View the complete list of public holidays and bank holidays in Niger 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, Mar 6 → Tue, Mar 9
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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Niger's Independence Day (August 3, from France in 1960) anchors a calendar otherwise shaped by its Muslim-majority population - Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha, called Ramadan and Tabaski locally, bring the most significant closures, often extending beyond their officially gazetted length.
| Date | Day | Holiday | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1, 2027 | Friday | Nouvel An (New Year's Day) | Public Holiday |
| March 6, 2027 | Saturday | Laylat al-Qadr | Public Holiday |
| March 9, 2027 | Tuesday | Fête de fin du Ramadan (End of Ramadan (Eid al-Fitr)) | Public Holiday |
| March 29, 2027 | Monday | Lundi de Pâques (Easter Monday) | Public Holiday |
| April 24, 2027 | Saturday | Journée Nationale de la Concorde (Concord Day) | 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 |
| June 6, 2027 | Sunday | Nouvel an islamique (Islamic New Year) | Public Holiday |
| August 3, 2027 | Tuesday | Proclamation de l'indépendance (Independence Day) | Public Holiday |
| August 14, 2027 | Saturday | Mawlid (Birthday of Muhammad (Mawlid)) | Public Holiday |
| December 18, 2027 | Saturday | Proclamation de la République (Republic 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 |
| March 16, 2026 | Monday | Laylat al-Qadr | Public Holiday |
| March 20, 2026 | Friday | Fête de fin du Ramadan (End of Ramadan (Eid al-Fitr)) | Public Holiday |
| April 6, 2026 | Monday | Lundi de Pâques (Easter Monday) | Public Holiday |
| April 24, 2026 | Friday | Journée Nationale de la Concorde (Concord Day) | Public Holiday |
| May 1, 2026 | Friday | Fête du travail (Labour Day) | Public Holiday |
| May 27, 2026 | Wednesday | Fête du mouton (Feast of the Sacrifice (Eid al-Adha)) | Public Holiday |
| June 16, 2026 | Tuesday | Nouvel an islamique (Islamic New Year) | Public Holiday |
| August 3, 2026 | Monday | Proclamation de l'indépendance (Independence Day) | Public Holiday |
| August 25, 2026 | Tuesday | Mawlid (Birthday of Muhammad (Mawlid)) | Public Holiday |
| December 18, 2026 | Friday | Proclamation de la République (Republic Day) | Public Holiday |
| December 25, 2026 | Friday | Noël (Christmas Day) | Public Holiday |
Niger has 12 public holidays in 2027, 1 fewer than the global average of 13.
4 public holidays fall on a weekend in Niger in 2027: Concord Day (Saturday, April 24), Labour Day (Saturday, May 1), Republic Day (Saturday, December 18), Christmas Day (Saturday, December 25). Niger grants no substitute day for these, so these are lost.
No — Niger does not grant a substitute working day when a public holiday falls on a Saturday or Sunday.
4 consecutive days off in Niger in 2027, March 6–March 9, by booking 1 day of leave.
The next public holiday in Niger is Proclamation de la République (Republic Day) on December 18, 2026.
Easter Monday, End of Ramadan (Eid al-Fitr), Feast of the Sacrifice (Eid al-Adha), Birthday of Muhammad (Mawlid), Islamic New Year, Laylat al-Qadr do not fall on the same date every year in Niger, since they are set by a lunar or other variable calendar rather than a fixed date.