Benin Public Holidays 2025
14 national holidays
Benin has 14 national public holidays in 2025. There are 8 long weekends of three days or more.
January 2025
- 1New Year's DayWednesday
- 10Traditional DayFriday
April 2025
- 20Easter SundaySunday
- 21Easter MondayMonday
May 2025
- 1Labour DayThursday
- 29Ascension DayThursday
June 2025
- 9Whit MondayMonday
August 2025
- 1Independence DayFriday
- 15Assumption DayFriday
October 2025
- 26Armed Forces DaySunday
November 2025
- 1All Saints' DaySaturday
- 30National DaySunday
December 2025
- 25Christmas DayThursday
- 26St. Stephen's DayFriday · Boxing Day
Long weekends 2025
- 10 January – 12 January3 days
- 19 April – 21 April3 days
- 1 May – 4 May4 days · take 2 May off
- 29 May – 1 June4 days · take 30 May off
- 7 June – 9 June3 days
- 1 August – 3 August3 days
- 15 August – 17 August3 days
- 25 December – 28 December4 days
Frequently asked questions
How many public holidays are there in Benin in 2025?
14 national holidays.
When are the long weekends in Benin in 2025?
10 January–12 January (3 days); 19 April–21 April (3 days); 1 May–4 May (4 days, with a bridge day off); 29 May–1 June (4 days, with a bridge day off); 7 June–9 June (3 days); 1 August–3 August (3 days).
Dates are the days off, so a holiday that falls on a weekend may be shown on the weekday it is observed. Source: Nager.Date public holiday data (open source, MIT licence). Governments can add or move holidays at short notice — check official announcements for important plans.