Public holidays
Gambia 2021 holidays
See 2021 public holidays and observed dates in Gambia. Check regional differences or open these dates in a customizable calendar.
Gambia holidays 2021
21 listed dates| Date | Holiday | Type |
|---|---|---|
| New Year's Day | Public holiday | |
| Independence Day | Public holiday | |
| Good Friday | Public holiday | |
| Easter Monday | Public holiday | |
| Labor Day | Public holiday | |
| Labor Day (observed) | Observed / substitute | |
| Laylat al-Qadr | Public holiday | |
| Laylat al-Qadr (observed) | Observed / substitute | |
| Eid al-Fitr | Public holiday | |
| Eid al-Fitr | Public holiday | |
| Africa Liberation Day | Public holiday | |
| Eid al-Adha | Public holiday | |
| Eid al-Adha | Public holiday | |
| July 22 Revolution Day | Public holiday | |
| Assumption Day | Public holiday | |
| Assumption Day (observed) | Observed / substitute | |
| Ashura | Public holiday | |
| Prophet's Birthday | Public holiday | |
| Christmas Day | Public holiday | |
| Boxing Day | Public holiday | |
| Boxing Day (observed) | Observed / substitute |
Planning around public holidays
What is an observed or substitute holiday?
When a holiday falls on a weekend, local rules may move the day off to a weekday. The list identifies observed or substitute dates. Check your employer’s or school’s schedule before making plans.
Can I put these holidays on a printable calendar?
Open the 2021 calendar for this country and region. Add personal dates, choose week, month or year, then customize your paper size, orientation and layout in Print settings.
Where do the holiday dates come from?
We use Vacanza holidays (MIT) to calculate dates from country and regional rules. Where available, we check dates against published government schedules, including GOV.UK bank holidays and the US federal holiday schedule. A calculated date follows a rule; it is not a guarantee of an official day off. Dates marked “To be confirmed” may change. Employers, schools and local authorities can follow different schedules.
Dates calculated using the published holiday rules; one-off or local changes may not yet be included.
Holiday coverage: 2021–2031. UK government data is used under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data updated 2026-11-05.