31Oct2026
Youth Olympic Games Dakar 2026
📍 Dakar
The first Olympic event ever held in Africa. Hotels fill up and prices rise - book early.
⚠️ Live travel alerts - Senegal
Festivals, sport, trade fairs and culture
aroundJul2027
Grand Magal of Touba
📍 Touba
Millions of pilgrims - roads to Touba are very crowded.
Public holidays in Senegal (next 12 months)
Banks, offices and some shops close; domestic flights, trains and hotels are busier around these days.
| Date | Holiday |
|---|---|
| 1 Nov 2026 | All Saints' Day |
| 25 Dec 2026 | Christmas Day |
| 1 Jan 2027 | New Year's Day |
| 9 Mar 2027 | Eid al-Fitr (estimated) |
| 29 Mar 2027 | Easter Monday |
| 4 Apr 2027 | Independence Day |
| 1 May 2027 | Labor Day |
| 6 May 2027 | Ascension Day |
| 16 May 2027 | Eid al-Adha (estimated) |
| 17 May 2027 | Eid al-Adha (observed, estimated); Pentecost Monday |
| 15 Jun 2027 | Ashura (estimated) |
| 22 Jul 2027 | Grand Magal of Touba (estimated) |
| 14 Aug 2027 | Prophet's Birthday (estimated) |
| 15 Aug 2027 | Assumption Day |
| 1 Nov 2027 | All Saints' Day |
Dates marked “around” change every year - always check the official site before you book. Live alerts come from GDACS (the UN/EU disaster alert system), Reuters headlines and the official holiday tables, and are checked automatically several times a day. Satu Koneksi Hotel is not responsible for third-party websites.