1 dayThu, Jan 1
New Year's Day — a lone day off, bridge it:
1
Stretch it: take 1 day of leave (Jan 2) for 4 days off (Jan 1 – 4).
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Long Weekends in Cameroon 2026
Cameroon has 4 long weekends (3 or more consecutive days off) in 2026, counting public holidays and Sat–Sun weekends; the longest natural break runs 3 days (Mar 20 – 22). Placed well, 1 day of leave stretches a break to 4 consecutive days off — every option is below.
- Long weekends
- 4
- Longest break
- 3 days
- Best bridge
- +1 → 4 days
- Weekend
- Sat–Sun
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Every break in 2026
Public holidayWeekendLeave day
1 dayWed, Feb 11
Youth Day — a lone day off, bridge it:
11
Stretch it: take 2 days of leave (Feb 9–10) for 5 days off (Feb 7 – 11).
3 daysFri, Mar 20 – Sun, Mar 22
202122
Stretch it: take 4 days of leave (Mar 16–19) for 9 days off (Mar 14 – 22).
3 daysFri, Apr 3 – Sun, Apr 5
345
Stretch it: take 4 days of leave (Mar 30 – Apr 2) for 9 days off (Mar 28 – Apr 5).
3 daysFri, May 1 – Sun, May 3
123
Stretch it: take 4 days of leave (Apr 27–30) for 9 days off (Apr 25 – May 3).
1 dayThu, May 14
Ascension Day — a lone day off, bridge it:
14
Stretch it: take 1 day of leave (May 15) for 4 days off (May 14 – 17).
1 dayWed, May 20
National Day — a lone day off, bridge it:
20
Stretch it: take 2 days of leave (May 18–19) for 5 days off (May 16 – 20).
1 dayWed, May 27
Feast of the Sacrifice (Eid al-Adha) — a lone day off, bridge it:
27
Stretch it: take 2 days of leave (May 25–26) for 5 days off (May 23 – 27).
2 daysSat, Aug 15 – Sun, Aug 16
1516
3 daysFri, Dec 25 – Sun, Dec 27
252627
Stretch it: take 4 days of leave (Dec 28–31) for 10 days off (Dec 25 – Jan 3).
All bridge plans, ranked by date
Each plan books leave only on working days between two natural breaks, so every one of them returns more than one day off per day of leave.
| Days off | Leave | Span |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | 4d · Dec 26 + Dec 29–31 | Dec 25 – Jan 1 |
| 6 | 3d · Dec 29–31 | Dec 27 – Jan 1 |
| 9 | 4d · Dec 29–31 + Jan 2 | Dec 27 – Jan 4 |
| 4Best value | 1d · Jan 2 | Jan 1 – 4 |
| 5 | 2d · Feb 9–10 | Feb 7 – 11 |
| 9 | 4d · Feb 9–10 + Feb 12–13 | Feb 7 – 15 |
| 5 | 2d · Feb 12–13 | Feb 11 – 15 |
| 9 | 4d · Mar 16–19 | Mar 14 – 22 |
| 9 | 4d · Mar 30 – Apr 2 | Mar 28 – Apr 5 |
| 9 | 4d · Apr 27–30 | Apr 25 – May 3 |
| 6 | 3d · May 11–13 | May 9 – 14 |
| 9 | 4d · May 11–13 + May 15 | May 9 – 17 |
| 4 | 1d · May 15 | May 14 – 17 |
| 7 | 3d · May 15 + May 18–19 | May 14 – 20 |
| 5 | 2d · May 18–19 | May 16 – 20 |
| 9 | 4d · May 18–19 + May 21–22 | May 16 – 24 |
| 5 | 2d · May 21–22 | May 20 – 24 |
| 8 | 4d · May 21–22 + May 25–26 | May 20 – 27 |
| 5 | 2d · May 25–26 | May 23 – 27 |
| 9 | 4d · May 25–26 + May 28–29 | May 23 – 31 |
| 5 | 2d · May 28–29 | May 27 – 31 |
| 9 | 4d · Dec 21–24 | Dec 19 – 27 |
| 10 | 4d · Dec 28–31 | Dec 25 – Jan 3 |
Computed from Cameroon's public holidays plus Sat–Sun weekends. Substitute days count as days off; observances don't. Bridges spend at most 4 leave days, booked only on working days.