View the complete list of public holidays and bank holidays in Mali 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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Showing the best break you can get with 2 leave days of leave.
Sat, Jan 16 → Wed, Jan 20
Book the dashed days below. Combined with the holiday and the weekend around it, your 2 leave days turn into 5 days off in a row.
Other dates worth booking
Mali's Independence Day (September 22, from France in 1960) sits alongside Africa Day (May 25), marking the founding of the Organisation of African Unity - a pan-African observance also marked by several other countries on this list rather than one specific to Mali alone. Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha typically bring the longest closures given the country's Muslim majority.
| Date | Day | Holiday | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1, 2027 | Friday | Nouvel An (New Year's Day) | Public Holiday |
| January 20, 2027 | Wednesday | Fête de l'armée (Army Day) | Public Holiday |
| March 9, 2027 | Tuesday | Fête de fin du Ramadan (End of Ramadan (Eid al-Fitr)) | Public Holiday |
| March 26, 2027 | Friday | Journée des Martyrs (Martyrs' Day) | Public Holiday |
| March 29, 2027 | Monday | Lundi de Pâques (Easter Monday) | Public Holiday |
| May 1, 2027 | Saturday | Fête du travail (Labour Day) | Public Holiday |
| May 16, 2027 | Sunday | Fête du mouton (Feast of the Sacrifice (Eid al-Adha)) | Public Holiday |
| May 25, 2027 | Tuesday | Jour de l'Afrique | Public Holiday |
| August 14, 2027 | Saturday | Mawlid (Birthday of Muhammad (Mawlid)) | Public Holiday |
| September 22, 2027 | Wednesday | Fête nationale de l'indépendance (Independence Day) | 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 |
| January 20, 2026 | Tuesday | Fête de l'armée (Army Day) | Public Holiday |
| March 20, 2026 | Friday | Fête de fin du Ramadan (End of Ramadan (Eid al-Fitr)) | Public Holiday |
| March 26, 2026 | Thursday | Journée des Martyrs (Martyrs' Day) | Public Holiday |
| April 6, 2026 | Monday | Lundi de Pâques (Easter Monday) | Public Holiday |
| May 1, 2026 | Friday | Fête du travail (Labour Day) | Public Holiday |
| May 25, 2026 | Monday | Jour de l'Afrique | Public Holiday |
| May 27, 2026 | Wednesday | Fête du mouton (Feast of the Sacrifice (Eid al-Adha)) | Public Holiday |
| August 25, 2026 | Tuesday | Mawlid (Birthday of Muhammad (Mawlid)) | Public Holiday |
| September 22, 2026 | Tuesday | Fête nationale de l'indépendance (Independence Day) | Public Holiday |
| December 25, 2026 | Friday | Noël (Christmas Day) | Public Holiday |
Mali has 11 public holidays in 2027, 2 fewer than the global average of 13.
2 public holidays fall on a weekend in Mali in 2027: Labour Day (Saturday, May 1), Christmas Day (Saturday, December 25). Mali grants no substitute day for these, so these are lost.
No — Mali does not grant a substitute working day when a public holiday falls on a Saturday or Sunday.
5 consecutive days off in Mali in 2027, January 16–January 20, by booking 2 days of leave.
The next public holiday in Mali is Fête nationale de l'indépendance (Independence Day) on September 22, 2026.
Easter Monday, End of Ramadan (Eid al-Fitr), Feast of the Sacrifice (Eid al-Adha), Birthday of Muhammad (Mawlid) do not fall on the same date every year in Mali, since they are set by a lunar or other variable calendar rather than a fixed date.