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.
| 2016 Day | Public Holiday |
| Friday, January 01 | New Year's Day |
| Sunday, March 06 | Independence Day |
| Monday, March 07 | Independence Day (observed) |
| Friday, March 25 | Good Friday |
| Monday, March 28 | Easter Monday |
| Sunday, May 01 | Workers' Day |
| Monday, May 02 | Workers' Day (observed) |
| Wednesday, May 25 | African Union Day |
| Friday, July 01 | Republic Day |
| Wednesday, July 06 | Eid al-Fitr |
| Sunday, September 11 | Eid al-Adha |
| Monday, September 12 | Eid al-Adha (observed) |
| Wednesday, September 21 | Founder's Day |
| Friday, December 02 | Farmers' Day |
| Sunday, December 25 | Christmas Day |
| Monday, December 26 | Boxing Day |
| Tuesday, December 27 | Christmas Day (observed) |