Public Holidays in Cameroon 2023 🇨🇲
Cameroon has 12 public holidays in 2023. The next public holiday is Christmas Day on 25. Dec. The table below lists every national public holiday with its date and weekday, so you can plan travel, business days and time off in Cameroon.
| Date | Day | Holiday Name | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunday | New Year's Day | Public holiday | |
| Monday Long weekend | New Year's Day (observed) | Public holiday | |
| Saturday | Youth Day | Public holiday | |
| Friday Long weekend | Good Friday | Public holiday | |
| Friday Long weekend | Eid al-Fitr | Public holiday | |
| Monday Long weekend | Labour Day | Public holiday | |
| Thursday Bridge day | Ascension Day | Public holiday | |
| Saturday | National Day | Public holiday | |
| Wednesday | Eid al-Adha | Public holiday | |
| Tuesday Bridge day | Assumption Day | Public holiday | |
| Wednesday | Mawlid (estimated) | Public holiday | |
| Monday Long weekend | Christmas Day | Public holiday |
Long weekends in Cameroon 2023
These public holidays fall next to the weekend or just one bridge day away, making it easy to plan an extended break.
- New Year's Day (observed) — (Monday) — long weekend
- Good Friday — (Friday) — long weekend
- Eid al-Fitr — (Friday) — long weekend
- Labour Day — (Monday) — long weekend
- Ascension Day — (Thursday) — take Friday off to bridge into the weekend
- Assumption Day — (Tuesday) — take Monday off to bridge into the weekend
- Christmas Day — (Monday) — long weekend
Holidays that change date in Cameroon
Some holidays are movable and land on a different date each year. Here is how these dates shift from 2023 to 2024.
- Good Friday: →
- Eid al-Fitr: →
- Ascension Day: →
- Mawlid (estimated): →
