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 Sierra Leone 2026
Sierra Leone has 5 long weekends (3 or more consecutive days off) in 2026, counting public holidays and Sat–Sun weekends; the longest natural break runs 4 days (Apr 3 – 6). Placed well, 1 day of leave stretches a break to 4 consecutive days off — every option is below.
- Long weekends
- 5
- Longest break
- 4 days
- Best bridge
- +1 → 4 days
- Weekend
- Sat–Sun
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Every break in 2026
Public holidayWeekendLeave day
1 dayWed, Feb 18
Armed Forces Day — a lone day off, bridge it:
18
Stretch it: take 2 days of leave (Feb 16–17) for 5 days off (Feb 14 – 18).
3 daysSat, Mar 7 – Mon, Mar 9
International Women's Day · International Women's Day (substitute day)
789
Stretch it: take 4 days of leave (Mar 10–13) for 9 days off (Mar 7 – 15).
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).
4 daysFri, Apr 3 – Mon, Apr 6
3456
Stretch it: take 4 days of leave (Mar 30 – Apr 2) for 10 days off (Mar 28 – Apr 6).
3 daysSat, Apr 25 – Mon, Apr 27
252627
Stretch it: take 4 days of leave (Apr 28 – May 1) for 9 days off (Apr 25 – May 3).
1 dayWed, May 27
Tabaski — a lone day off, bridge it:
27
Stretch it: take 2 days of leave (May 25–26) for 5 days off (May 23 – 27).
1 dayTue, Aug 25
Mawlid — a lone day off, bridge it:
25
Stretch it: take 1 day of leave (Aug 24) for 4 days off (Aug 22 – 25).
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 | 3d · Dec 29–31 | Dec 25 – Jan 1 |
| 11 | 4d · Dec 29–31 + Jan 2 | Dec 25 – Jan 4 |
| 4Best value | 1d · Jan 2 | Jan 1 – 4 |
| 5 | 2d · Feb 16–17 | Feb 14 – 18 |
| 9 | 4d · Feb 16–17 + Feb 19–20 | Feb 14 – 22 |
| 5 | 2d · Feb 19–20 | Feb 18 – 22 |
| 9 | 4d · Mar 10–13 | Mar 7 – 15 |
| 9 | 4d · Mar 16–19 | Mar 14 – 22 |
| 10 | 4d · Mar 30 – Apr 2 | Mar 28 – Apr 6 |
| 10 | 4d · Apr 7–10 | Apr 3 – 12 |
| 9 | 4d · Apr 28 – May 1 | Apr 25 – May 3 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 9 | 4d · Dec 21–24 | Dec 19 – 27 |
| 10 | 4d · Dec 28–31 | Dec 25 – Jan 3 |
Computed from Sierra Leone'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.