Gambia information
Population: 2.42m Capital: Banjul Calling Code: (220) Time Zone: 0 UTC Currency: Gambian dalasi Language: English
List of National
Holidays in Gambia in 2023
Gambia: New Year's Day is a public holiday in all countries that observe the Gregorian calendar, with the exception of Israel
Monday January 2nd
Long Weekend!
New Year's Day
Gambia: New Year's Day is a public holiday in all countries that observe the Gregorian calendar, with the exception of Israel
Gambia: Gambia gained full independence from colonial Britain on 18 February 1965.
Friday April 7th
Long Weekend!
Good Friday
Gambia: Good Friday occurs on the Friday before Easter. The day commemorates the Crucifixion of Jesus.
Monday April 10th
Long Weekend!
Easter Monday
Gambia: Easter is probably the most important holiday of the Christian year, celebrating the Resurrection of Jesus
Saturday April 22nd
Koriteh
Gambia: The festival of Eid al-Fitr, the Festival of Fast breaking, marks the end of Ramadan
Gambia: Second day of Public Holidays throughout The Gambia in observance of the Muslim feast of Eid-ul-Fitr
Monday May 1st
Long Weekend!
May Day
Gambia: This holiday is most commonly associated as a commemoration of the achievements of the labour movement
Gambia: Commemoration on May 25th of the 1963 founding of the Organisation of African Unity
Thursday June 29th
Tobaski
Gambia: Eid al-Adha, the Feast of Sacrifice is the most important feast in the Muslim calendar. It celebrates the willingness of the Prophet Ibrahim to sacrifice his son Ishmael in submission to Allah's command, before he was stopped by Allah.
Friday June 30th
Long Weekend!
Tobaski Holiday
Gambia: Second day of Public Holidays throughout The Gambia in observance of the Muslim feast of Eid-ul-Fitr
Friday July 28th
Long Weekend!
Yawmul Ashura
Gambia: Ashura is the 10th day of Muharram in the Islamic calendar and marks the climax of the Mourning of Muharram
Gambia: The Feast of the Assumption is the principal feast of the Blessed Virgin, the mother of Jesus Christ
Gambia: Celebrated by Muslims on the twelfth day of the month of Rabiulawal, the third month of the Muslim calendar
Monday December 25th
Long Weekend!
Christmas Day
Gambia: Christmas celebrates the Nativity of Jesus which according to tradition took place on December 25th 1 BC