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Somalia
Public holidays, market closures and deadlines for Somalia, with the evidence behind each date and the day it was last checked.
The next public holiday in Somalia is
Mawlid
In 19 days · expected; set by announcement
Computed · local time Africa/Mogadishu
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- Count working days Business days between two dates, with Somalia’s closures removed and every excluded day named.
- Find the next business day Add or subtract N working days from a date, skipping weekends and closures — for filing and settlement dates.
- Discover long weekends Every run of consecutive days off in a year, and the bridge days worth taking. Pick Somalia from the list.
- Compare with your other markets Somalia beside the rest — the weeks that work everywhere, and which dates are still estimates.
Somalia public holidays in 2026
11 national closures in 2026, of 12 observances held for the country. Subdivisions and the observed-but-open layer are not counted here.
| Date | Observance | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| 1 January 2026 | New Year's Day | Compiled |
| 20 March 2026 | Eid al-Fitr expected | Compiled |
| 21 March 2026 | Eid al-Fitr expected | Compiled |
| 1 May 2026 | Labour Day | Compiled |
| 27 May 2026 | Eid al-Adha expected | Compiled |
| 28 May 2026 | Eid al-Adha expected | Compiled |
| 17 June 2026 | Islamic New Year expected | Compiled |
| 26 June 2026 | Ashura expected | Compiled |
| 26 June 2026 | Independence Day | Compiled |
| 1 July 2026 | Republic Day | Compiled |
| 26 August 2026 | Mawlid expected | Compiled |
Long weekends in Somalia, 2026
5 runs of three days or more, including the ones you only get by taking a single bridge day off. Weekends and national closures only.
| When | Length | Because of | Leave |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jan – 4 Jan | 4 days | New Year's Day | take Fri 2 Jan |
| 20 Mar – 22 Mar | 3 days | Eid al-Fitr | no leave needed |
| 1 May – 3 May | 3 days | Labour Day | no leave needed |
| 27 May – 31 May | 5 days | Eid al-Adha | take Fri 29 May |
| 26 Jun – 28 Jun | 3 days | Independence Day | no leave needed |
Next in each subdivision
1 subdivision of Somalia keep dates the national calendar does not. The next one in each is below — the full calendars are in the API.
| Subdivision | Next | Observance |
|---|---|---|
| Sool | 18 May 2028 | Somaliland Independence Day |
How Somalia keeps time
| Observances | 12 across the national calendar and 1 subdivision |
|---|---|
| Evidence | 0 verified · 0 corroborated · 12 compiled, from 2 named sources |
| Languages | English, so |
| Calendar systems | gregorian |
| Exchanges | none listed |
| Last reviewed | 2026-08-03 |
The Somalia dossier
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We do not promise a calendar that never changes. Dates move: authorities declare holidays at short notice and publish corrections of their own. Every record here shows what stands behind it, and when a date changes we correct it, publish it, and tell the people it affects.