Benin holidays 2026 and 2027
Benin (BJ). Public holidays fall on 11 weekdays in Benin in 2026.
- Id
BJ- Kind
- Country or region
- Time zone
- —
- Weekend
- Sat–Sun
- Years of data
- 2000–2040
- Verified years
- none yet
- Last verified
- —
2026
From the holidays library: not yet checked against an official source.
| Date | Name | Effect | Notes | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 Jan 2026 | New Year's Day | Closed | ||
| Thu 8 Jan 2026 | Vodoun Festival | Closed | ||
| Fri 9 Jan 2026 | Vodoun Festival | Closed | ||
| Fri 20 Mar 2026 | Eid al-Fitr (estimated) | Closed | ||
| Mon 6 Apr 2026 | Easter Monday | Closed | ||
| Fri 1 May 2026 | Labor Day | Closed | ||
| Thu 14 May 2026 | Ascension Day | Closed | ||
| Mon 25 May 2026 | Pentecost Monday | Closed | ||
| Wed 27 May 2026 | Eid al-Adha (estimated) | Closed | ||
| Sat 1 Aug 2026 | National Day | Closed | ||
| Sat 15 Aug 2026 | Assumption Day | Closed | ||
| Tue 25 Aug 2026 | Prophet's Birthday (estimated) | Closed | ||
| Sun 1 Nov 2026 | All Saints' Day | Closed | ||
| Fri 25 Dec 2026 | Christmas Day | Closed |
2027
From the holidays library: not yet checked against an official source.
| Date | Name | Effect | Notes | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 1 Jan 2027 | New Year's Day | Closed | ||
| Thu 7 Jan 2027 | Vodoun Festival | Closed | ||
| Fri 8 Jan 2027 | Vodoun Festival | Closed | ||
| Tue 9 Mar 2027 | Eid al-Fitr (estimated) | Closed | ||
| Mon 29 Mar 2027 | Easter Monday | Closed | ||
| Sat 1 May 2027 | Labor Day | Closed | ||
| Thu 6 May 2027 | Ascension Day | Closed | ||
| Sun 16 May 2027 | Eid al-Adha (estimated) | Closed | ||
| Mon 17 May 2027 | Pentecost Monday | Closed | ||
| Sun 1 Aug 2027 | National Day | Closed | ||
| Sat 14 Aug 2027 | Prophet's Birthday (estimated) | Closed | ||
| Sun 15 Aug 2027 | Assumption Day | Closed | ||
| Mon 1 Nov 2027 | All Saints' Day | Closed | ||
| Sat 25 Dec 2027 | Christmas Day | Closed |
Official sources
A verified year has been checked against these sources. We keep a dated copy of each page and watch it for changes.
No official source is cited for this calendar yet: its dates come from the open-source holidays library (coverage "library").
Benin holidays: questions
How many weekdays is Benin closed in 2026?
11: New Year's Day (Thu 1 Jan 2026); Vodoun Festival (Thu 8 Jan 2026); Vodoun Festival (Fri 9 Jan 2026); Eid al-Fitr (estimated) (Fri 20 Mar 2026); Easter Monday (Mon 6 Apr 2026); Labor Day (Fri 1 May 2026); Ascension Day (Thu 14 May 2026); Pentecost Monday (Mon 25 May 2026); Eid al-Adha (estimated) (Wed 27 May 2026); Prophet's Birthday (estimated) (Tue 25 Aug 2026); Christmas Day (Fri 25 Dec 2026).
Use it from the API
With your API key, the same dates as above, as JSON:
curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $FC_API_KEY" "https://api.financecalendarapi.com/v1/holidays?calendars=BJ&from=2026-01-01&to=2027-12-31"
Subscribe in your calendar app
An .ics feed for Google Calendar, Outlook or Apple Calendar, updated with each release.
https://api.financecalendarapi.com/v1/calendars/BJ.ics?key=YOUR_KEY
Add your key to the feed address. Use a separate key for feeds; it ends up in your calendar app's settings.