Senegal: visas, entry rules and news 2026

Public holidays and festivals in Senegal in 2026. Non-working days:

• January 1, Thursday: New Year’s Eve (Le jour de l’An);
• March 20, Friday: Eid al-Fitr (Aïd al-Fitr);
• April 4, Saturday: Independence Day (Jour de l’indépendance);
• April 6, Monday: Easter Monday (Le lundi de Pâques);
• May 1, Friday: Labor Day (Fête du Travail);
• May 14, Thursday: Ascension Day (Jour de l’Ascension);
• May 25, Monday: Day of Spirits (lundi de Pentecôte);
• May 27, Wednesday: Tabaski;
• June 25, Thursday: Ashura (Achoura);
• August 1, Saturday: Magal de Touba;
• August 15, Saturday: Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Jour de l’Assomption);
• August 25, Tuesday: Birthday of the Prophet Muhammad (Anniversaire du Prophète Muhammad);
• November 1, Sunday: All Saints’ Day (Toussaint);
• December 25, Friday: Christmas (le jour de Noël).