Public holidays 2027
Public holidays in Ivory Coast 2027
Ivory Coast has 10 nationwide public holidays in 2027, 6 of them on a working day. None of its public holidays is regional.
Ivory Coast 2027 at a glance
- Nationwide public holidays
- 10
- Of those, on a working day
- 6
- Of those, on a weekend
- 4
- Regional only
- 0
- Longest break
- 3 days (1 January to 3 January)
- Bridge days
- 1
- Most nationwide holidays in
- May (3)
The weekend is taken as Saturday and Sunday for the working-day count, the long weekends and the bridge days.
All public holidays in Ivory Coast, 2027
| Date | Day | Holiday | Local name | Applies to |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friday | New Year's Day | New Year's Day | Nationwide | |
| Monday | Easter Monday | Easter Monday | Nationwide | |
| Saturdayweekend | Labour Day | Labour Day | Nationwide | |
| Thursday | Ascension Day | Ascension Day | Nationwide | |
| Monday | Whit Monday | Whit Monday | Nationwide | |
| Saturdayweekend | Independence Day | Independence Day | Nationwide | |
| Sundayweekend | Assumption Day | Assumption Day | Nationwide | |
| Monday | All Saints Day | All Saints Day | Nationwide | |
| Monday | National Peace Day | National Peace Day | Nationwide | |
| Saturdayweekend | Christmas Day | Christmas Day | Nationwide |
Source: Nager.Date, checked on . Regions are ISO 3166-2 codes.
Long weekends and bridge days in Ivory Coast
A long weekend is three or more days off in a row made by a nationwide holiday and the weekend. A bridge day is a working day with a day off on both sides: one leave day there joins a holiday to the weekend, or two holidays to each other.
Long weekends (5)
- Friday 1 January to Sunday 3 January 2027: 3 days off, with New Year's Day.
- Saturday 27 March to Monday 29 March 2027: 3 days off, with Easter Monday.
- Saturday 15 May to Monday 17 May 2027: 3 days off, with Whit Monday.
- Saturday 30 October to Monday 1 November 2027: 3 days off, with All Saints Day.
- Saturday 13 November to Monday 15 November 2027: 3 days off, with National Peace Day.
Bridge days (1)
- Friday 7 May: one leave day gives 4 days off in a row, Thursday 6 May to Sunday 9 May 2027 (next to Ascension Day).
Regional holidays are left out of both lists: they depend on where the employee works.
Regional holidays
Every public holiday in Ivory Coast applies nationwide, so one list covers all employees there.
Add Ivory Coast to your calendar
Download the 2027 calendar (.ics), or paste its address into Google Calendar, Outlook or Apple Calendar to subscribe. It holds one all-day event per public holiday and marks none of them as busy.
https://hoursquare.com/public-holidays/ivory-coast/2027.ics
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Check how many working days a trip really needs, with Ivory Coast's holidays taken out, in the vacation calculator. The glossary explains what a public holiday is in HR terms.
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