Information about legal national holidays across the globe.
Islamic holidays depend on the sighting of the moon: dates not yet announced are estimates and may move by a day.
Weekend holidays are displayed in gray.
| 2012 Day | Public Holiday |
| Sunday, January 01 | New Year's Day |
| Monday, January 02 | New Year's Day (observed) |
| Tuesday, March 06 | Independence Day |
| Friday, April 06 | Good Friday |
| Monday, April 09 | Easter Monday |
| Tuesday, May 01 | Workers' Day |
| Friday, May 25 | African Union Day |
| Sunday, July 01 | Republic Day |
| Monday, July 02 | Republic Day (observed) |
| Sunday, August 19 | Eid al-Fitr |
| Monday, August 20 | Eid al-Fitr (observed) |
| Friday, September 21 | Founder's Day |
| Friday, October 26 | Eid al-Adha |
| Friday, December 07 | Farmers' Day |
| Tuesday, December 25 | Christmas Day |
| Wednesday, December 26 | Boxing Day |