1 dayWed, Jan 1
New Year's Day — a lone day off, bridge it:
1
Stretch it: take 2 days of leave (Dec 30–31) for 5 days off (Dec 28 – Jan 1).
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Long Weekends in Ivory Coast 2025
Ivory Coast has 3 long weekends (3 or more consecutive days off) in 2025, counting public holidays and Sat–Sun weekends; the longest natural break runs 4 days (Jun 6 – 9). Placed well, 1 day of leave stretches a break to 4 consecutive days off — every option is below.
- Long weekends
- 3
- Longest break
- 4 days
- Best bridge
- +1 → 4 days
- Weekend
- Sat–Sun
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Every break in 2025
Public holidayWeekendLeave day
1 dayThu, Mar 27
Laylat al-Qadr — a lone day off, bridge it:
27
Stretch it: take 1 day of leave (Mar 28) for 4 days off (Mar 27 – 30).
2 daysSat, Mar 29 – Sun, Mar 30
2930
Stretch it: take 1 day of leave (Mar 28) for 4 days off (Mar 27 – 30).
3 daysSat, Apr 19 – Mon, Apr 21
192021
Stretch it: take 4 days of leave (Apr 22–25) for 9 days off (Apr 19 – 27).
1 dayThu, May 1
Labour Day — a lone day off, bridge it:
1
Stretch it: take 1 day of leave (May 2) for 4 days off (May 1 – 4).
1 dayThu, May 29
Ascension Day — a lone day off, bridge it:
29
Stretch it: take 1 day of leave (May 30) for 4 days off (May 29 – Jun 1).
4 daysFri, Jun 6 – Mon, Jun 9
Feast of the Sacrifice (Eid al-Adha) · Whit Monday
6789
Stretch it: take 4 days of leave (Jun 2–5) for 10 days off (May 31 – Jun 9).
1 dayThu, Aug 7
Independence Day — a lone day off, bridge it:
7
Stretch it: take 1 day of leave (Aug 8) for 4 days off (Aug 7 – 10).
3 daysFri, Aug 15 – Sun, Aug 17
151617
Stretch it: take 4 days of leave (Aug 11–14) for 9 days off (Aug 9 – 17).
1 dayThu, Sep 4
Birthday of Muhammad (Mawlid) — a lone day off, bridge it:
4
Stretch it: take 1 day of leave (Sep 5) for 4 days off (Sep 4 – 7).
2 daysSat, Nov 1 – Sun, Nov 2
12
2 daysSat, Nov 15 – Sun, Nov 16
1516
1 dayThu, Dec 25
Christmas Day — a lone day off, bridge it:
25
Stretch it: take 1 day of leave (Dec 26) for 4 days off (Dec 25 – 28).
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | 2d · Dec 30–31 | Dec 28 – Jan 1 |
| 9 | 4d · Dec 30–31 + Jan 2–3 | Dec 28 – Jan 5 |
| 5 | 2d · Jan 2–3 | Jan 1 – 5 |
| 6 | 3d · Mar 24–26 | Mar 22 – 27 |
| 9 | 4d · Mar 24–26 + Mar 28 | Mar 22 – 30 |
| 4Best value | 1d · Mar 28 | Mar 27 – 30 |
| 9 | 4d · Apr 22–25 | Apr 19 – 27 |
| 6 | 3d · Apr 28–30 | Apr 26 – May 1 |
| 9 | 4d · Apr 28–30 + May 2 | Apr 26 – May 4 |
| 4 | 1d · May 2 | May 1 – 4 |
| 6 | 3d · May 26–28 | May 24 – 29 |
| 9 | 4d · May 26–28 + May 30 | May 24 – Jun 1 |
| 4 | 1d · May 30 | May 29 – Jun 1 |
| 10 | 4d · Jun 2–5 | May 31 – Jun 9 |
| 10 | 4d · Jun 10–13 | Jun 6 – 15 |
| 6 | 3d · Aug 4–6 | Aug 2 – 7 |
| 9 | 4d · Aug 4–6 + Aug 8 | Aug 2 – 10 |
| 4 | 1d · Aug 8 | Aug 7 – 10 |
| 9 | 4d · Aug 11–14 | Aug 9 – 17 |
| 6 | 3d · Sep 1–3 | Aug 30 – Sep 4 |
| 9 | 4d · Sep 1–3 + Sep 5 | Aug 30 – Sep 7 |
| 4 | 1d · Sep 5 | Sep 4 – 7 |
| 6 | 3d · Dec 22–24 | Dec 20 – 25 |
| 9 | 4d · Dec 22–24 + Dec 26 | Dec 20 – 28 |
| 4 | 1d · Dec 26 | Dec 25 – 28 |
| 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 |
Computed from Ivory Coast'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.