Sierra Leone Public Holidays 2027

View the complete list of public holidays and bank holidays in Sierra Leone for 2027. Plan your year ahead with official dates, weekdays, and observances.

Turn a holiday into a long break

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.

Longest breakFriday, February 19, 2027

Armed Forces Day

Thu, Feb 18 → Sun, Feb 21

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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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                          About Public Holidays in Sierra Leone

                          Sierra Leone's Independence Day (April 27, 1961, from Britain) anchors a calendar shaped by a roughly even Muslim-Christian population split, with both Eid holidays and Christmas nationally recognized - one of the more religiously balanced official holiday lists in West Africa.

                          All Public Holidays in Sierra Leone 2027

                          DateDayHolidayType
                          January 1, 2027FridayNew Year's DayPublic Holiday
                          February 18, 2027ThursdayArmed Forces DayPublic Holiday
                          March 8, 2027MondayInternational Women's DayPublic Holiday
                          March 9, 2027TuesdayKoritéPublic Holiday
                          March 26, 2027FridayGood FridayPublic Holiday
                          March 29, 2027MondayEaster MondayPublic Holiday
                          April 27, 2027TuesdayIndependence DayPublic Holiday
                          May 16, 2027SundayTabaskiPublic Holiday
                          May 17, 2027MondayTabaski (substitute day)Public Holiday
                          August 14, 2027SaturdayMawlidPublic Holiday
                          December 25, 2027SaturdayChristmas DayPublic Holiday
                          December 26, 2027SundayBoxing DayPublic Holiday
                          December 27, 2027MondayBoxing Day (substitute day)Public Holiday

                          All Public Holidays in Sierra Leone 2026

                          DateDayHolidayType
                          January 1, 2026ThursdayNew Year's DayPublic Holiday
                          February 18, 2026WednesdayArmed Forces DayPublic Holiday
                          March 8, 2026SundayInternational Women's DayPublic Holiday
                          March 9, 2026MondayInternational Women's Day (substitute day)Public Holiday
                          March 20, 2026FridayKoritéPublic Holiday
                          April 3, 2026FridayGood FridayPublic Holiday
                          April 6, 2026MondayEaster MondayPublic Holiday
                          April 27, 2026MondayIndependence DayPublic Holiday
                          May 27, 2026WednesdayTabaskiPublic Holiday
                          August 25, 2026TuesdayMawlidPublic Holiday
                          December 25, 2026FridayChristmas DayPublic Holiday
                          December 26, 2026SaturdayBoxing DayPublic Holiday

                          Frequently Asked Questions

                          How many public holidays are there in Sierra Leone?

                          Sierra Leone has 13 public holidays in 2027, the same as the global average.

                          Which Sierra Leone public holidays fall on a weekend in 2027?

                          2 public holidays fall on a weekend in Sierra Leone in 2027: Christmas Day (Saturday, December 25), Boxing Day (Sunday, December 26). Sierra Leone substitutes some of these with a working day but not others.

                          Does Sierra Leone give a day off when a holiday falls on a weekend?

                          Only partly — Sierra Leone moves a public holiday to the next working day when it falls on a Sunday, but not when it falls on a Saturday.

                          What is the longest break possible in Sierra Leone in 2027?

                          4 consecutive days off in Sierra Leone in 2027, February 18–February 21, by booking 1 day of leave.

                          When is the next public holiday in Sierra Leone?

                          The next public holiday in Sierra Leone is Christmas Day on December 25, 2026.

                          Which holidays in Sierra Leone change date each year?

                          Good Friday, Easter Monday, Korité, Tabaski, Mawlid do not fall on the same date every year in Sierra Leone, since they are set by a lunar or other variable calendar rather than a fixed date.

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