View the complete list of public holidays and bank holidays in Cameroon for 2027. Plan your year ahead with official dates, weekdays, and observances.
Choose how many days of leave you are willing to book. We work out which holiday gives you the longest run of days off for that spend, and mark the days to book in the calendar below. How this works →
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Thu, Feb 11 → Sun, Feb 14
Book the dashed days below. Combined with the holiday and the weekend around it, your 1 leave day turn into 4 days off in a row.
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Cameroon's National Day (May 20) marks the 1972 vote that unified the country's formerly separate English- and French-administered regions into a single state, a reunification distinct from the earlier 1960 independence from France. Both Eid holidays and Christian holidays are nationally recognized, reflecting the country's religiously and linguistically split population.
| Date | Day | Holiday | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1, 2027 | Friday | Nouvel An (New Year's Day) | Public Holiday |
| February 11, 2027 | Thursday | Fête de la Jeunesse (Youth Day) | Public Holiday |
| March 9, 2027 | Tuesday | Fête de fin du Ramadan (End of Ramadan (Eid al-Fitr)) | Public Holiday |
| March 26, 2027 | Friday | Vendredi saint (Good Friday) | Public Holiday |
| May 1, 2027 | Saturday | Fête du travail (Labour Day) | Public Holiday |
| May 6, 2027 | Thursday | Ascension (Ascension Day) | Public Holiday |
| May 16, 2027 | Sunday | Fête du mouton (Feast of the Sacrifice (Eid al-Adha)) | Public Holiday |
| May 20, 2027 | Thursday | Fête nationale ou de l'unité (National Day) | Public Holiday |
| August 15, 2027 | Sunday | Assomption (Assumption) | Public Holiday |
| December 25, 2027 | Saturday | Noël (Christmas Day) | Public Holiday |
| Date | Day | Holiday | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1, 2026 | Thursday | Nouvel An (New Year's Day) | Public Holiday |
| February 11, 2026 | Wednesday | Fête de la Jeunesse (Youth Day) | Public Holiday |
| March 20, 2026 | Friday | Fête de fin du Ramadan (End of Ramadan (Eid al-Fitr)) | Public Holiday |
| April 3, 2026 | Friday | Vendredi saint (Good Friday) | Public Holiday |
| May 1, 2026 | Friday | Fête du travail (Labour Day) | Public Holiday |
| May 14, 2026 | Thursday | Ascension (Ascension Day) | Public Holiday |
| May 20, 2026 | Wednesday | Fête nationale ou de l'unité (National Day) | Public Holiday |
| May 27, 2026 | Wednesday | Fête du mouton (Feast of the Sacrifice (Eid al-Adha)) | Public Holiday |
| August 15, 2026 | Saturday | Assomption (Assumption) | Public Holiday |
| December 25, 2026 | Friday | Noël (Christmas Day) | Public Holiday |
Cameroon has 10 public holidays in 2027, 3 fewer than the global average of 13.
3 public holidays fall on a weekend in Cameroon in 2027: Labour Day (Saturday, May 1), Assumption (Sunday, August 15), Christmas Day (Saturday, December 25). Cameroon grants no substitute day for these, so these are lost.
No — Cameroon does not grant a substitute working day when a public holiday falls on a Saturday or Sunday.
4 consecutive days off in Cameroon in 2027, February 11–February 14, by booking 1 day of leave.
The next public holiday in Cameroon is Noël (Christmas Day) on December 25, 2026.
Good Friday, Ascension Day, End of Ramadan (Eid al-Fitr), Feast of the Sacrifice (Eid al-Adha) do not fall on the same date every year in Cameroon, since they are set by a lunar or other variable calendar rather than a fixed date.