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 Mali 2026
Mali has 5 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 5 consecutive days off — every option is below.
- Long weekends
- 5
- Longest break
- 3 days
- Best bridge
- +1 → 5 days
- Weekend
- Sat–Sun
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Every break in 2026
Public holidayWeekendLeave day
1 dayTue, Jan 20
Army Day — a lone day off, bridge it:
20
Stretch it: take 1 day of leave (Jan 19) for 4 days off (Jan 17 – 20).
3 daysFri, Mar 20 – Sun, Mar 22
202122
Stretch it: take 4 days of leave (Mar 23–25 + Mar 27) for 10 days off (Mar 20 – 29).
1 dayThu, Mar 26
Martyrs' Day — a lone day off, bridge it:
26
Stretch it: take 1 day of leave (Mar 27) for 4 days off (Mar 26 – 29).
3 daysSat, Apr 4 – Mon, Apr 6
456
Stretch it: take 4 days of leave (Apr 7–10) for 9 days off (Apr 4 – 12).
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).
3 daysSat, May 23 – Mon, May 25
232425
Stretch it: take 1 day of leave (May 26) for 5 days off (May 23 – 27).
1 dayWed, May 27
Feast of the Sacrifice (Eid al-Adha) — a lone day off, bridge it:
27
Stretch it: take 1 day of leave (May 26) for 5 days off (May 23 – 27).
1 dayTue, Aug 25
Birthday of Muhammad (Mawlid) — a lone day off, bridge it:
25
Stretch it: take 1 day of leave (Aug 24) for 4 days off (Aug 22 – 25).
1 dayTue, Sep 22
Independence Day — a lone day off, bridge it:
22
Stretch it: take 1 day of leave (Sep 21) for 4 days off (Sep 19 – 22).
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 |
| 4 | 1d · Jan 2 | Jan 1 – 4 |
| 4 | 1d · Jan 19 | Jan 17 – 20 |
| 9 | 4d · Jan 19 + Jan 21–23 | Jan 17 – 25 |
| 6 | 3d · Jan 21–23 | Jan 20 – 25 |
| 9 | 4d · Mar 16–19 | Mar 14 – 22 |
| 7 | 3d · Mar 23–25 | Mar 20 – 26 |
| 10 | 4d · Mar 23–25 + Mar 27 | Mar 20 – 29 |
| 4 | 1d · Mar 27 | Mar 26 – 29 |
| 9 | 4d · Apr 7–10 | Apr 4 – 12 |
| 9 | 4d · Apr 27–30 | Apr 25 – May 3 |
| 5Best value | 1d · May 26 | May 23 – 27 |
| 9 | 3d · May 26 + May 28–29 | May 23 – 31 |
| 5 | 2d · May 28–29 | May 27 – 31 |
| 4 | 1d · Aug 24 | Aug 22 – 25 |
| 9 | 4d · Aug 24 + Aug 26–28 | Aug 22 – 30 |
| 6 | 3d · Aug 26–28 | Aug 25 – 30 |
| 4 | 1d · Sep 21 | Sep 19 – 22 |
| 9 | 4d · Sep 21 + Sep 23–25 | Sep 19 – 27 |
| 6 | 3d · Sep 23–25 | Sep 22 – 27 |
| 9 | 4d · Dec 21–24 | Dec 19 – 27 |
| 10 | 4d · Dec 28–31 | Dec 25 – Jan 3 |
Computed from Mali'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.