1

National holidays in 2027

11public holidays

Long weekends

5long weekends

4 need a bridge day

2026

2027

2026

National public holidays

Thursday, January 1
New Year's Day رأس السنة الميلادية
Friday, January 16
Isra' and Mi'raj الإسراء والمعراج Projected
Friday, March 20
Eid al-Fitr عيد الفطر Projected
Friday, May 1
Labour Day عيد العمال
Wednesday, May 27
Eid al-Adha عيد الأضحى Projected
Tuesday, June 16
Islamic New Year رأس السنة الهجرية Projected
Thursday, June 25
Ashura عاشوراء Projected
Friday, June 26
Independence Day عيد الاستقلال
Wednesday, July 1
Republic Day عيد الجمهورية
Tuesday, August 25
Prophet's Birthday المولد النبوي Projected

Long weekends and bridge days

Thu, Jan 1 – Sun, Jan 4
New Year's Day

Bridge day: take Fri, Jan 2 off
Fri, Jan 16 – Sun, Jan 18
Isra' and Mi'raj

Long weekend
Fri, Mar 20 – Sun, Mar 22
Eid al-Fitr

Long weekend
Fri, May 1 – Sun, May 3
Labour Day

Long weekend
Sat, Jun 13 – Tue, Jun 16
Islamic New Year

Bridge day: take Mon, Jun 15 off
Thu, Jun 25 – Sun, Jun 28
Ashura, Independence Day

Long weekend
Sat, Aug 22 – Tue, Aug 25
Prophet's Birthday

Bridge day: take Mon, Aug 24 off

Regional holidays

Monday, May 18
Somaliland Restoration of Sovereignty Day يوم استعادة السيادة (أرض الصومال) Projected

Maroodi Jeeh, Togdheer Region

2027

National public holidays

Friday, January 1
New Year's Day رأس السنة الميلادية
Tuesday, January 5
Isra' and Mi'raj الإسراء والمعراج Projected
Tuesday, March 9
Eid al-Fitr عيد الفطر Projected
Saturday, May 1
Labour Day عيد العمال
Sunday, May 16
Eid al-Adha عيد الأضحى Projected
Sunday, June 6
Islamic New Year رأس السنة الهجرية Projected
Tuesday, June 15
Ashura عاشوراء Projected
Saturday, June 26
Independence Day عيد الاستقلال
Thursday, July 1
Republic Day عيد الجمهورية
Saturday, August 14
Prophet's Birthday المولد النبوي Projected
Saturday, December 25
Isra' and Mi'raj الإسراء والمعراج Projected

Long weekends and bridge days

Fri, Jan 1 – Sun, Jan 3
New Year's Day

Long weekend
Sat, Jan 2 – Tue, Jan 5
Isra' and Mi'raj

Bridge day: take Mon, Jan 4 off
Sat, Mar 6 – Tue, Mar 9
Eid al-Fitr

Bridge day: take Mon, Mar 8 off
Sat, Jun 12 – Tue, Jun 15
Ashura

Bridge day: take Mon, Jun 14 off
Thu, Jul 1 – Sun, Jul 4
Republic Day

Bridge day: take Fri, Jul 2 off

Regional holidays

Tuesday, May 18
Somaliland Restoration of Sovereignty Day يوم استعادة السيادة (أرض الصومال) Projected

Maroodi Jeeh, Togdheer Region