Public Holidays in Sierra Leone 2025 🇸🇱
Sierra Leone has 15 public holidays in 2025. The next public holiday is Prophet's Birthday (estimated) on 25. Aug. The table below lists every national public holiday with its date and weekday, so you can plan travel, business days and time off in Sierra Leone.
| Date | Day | Holiday Name | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wednesday | New Year's Day | Public holiday | |
| Tuesday Bridge day | Armed Forces Day | Public holiday | |
| Saturday | International Women's Day | Public holiday | |
| Monday Long weekend | International Women's Day (observed) | Public holiday | |
| Sunday | Eid al-Fitr (estimated) | Public holiday | |
| Monday Long weekend | Eid al-Fitr (observed, estimated) | Public holiday | |
| Friday Long weekend | Good Friday | Public holiday | |
| Monday Long weekend | Easter Monday | Public holiday | |
| Sunday | Independence Day | Public holiday | |
| Monday Long weekend | Independence Day (observed) | Public holiday | |
| Thursday Bridge day | Labor Day | Public holiday | |
| Friday Long weekend | Eid al-Adha (estimated) | Public holiday | |
| Thursday Bridge day | Prophet's Birthday (estimated) | Public holiday | |
| Thursday Bridge day | Christmas Day | Public holiday | |
| Friday Long weekend | Boxing Day | Public holiday |
Long weekends in Sierra Leone 2025
These public holidays fall next to the weekend or just one bridge day away, making it easy to plan an extended break.
- Armed Forces Day — (Tuesday) — take Monday off to bridge into the weekend
- International Women's Day (observed) — (Monday) — long weekend
- Eid al-Fitr (observed, estimated) — (Monday) — long weekend
- Good Friday — (Friday) — long weekend
- Easter Monday — (Monday) — long weekend
- Independence Day (observed) — (Monday) — long weekend
- Labor Day — (Thursday) — take Friday off to bridge into the weekend
- Eid al-Adha (estimated) — (Friday) — long weekend
- Prophet's Birthday (estimated) — (Thursday) — take Friday off to bridge into the weekend
- Christmas Day — (Thursday) — take Friday off to bridge into the weekend
- Boxing Day — (Friday) — long weekend
Holidays that change date in Sierra Leone
Some holidays are movable and land on a different date each year. Here is how these dates shift from 2025 to 2026.
- International Women's Day (observed): →
- Eid al-Fitr (estimated): →
- Good Friday: →
- Easter Monday: →
- Eid al-Adha (estimated): →
- Prophet's Birthday (estimated): →
