Public Holidays

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

2026 Public Holidays

Date	Day	Holiday
1 Jan	Thu	New Year's Day
2 Jan	Fri	New Year Holiday
3 Apr	Fri	Good Friday
6 Apr	Mon	Easter Monday
1 May	Fri	Labour Day
4 Jun	Thu	Corpus Christi
18 Jun	Thu	Constitution Day
29 Jun	Mon	Independence (National) Day
15 Aug	Sat	Assumption Day
1 Nov	Sun	All Saints' Day
2 Nov	Mon	All Saints' Day Holiday
8 Dec	Tue	Immaculate Conception
25 Dec	Fri	Christmas Day
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2027 Public Holidays

Date	Day	Holiday
1 Jan	Fri	New Year's Day
2 Jan	Sat	New Year Holiday
26 Mar	Fri	Good Friday
29 Mar	Mon	Easter Monday
1 May	Sat	Labour Day
27 May	Thu	Corpus Christi
18 Jun	Fri	Constitution Day
29 Jun	Tue	Independence (National) Day
15 Aug	Sun	Assumption Day
1 Nov	Mon	All Saints' Day
8 Dec	Wed	Immaculate Conception
25 Dec	Sat	Christmas Day
The dates in this table are an estimate. We will update this page once the official public holiday dates for 2027 are released.

2028 Public Holidays

Date	Day	Holiday
1 Jan	Sat	New Year's Day
2 Jan	Sun	New Year Holiday
14 Apr	Fri	Good Friday
17 Apr	Mon	Easter Monday
1 May	Mon	Labour Day
15 Jun	Thu	Corpus Christi
18 Jun	Sun	Constitution Day
29 Jun	Thu	Independence (National) Day
15 Aug	Tue	Assumption Day
1 Nov	Wed	All Saints' Day
8 Dec	Fri	Immaculate Conception
25 Dec	Mon	Christmas Day
The dates in this table are an estimate. We will update this page once the official public holiday dates for 2028 are released.

Seychelles currently observes 13 national holidays. Many of these holidays are based on the Christian faith and are subject to change in date based on the lunar cycles.

The Labor Code of Seychelles as well as the Public Holidays Act, requires that all employees are given the day off for nationally recognised holidays. The Labor Code requires that all employers provide their employees with a day off with pay for nationally recognised holidays.

Seychelles Public Holiday Act also requires that any holiday that falls on a Sunday is to be celebrated as a national holiday on the following Monday. Saturdays are considered work days in this country.

The President of Seychelles reserves the right to declare a public holiday at any given time and that holiday can be a one-time or ongoing holiday from the time of the Decree. At this time, the President has only exercised this right during natural disasters. However, national days of celebration are allowed by Decree.

It should be noted that when any of these holidays fall on a Friday, the government will declare the following Saturday an observance day. This allows for a three-day weekend. Employers are required to observe these days as national holidays and provide time off with pay to their employees.