Public holidays in the Gambia

This is a list of public holidays in the Gambia.

Public holidays

Date	English name
January 1	New Year's Day
February 18	Independence Day
March or April	Good Friday
	Easter Monday
May 1	Labour Day
May 25	Africa Day
July 22	Revolution Day
August 15	Assumption
December 25	Christmas Day
variable Islamic	Ashura
	Prophet's Birthday
	Revelation of the Qur'an
	End of Ramadan
	Feast of the Sacrifice

Note: Muslim festivals are timed according to local sightings of various phases of the moon and the dates given above are approximations. During the lunar month of Ramadan that precedes Koriteh, Muslims fast during the day and feast at night and normal business patterns may be interrupted in a few instances.