Public Holidays

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

2026 Public Holidays

Date	Day	Holiday
1 Jan	Thu	New Year's Day
11 Feb	Wed	Armed Forces Day
11 Mar	Wed	National Decoration Day
15 Mar	Sun	Joseph Jenkins Roberts' Birthday
16 Mar	Mon	Joseph Jenkins Roberts' Birthday Holiday
10 Apr	Fri	Fast and Prayer Day
14 May	Thu	National Unification Day
26 Jul	Sun	Independence Day
27 Jul	Mon	Independence Day Holiday
24 Aug	Mon	National Flag Day
5 Nov	Thu	Thanksgiving Day
29 Nov	Sun	William V.S. Tubman's Birthday
30 Nov	Mon	William V.S. Tubman's Birthday Holiday
25 Dec	Fri	Christmas Day

2027 Public Holidays

Date	Day	Holiday
1 Jan	Fri	New Year's Day
11 Feb	Thu	Armed Forces Day
10 Mar	Wed	National Decoration Day
15 Mar	Mon	Joseph Jenkins Roberts' Birthday
9 Apr	Fri	Fast and Prayer Day
14 May	Fri	National Unification Day
26 Jul	Mon	Independence Day
24 Aug	Tue	National Flag Day
4 Nov	Thu	Thanksgiving Day
29 Nov	Mon	William V.S. Tubman's Birthday
25 Dec	Sat	Christmas Day

2028 Public Holidays

Date	Day	Holiday
1 Jan	Sat	New Year's Day
11 Feb	Fri	Armed Forces Day
8 Mar	Wed	National Decoration Day
15 Mar	Wed	Joseph Jenkins Roberts' Birthday
14 Apr	Fri	Fast and Prayer Day
14 May	Sun	National Unification Day
26 Jul	Wed	Independence Day
24 Aug	Thu	National Flag Day
2 Nov	Thu	Thanksgiving Day
29 Nov	Wed	William V.S. Tubman's Birthday
25 Dec	Mon	Christmas Day

The Republic of Liberia currently celebrates 11 national holidays each year. All national holidays are regulated under the Labour Practice Laws Section 18. These laws provide employees throughout the country with a day off from work for all nationally recognised holidays. Under this law, all holidays which occur on a Sunday are moved to the following Monday for observance.

The President of Liberia holds the right to declare additional holidays throughout the year by official proclamation. The current president often uses this right and has, on average, declared at least three additional holidays each year over the last several years. Many of these holidays are only announced through proclamation a day or two before the event. Regardless of time frame, employers are required to acknowledge public holidays announce by the government.