Holiday Guide for Niger in 2025

Niger information

Population: 24.21m
Capital: Niamey
Calling Code: (227)
Time Zone: 0 UTC
Currency: West African CFA franc
Language: French

List of National Holidays in Niger in 2025

	Wednesday January 1st New Year's Day Niger: New Year's Day is a public holiday in all countries that observe the Gregorian calendar, with the exception of Israel
	Thursday March 27th Laylat al-Qadr Niger: The night that the first verses of the Qu'ran were revealed to the Prophet Mohammad
	Monday March 31st Long Weekend! Korité Niger: The festival of Eid al-Fitr, the Festival of Fast breaking, marks the end of Ramadan
	Monday April 21st Long Weekend! Easter Monday Niger: Easter is probably the most important holiday of the Christian year, celebrating the Resurrection of Jesus
	Thursday April 24th Concord Day Niger: Commemorates the signing of the peace accords that ended the Tuareg Rebellion in 1995
	Thursday May 1st Labour Day Niger: This holiday is most commonly associated as a commemoration of the achievements of the labour movement
	Saturday June 7th Tabaski Niger: 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.
	Sunday June 8th Tabaski Holiday Niger: Second day of holidays to mark the Feast of Sacrifice, the most important feast of the Muslim calendar
	Friday June 27th Long Weekend! Muharam Niger: Marks Islamic New Year and the Prophet's journey from Mecca to Medina in 622AD.
	Sunday August 3rd Independence Day Niger: Commemoration of Niger's independence from France on August 3rd 1960
	Friday September 5th Long Weekend! Mouloud Niger: Celebrated by Muslims on the twelfth day of the month of Rabiulawal, the third month of the Muslim calendar
	Thursday December 18th Republic Day Niger: Commemoration of the First Republic of Niger in 1958 and autonomy within France
	Thursday December 25th Christmas Day Niger: Christmas celebrates the Nativity of Jesus which according to tradition took place on December 25th 1 BC