Public holidays in Somalia 2026
8 national public holidays in Somalia in 2026. The weekend is Saturday and Sunday.
| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| 1 January | Thursday | New Year's Day |
| 20 March | Friday | End of Ramadan (Eid al-Fitr) |
| 1 May | Friday | Labour Day |
| 27 May | Wednesday | Feast of the Sacrifice (Eid al-Adha) |
| 25 June | Thursday | Day of Ashura |
| 26 June | Friday | Independence of British Somaliland |
| 1 July | Wednesday | Independence Day |
| 25 August | Tuesday | Birthday of Muhammad (Mawlid) |
Regional holidays
Some holidays apply only in parts of Somalia. The API returns them with the region parameter, e.g. region=AW for Awdal. Regions: Awdal, Sanaag, Sool, Togdheer, Woqooyi Galbeed.
Source: date-holidays rules v3.26.5 (ISC (data: CC BY-SA 3.0)). About our data
Get this data from the API
Get these dates as JSON, check whether a date is a working day in Somalia, or add working days that skip weekends and holidays.
curl "https://apistack.online/api/data/public-holidays/v1?country=SO&year=2026" \
-H "x-api-key: $APISTACK_API_KEY"