Public holidays 2027
Public holidays in Seychelles 2027
Seychelles has 13 nationwide public holidays in 2027, 8 of them on a working day. None of its public holidays is regional.
Seychelles 2027 at a glance
- Nationwide public holidays
- 13
- Of those, on a working day
- 8
- Of those, on a weekend
- 5
- Regional only
- 0
- Longest break
- 4 days (26 March to 29 March)
- Bridge days
- 2
- Most nationwide holidays in
- March (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 Seychelles, 2027
| Date | Day | Holiday | Local name | Applies to |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friday | New Year's Day | New Year's Day | Nationwide | |
| Saturdayweekend | New Year Holiday | New Year Holiday | Nationwide | |
| Friday | Good Friday | Good Friday | Nationwide | |
| Saturdayweekend | Holy Saturday | Easter Saturday | Nationwide | |
| Monday | Easter Monday | Easter Monday | Nationwide | |
| Saturdayweekend | Labour Day | Labour Day | Nationwide | |
| Thursday | Corpus Christi | The Fete Dieu | Nationwide | |
| Friday | Constitution Day | National Day | Nationwide | |
| Tuesday | Independence Day | Independence Day | Nationwide | |
| Sundayweekend | Assumption Day | Assumption of Mary | Nationwide | |
| Monday | All Saints' Day | All Saints' Day | Nationwide | |
| Wednesday | The Feast of the Immaculate Conception | The Feast of the Immaculate Conception | Nationwide | |
| Saturdayweekend | Christmas Day | Christmas Day | Nationwide |
Source: Nager.Date, checked on . Regions are ISO 3166-2 codes.
Long weekends and bridge days in Seychelles
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 26 March to Monday 29 March 2027: 4 days off, with Good Friday, Easter Monday.
- Friday 18 June to Sunday 20 June 2027: 3 days off, with Constitution Day.
- Saturday 30 October to Monday 1 November 2027: 3 days off, with All Saints' Day.
Bridge days (2)
- Friday 28 May: one leave day gives 4 days off in a row, Thursday 27 May to Sunday 30 May 2027 (next to Corpus Christi).
- Monday 28 June: one leave day gives 4 days off in a row, Saturday 26 June to Tuesday 29 June 2027 (next to Independence Day).
Regional holidays are left out of both lists: they depend on where the employee works.
Regional holidays
Every public holiday in Seychelles applies nationwide, so one list covers all employees there.
Add Seychelles 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/seychelles/2027.ics
Plan leave around these dates
Check how many working days a trip really needs, with Seychelles's holidays taken out, in the vacation calculator. The glossary explains what a public holiday is in HR terms.
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