Somalia public holidays 2026

Q: How many public holidays does Somalia have in 2026?

8. The table above lists every one with its date and weekday, starting with New Year's Day on Jan 1.

8public holidays

3long weekends

6bridge days worth booking

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Somalia 2026

January

Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa	Su
			1	2	3	4
5	6	7	8	9	10	11
12	13	14	15	16	17	18
19	20	21	22	23	24	25
26	27	28	29	30	31

February

Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa	Su
						1
2	3	4	5	6	7	8
9	10	11	12	13	14	15
16	17	18	19	20	21	22
23	24	25	26	27	28

March

Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa	Su
						1
2	3	4	5	6	7	8
9	10	11	12	13	14	15
16	17	18	19	20	21	22
23	24	25	26	27	28	29
30	31

April

Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa	Su
		1	2	3	4	5
6	7	8	9	10	11	12
13	14	15	16	17	18	19
20	21	22	23	24	25	26
27	28	29	30

May

Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa	Su
				1	2	3
4	5	6	7	8	9	10
11	12	13	14	15	16	17
18	19	20	21	22	23	24
25	26	27	28	29	30	31

June

Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa	Su
1	2	3	4	5	6	7
8	9	10	11	12	13	14
15	16	17	18	19	20	21
22	23	24	25	26	27	28
29	30

July

Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa	Su
		1	2	3	4	5
6	7	8	9	10	11	12
13	14	15	16	17	18	19
20	21	22	23	24	25	26
27	28	29	30	31

August

Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa	Su
					1	2
3	4	5	6	7	8	9
10	11	12	13	14	15	16
17	18	19	20	21	22	23
24	25	26	27	28	29	30
31

September

Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa	Su
	1	2	3	4	5	6
7	8	9	10	11	12	13
14	15	16	17	18	19	20
21	22	23	24	25	26	27
28	29	30

October

Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa	Su
			1	2	3	4
5	6	7	8	9	10	11
12	13	14	15	16	17	18
19	20	21	22	23	24	25
26	27	28	29	30	31

November

Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa	Su
						1
2	3	4	5	6	7	8
9	10	11	12	13	14	15
16	17	18	19	20	21	22
23	24	25	26	27	28	29
30

December

Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa	Su
	1	2	3	4	5	6
7	8	9	10	11	12	13
14	15	16	17	18	19	20
21	22	23	24	25	26	27
28	29	30	31

Public holiday Weekend

Public holidays in Somalia in 2026

Date	Day	Holiday
Jan 1	Thursday	New Year's Day
Mar 20	Friday	End of Ramadan (Eid al-Fitr)
May 1	Friday	Labour Day
May 27	Wednesday	Feast of the Sacrifice (Eid al-Adha)
Jun 25	Thursday	Day of Ashura
Jun 26	Friday	Independence of British Somaliland
Jul 1	Wednesday	Independence Day
Aug 25	Tuesday	Birthday of Muhammad (Mawlid)

In 2026, Somalia has 8 public holidays. All of them land on a weekday, so they are real days off for most people. The year opens with New Year's Day on Thursday, January 1, 2026 and the last one is Birthday of Muhammad (Mawlid) on Tuesday, August 25, 2026.

Long weekends in 2026

Mar 20 to Mar 22 (3 days): End of Ramadan (Eid al-Fitr)
May 1 to May 3 (3 days): Labour Day
Jun 25 to Jun 28 (4 days): Day of Ashura, Independence of British Somaliland

Best bridge days to book

Take these days off to connect public holidays with the weekend:

Take off	Get	Around
Jan 2 (1 day)	4 days off (Jan 1 to Jan 4)	New Year's Day
Aug 24 (1 day)	4 days off (Aug 22 to Aug 25)	Birthday of Muhammad (Mawlid)
Jun 29, Jun 30 (2 days)	7 days off (Jun 25 to Jul 1)	Day of Ashura, Independence of British Somaliland, Independence Day
May 25, May 26 (2 days)	5 days off (May 23 to May 27)	Feast of the Sacrifice (Eid al-Adha)
May 28, May 29 (2 days)	5 days off (May 27 to May 31)	Feast of the Sacrifice (Eid al-Adha)
Jul 2, Jul 3 (2 days)	5 days off (Jul 1 to Jul 5)	Independence Day

Weekend days assumed: Saturday and Sunday. Read more about planning bridge days.

Frequently asked questions

How many public holidays does Somalia have in 2026?

The table above lists every one with its date and weekday, starting with New Year's Day on Jan 1.

How many long weekends are there in Somalia in 2026?

3, and you don't need any vacation days for them. The first one runs from Mar 20 to Mar 22 (End of Ramadan (Eid al-Fitr)). With a day or two off you can stretch some of them further: see the bridge days above.

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Other years for Somalia: 2027, 2028. Without holidays: blank 2026 calendar.

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