2026 Working Days Calendar for Gabon, Africa

⚖️ Legal Regulations

Public holidays in Gabon are legally established by Decree number 000484/PR/MTE, issued on May 26, 2004. This legislation defines all national holidays as official non-working days. The government retains the authority to declare additional one-time holidays for special occasions.

📰 News

Recent political changes include the 2023 coup d'état, a 2024 constitutional referendum, and the 2025 presidential election, which led to Gabon's temporary suspension and subsequent reinstatement to international bodies. No specific news regarding changes to the 2026 holiday schedule or working time regulations was found in the provided sources.

💡 Insights

The holiday calendar reflects Gabon's multicultural society, blending secular and religious celebrations. A historical administrative reform eliminated the long midday break, changing the typical work schedule. Holidays often create long weekends, with the Independence celebration spanning three consecutive days (August 15-17).

2026 Working days summary for Gabon, Africa

Gabon, Africa has 251 working days in 2026. This is calculated from 365 total calendar days, minus 99 weekend days (Saturday-Sunday), and minus 15 holidays. The standard work week runs Monday through Friday.

251
Working Days
99
Weekend Days
15
Holidays

Monthly Breakdown

MonthWorkingWeekendHolidaysTotal
January 21 9 1 31
February 20 8 0 28
March 21 9 1 31
April 20 7 3 30
May 17 10 4 31
June 22 8 0 30
July 23 8 0 31
August 20 7 4 31
September 22 8 0 30
October 22 9 0 31
November 21 8 1 30
December 22 8 1 31
Total 251 99 15 365

2026 Calendar for Gabon, Africa

January 2026

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
1
New Year
New Year
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31

21 working days, 9 weekend days, and 1 holiday in January 2026.

February 2026

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28

20 working days, 8 weekend days in February 2026.

March 2026

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
Eid al-Fitr
Eid al-Fitr
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31

21 working days, 9 weekend days, and 1 holiday in March 2026.

April 2026

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
1
2
3
4
5
Easter Sunday
Easter Sunday
6
Easter Monday
Easter Monday
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
Women's Rights Day
Women's Rights Day
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30

20 working days, 7 weekend days, and 3 holidays in April 2026.

May 2026

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
1
Labour Day
Labour Day
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
Ascension Day
Ascension Day
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
Whit Monday
Whit Monday
26
27
Eid al-Adha
Eid al-Adha
28
29
30
31

17 working days, 10 weekend days, and 4 holidays in May 2026.

June 2026

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30

22 working days, 8 weekend days in June 2026.

July 2026

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31

23 working days, 8 weekend days in July 2026.

August 2026

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
Assumption of Mary
Assumption of Mary
16
Independence Day
Independence Day
17
Independence Day Holiday
Independence Day Holiday
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
National Liberation Day
National Liberation Day
31

20 working days, 7 weekend days, and 4 holidays in August 2026.

September 2026

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30

22 working days, 8 weekend days in September 2026.

October 2026

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31

22 working days, 9 weekend days in October 2026.

November 2026

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
1
All Saints' Eve
All Saints' Eve
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30

21 working days, 8 weekend days, and 1 holiday in November 2026.

December 2026

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
Christmas Day
Christmas Day
26
27
28
29
30
31

22 working days, 8 weekend days, and 1 holiday in December 2026.

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