View the complete list of public holidays and bank holidays in Chad 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, Aug 7 → Wed, Aug 11
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.
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Chad's Independence Day (August 11, from France in 1960) anchors a calendar shaped by a roughly even Muslim-Christian population split, with both Eid holidays and Christian feast days like All Saints' Day nationally recognized, reflecting the country's position at the crossroads of North and Sub-Saharan Africa.
| Date | Day | Holiday | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1, 2027 | Friday | عيد رأس السنة (New Year's Day) | Public Holiday |
| March 9, 2027 | Tuesday | عيد الفطر (End of Ramadan (Eid al-Fitr)) | Public Holiday |
| March 29, 2027 | Monday | Lundi de Pâques (Easter Monday) | Public Holiday |
| May 1, 2027 | Saturday | يوم العمال (Labour Day) | Public Holiday |
| May 16, 2027 | Sunday | عيد الأضحى (Feast of the Sacrifice (Eid al-Adha)) | Public Holiday |
| August 11, 2027 | Wednesday | Fête Nationale (Indépendance) (Independence Day) | Public Holiday |
| August 14, 2027 | Saturday | المولد النبويّ (Birthday of Muhammad (Mawlid)) | Public Holiday |
| November 1, 2027 | Monday | Toussaint (All Saints' Day) | Public Holiday |
| November 28, 2027 | Sunday | Anniversaire de la Proclamation de la République (Proclamation of the Republic) | Public Holiday |
| December 1, 2027 | Wednesday | Journée de la libération et de la démocratie (Freedom and Democracy Day) | Public Holiday |
| December 25, 2027 | Saturday | عيد الميلاد المجيد (Christmas Day) | Public Holiday |
| Date | Day | Holiday | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1, 2026 | Thursday | عيد رأس السنة (New Year's Day) | Public Holiday |
| March 20, 2026 | Friday | عيد الفطر (End of Ramadan (Eid al-Fitr)) | Public Holiday |
| April 6, 2026 | Monday | Lundi de Pâques (Easter Monday) | Public Holiday |
| May 1, 2026 | Friday | يوم العمال (Labour Day) | Public Holiday |
| May 27, 2026 | Wednesday | عيد الأضحى (Feast of the Sacrifice (Eid al-Adha)) | Public Holiday |
| August 11, 2026 | Tuesday | Fête Nationale (Indépendance) (Independence Day) | Public Holiday |
| August 25, 2026 | Tuesday | المولد النبويّ (Birthday of Muhammad (Mawlid)) | Public Holiday |
| November 1, 2026 | Sunday | Toussaint (All Saints' Day) | Public Holiday |
| November 28, 2026 | Saturday | Anniversaire de la Proclamation de la République (Proclamation of the Republic) | Public Holiday |
| December 1, 2026 | Tuesday | Journée de la libération et de la démocratie (Freedom and Democracy Day) | Public Holiday |
| December 25, 2026 | Friday | عيد الميلاد المجيد (Christmas Day) | Public Holiday |
Chad has 11 public holidays in 2027, 2 fewer than the global average of 13.
3 public holidays fall on a weekend in Chad in 2027: Labour Day (Saturday, May 1), Proclamation of the Republic (Sunday, November 28), Christmas Day (Saturday, December 25). Chad grants no substitute day for these, so these are lost.
No — Chad does not grant a substitute working day when a public holiday falls on a Saturday or Sunday.
5 consecutive days off in Chad in 2027, August 7–August 11, by booking 2 days of leave.
The next public holiday in Chad is Toussaint (All Saints' Day) on November 1, 2026.
Easter Monday, Birthday of Muhammad (Mawlid), End of Ramadan (Eid al-Fitr), Feast of the Sacrifice (Eid al-Adha) do not fall on the same date every year in Chad, since they are set by a lunar or other variable calendar rather than a fixed date.