Public holidays in Seychelles, 2026
Seychelles observes 13 nationwide public holidays in 2026. After weekends and those holidays are removed, the working year comes to 251 days.
Every public holiday in 2026
| Date | Day | Holiday | Scope |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thu, 1 Jan | Thursday | New Year's Day | Nationwide |
| Fri, 2 Jan | Friday | New Year Holiday | Nationwide |
| Fri, 3 Apr | Friday | Good Friday | Nationwide |
| Sat, 4 Apr | Saturday Weekend | Holy Saturday Easter Saturday |
Nationwide |
| Mon, 6 Apr | Monday | Easter Monday | Nationwide |
| Fri, 1 May | Friday | Labour Day | Nationwide |
| Thu, 4 Jun | Thursday | Corpus Christi The Fete Dieu |
Nationwide |
| Thu, 18 Jun | Thursday | Constitution Day National Day |
Nationwide |
| Mon, 29 Jun | Monday | Independence Day | Nationwide |
| Sat, 15 Aug | Saturday Weekend | Assumption Day Assumption of Mary |
Nationwide |
| Sun, 1 Nov | Sunday Weekend | All Saints' Day | Nationwide |
| Tue, 8 Dec | Tuesday | The Feast of the Immaculate Conception | Nationwide |
| Fri, 25 Dec | Friday | Christmas Day | Nationwide |
Working days month by month
| Month | Calendar days | Weekend | Holidays | Working days | Hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 31 | 9 | 2 | 20 | 160 |
| February | 28 | 8 | 0 | 20 | 160 |
| March | 31 | 9 | 0 | 22 | 176 |
| April | 30 | 8 | 2 | 20 | 160 |
| May | 31 | 10 | 1 | 20 | 160 |
| June | 30 | 8 | 3 | 19 | 152 |
| July | 31 | 8 | 0 | 23 | 184 |
| August | 31 | 10 | 0 | 21 | 168 |
| September | 30 | 8 | 0 | 22 | 176 |
| October | 31 | 9 | 0 | 22 | 176 |
| November | 30 | 9 | 0 | 21 | 168 |
| December | 31 | 8 | 2 | 21 | 168 |
| Year | 365 | 104 | 10 | 251 | 2,008 |
Reading these figures
The working day count treats Saturday and Sunday as the weekend, which is the standard working week in Seychelles. Only nationwide holidays are deducted; a date observed in one region alone still counts as a working day here, because a national figure that moved with regional calendars would describe nobody accurately.
3 of this year's public holidays fall on a weekend and therefore add no time away from work: Holy Saturday (4 Apr), Assumption Day (15 Aug), All Saints' Day (1 Nov). Whether these are compensated with a substitute day depends on national rules rather than on the calendar, so confirm before planning around them.
The longest working month is July at 23 days; the shortest is June at 19. That spread of 4 days matters for anything billed or accrued monthly, which is why payroll and capacity plans that assume an even year drift by the end of it. The thinnest quarter is Q2, carrying 59 working days across April, May, June.
Compared with 2025, which held 251 working days, 2026 is identical in length.
Against the 204 countries covered here for 2026, Seychelles's 13 nationwide holidays put it above the median of 12, around the 64th percentile. The range across all countries this year runs from 3 to 49.
The holidays produce 5 breaks of three consecutive non-working days or more. The longest runs 4 days, from 1 January 2026 to 4 January 2026, built around New Year's Day and New Year Holiday. A further 3 working days are stranded between a holiday and a weekend, where one day of leave buys a break of four days or more. The full breakdown is here.
4 of this year's holidays sit on a different calendar date than in 2025: Good Friday, Holy Saturday, Easter Monday, Corpus Christi. Dates that move cannot be carried forward from last year's planning spreadsheet, which is the most common way a holiday is missed.