Benin records 14 holidays in 2025. 14 are nationwide public holidays and 0 apply only in certain regions. Easter Sunday (20 Apr 2025), Armed Forces Day (26 Oct 2025), All Saints' Day (1 Nov 2025) and 1 other fall on a weekend in 2025, so they hand back no extra day off. Labour Day (1 May 2025), Ascension Day (29 May 2025) and Christmas Day (25 Dec 2025) sit on a Tuesday or Thursday: book the Fridays and each becomes a four-day break. The busiest month is Jan, with 2 of them. The longest run without one is 100 days, between 10 Jan 2025 and 20 Apr 2025. The last was Boxing Day on 26 Dec 2025.
New Year's Day
Nationwide
Traditional Day
Nationwide
Easter Sunday
Nationwide
Easter Monday
Nationwide
Labour Day
Nationwide
Ascension Day
Nationwide
Whit Monday
Nationwide
Independence Day
Nationwide
Assumption Day
Nationwide
Armed Forces Day
Nationwide
All Saints' Day
Nationwide
National Day
Nationwide
Christmas Day
Nationwide
Boxing Day
St. Stephen's Day · Nationwide
● Public most things closed · ● Bank banks only · ● Regional some areas · ● School term dates
Planning leave? See working days in Benin for 2025.