Public Holidays

Discover upcoming public holiday dates for Mali and start planning to make the most of your time off.

2026 Public Holidays

Date	Day	Holiday
1 Jan	Thu	New Year's Day
20 Jan	Tue	Armed Forces Day
20 Mar	Fri	Korité
26 Mar	Thu	Martyrs' Day
6 Apr	Mon	Easter Monday
1 May	Fri	Labour Day
25 May	Mon	Africa Day
27 May	Wed	Tabaski
25 Aug	Tue	Prophet Muhammad's Birthday
1 Sep	Tue	Baptism of the Prophet
22 Sep	Tue	Independence Day
25 Dec	Fri	Christmas Day

2027 Public Holidays

Date	Day	Holiday
1 Jan	Fri	New Year's Day
20 Jan	Wed	Armed Forces Day
9 Mar	Tue	Korité
26 Mar	Fri	Martyrs' Day
29 Mar	Mon	Easter Monday
1 May	Sat	Labour Day
17 May	Mon	Tabaski
25 May	Tue	Africa Day
15 Aug	Sun	Prophet Muhammad's Birthday
22 Aug	Sun	Baptism of the Prophet
22 Sep	Wed	Independence Day
25 Dec	Sat	Christmas Day

2028 Public Holidays

Date	Day	Holiday
1 Jan	Sat	New Year's Day
20 Jan	Thu	Armed Forces Day
26 Feb	Sat	Korité
26 Mar	Sun	Martyrs' Day
17 Apr	Mon	Easter Monday
1 May	Mon	Labour Day
5 May	Fri	Tabaski
25 May	Thu	Africa Day
3 Aug	Thu	Prophet Muhammad's Birthday
9 Aug	Wed	Baptism of the Prophet
22 Sep	Fri	Independence Day
25 Dec	Mon	Christmas Day

The Republic of Mali celebrates 12 public holidays. Public holidays in Mali are regulated under Labor Law 05-040 formalised on the 22 of July 2005. This law combines all other laws under the labour code and establishes these 12 formal public holidays. This law also provides the government with the authority to establish one-time national holidays throughout the year if the occasion arises.

Public holidays in Mali are considered non-working days. Holidays that occur on a Sunday are moved to the next Monday for observance. Holidays that fall on a Saturday remain on that date.

Each year the government publishes a list of the official holidays for the following year. Some of the holidays that are celebrated in Mali occur on different dates each year because their observance dates are determined by the lunar cycle. Muslim holidays that use the lunar cycle to determine celebration dates use the Umm al-Qura calendar of Saudi Arabia to follow the lunar cycle.