Sierra Leone records 9 holidays in 2025. 9 are nationwide public holidays and 0 apply only in certain regions. International Women's Day (8 Mar 2025) and Independence Day (27 Apr 2025) fall on a weekend in 2025, so they hand back no extra day off. Armed Forces Day (18 Feb 2025), Labour Day (1 May 2025) and Christmas Day (25 Dec 2025) sit on a Tuesday or Thursday: book the Mondays and Fridays and each becomes a four-day break. The busiest month is Apr, with 3 of them. The longest run without one is 238 days, between 1 May 2025 and 25 Dec 2025. The last was Boxing Day on 26 Dec 2025.
New Year's Day
Nationwide
Armed Forces Day
Nationwide
International Women's Day
Nationwide
Good Friday
Nationwide
Easter Monday
Nationwide
Independence Day
Nationwide
Labour 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 Sierra Leone for 2025.