Public holidays 2027
Public holidays in Mali 2027
Mali has 14 nationwide public holidays in 2027, 9 of them on a working day. None of its public holidays is regional.
Mali 2027 at a glance
- Nationwide public holidays
- 14
- Of those, on a working day
- 9
- Of those, on a weekend
- 5
- Regional only
- 0
- Longest break
- 3 days (1 January to 3 January)
- Bridge days
- 3
- Most nationwide holidays in
- March (4)
The weekend is taken as Saturday and Sunday for the working-day count, the long weekends and the bridge days.
All public holidays in Mali, 2027
| Date | Day | Holiday | Local name | Applies to |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friday | New Year's Day | New Year's Day | Nationwide | |
| Wednesday | Armed Forces Day | Armed Forces Day | Nationwide | |
| Friday | Leylatoul Qadr (Roughly Date) | Leylatoul Qadr (Roughly Date) | Nationwide | |
| Tuesday | Korité (Roughly Date) | Korité (Roughly Date) | Nationwide | |
| Thursday | Martyrs' Day | Martyrs' Day | Nationwide | |
| Monday | Easter Monday | Easter Monday | Nationwide | |
| Saturdayweekend | Workers' Day | Workers' Day | Nationwide | |
| Sundayweekend | Tabaski (Roughly Date) | Tabaski (Roughly Date) | Nationwide | |
| Tuesday | Africa Day | Africa Day | Nationwide | |
| Monday | Ashura (Roughly Date) | Ashura (Roughly Date) | Nationwide | |
| Saturdayweekend | Mawloud (Roughly Date) | Mawloud (Roughly Date) | Nationwide | |
| Saturdayweekend | Baptism of the Prophet (Roughly Date) | Baptism of the Prophet (Roughly Date) | Nationwide | |
| Wednesday | Independence Day | Independence 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 Mali
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 (4)
- Friday 1 January to Sunday 3 January 2027: 3 days off, with New Year's Day.
- Friday 5 March to Sunday 7 March 2027: 3 days off, with Leylatoul Qadr (Roughly Date).
- Saturday 27 March to Monday 29 March 2027: 3 days off, with Easter Monday.
- Saturday 12 June to Monday 14 June 2027: 3 days off, with Ashura (Roughly Date).
Bridge days (3)
- Monday 8 March: one leave day gives 5 days off in a row, Friday 5 March to Tuesday 9 March 2027 (next to Korité (Roughly Date)).
- Friday 26 March: one leave day gives 5 days off in a row, Thursday 25 March to Monday 29 March 2027 (next to Martyrs' Day).
- Monday 24 May: one leave day gives 4 days off in a row, Saturday 22 May to Tuesday 25 May 2027 (next to Africa Day).
Regional holidays are left out of both lists: they depend on where the employee works.
Regional holidays
Every public holiday in Mali applies nationwide, so one list covers all employees there.
Add Mali 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/mali/2027.ics
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Check how many working days a trip really needs, with Mali's holidays taken out, in the vacation calculator. The glossary explains what a public holiday is in HR terms.
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