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Public holidays in Central African Republic 2026

Central African Republic has 14 public holiday dates in 2026, 11 of them on a working day, and 5 long weekends. The next one is National Day, in 21 days (Tuesday, December 1, 2026).

Next holiday · National Day
21 days
Tuesday, December 1, 2026
  • Fri, Dec 25Christmas Dayin 45 days
  • Fri, Jan 1New Year's Dayin 52 days

2026 holiday calendar

14 entries
DateDayHolidayWhen
Jan 1ThuNew Year's Daypassed
Mar 20FriEid al-Fitr estimatedpassed
Mar 29SunBarthélemy Boganda Daypassed
Apr 6MonEaster Mondaypassed
May 1FriLabor Daypassed
May 14ThuAscension Daypassed
May 25MonPentecost Mondaypassed
May 27WedEid al-Adha estimatedpassed
Jun 30TueGeneral Prayer Daypassed
Aug 13ThuIndependence Daypassed
Aug 15SatAssumption Daypassed
Nov 1SunAll Saints' Daypassed
Dec 1TueNational Dayin 21 days
Dec 25FriChristmas Dayin 45 days
observed

When a holiday falls on a weekend, many countries give the day off on the nearest working day instead. That substitute day is the 'observed' holiday.

estimated

Islamic and some other lunar holidays begin when religious authorities sight the new crescent moon. We show the expected date; the real day can move by one day and is confirmed only shortly before.

Long weekends in 2026

Assumes a Saturday and Sunday weekend.

  • Fri, Mar 20 – Sun, Mar 22Eid al-Fitr3 days
  • Sat, Apr 4 – Mon, Apr 6Easter Monday3 days
  • Fri, May 1 – Sun, May 3Labor Day3 days
  • Sat, May 23 – Mon, May 25Pentecost Monday3 days
  • Fri, Dec 25 – Sun, Dec 27Christmas Day3 days

Bridge days: 1 day off, 4+ days away

Take one working day off between a holiday and a weekend.

What is this?

A 'bridge day' is a single working day squeezed between a holiday and a weekend. Take it off and you get four or more days in a row for one day of leave.

  • Take Fri, Jan 2New Year's Day4 days off
  • Take Fri, May 15Ascension Day4 days off
  • Take Tue, May 26Pentecost Monday, Eid al-Adha5 days off
  • Take Mon, Jun 29General Prayer Day4 days off
  • Take Fri, Aug 14Independence Day, Assumption Day4 days off
  • Take Mon, Nov 30National Day4 days off

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National public holidays from official government sources, compiled through the open-source holidays dataset and reviewed by Glassyear. Last verified Monday, November 9, 2026. Data & methodology · Report a correction

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