2 daysSat, Jan 1 – Sun, Jan 2
12
Stretch it: take 4 days of leave (Dec 28–31) for 9 days off (Dec 25 – Jan 2).
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Long Weekends in Sierra Leone 2028
Sierra Leone has 4 long weekends (3 or more consecutive days off) in 2028, counting public holidays and Sat–Sun weekends; the longest natural break runs 4 days (Apr 14 – 17). Placed well, 1 day of leave stretches a break to 4 consecutive days off — every option is below.
- Long weekends
- 4
- Longest break
- 4 days
- Best bridge
- +1 → 4 days
- Weekend
- Sat–Sun
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Every break in 2028
Public holidayWeekendLeave day
3 daysFri, Feb 18 – Sun, Feb 20
181920
Stretch it: take 4 days of leave (Feb 14–17) for 9 days off (Feb 12 – 20).
2 daysSat, Feb 26 – Sun, Feb 27
2627
1 dayWed, Mar 8
International Women's Day — a lone day off, bridge it:
8
Stretch it: take 2 days of leave (Mar 6–7) for 5 days off (Mar 4 – 8).
4 daysFri, Apr 14 – Mon, Apr 17
14151617
Stretch it: take 4 days of leave (Apr 10–13) for 10 days off (Apr 8 – 17).
1 dayThu, Apr 27
Independence Day — a lone day off, bridge it:
27
Stretch it: take 1 day of leave (Apr 28) for 4 days off (Apr 27 – 30).
3 daysFri, May 5 – Sun, May 7
567
Stretch it: take 4 days of leave (May 1–4) for 9 days off (Apr 29 – May 7).
1 dayThu, Aug 3
Mawlid — a lone day off, bridge it:
3
Stretch it: take 1 day of leave (Aug 4) for 4 days off (Aug 3 – 6).
4 daysSat, Dec 23 – Tue, Dec 26
23242526
Stretch it: take 3 days of leave (Dec 27–29) for 9 days off (Dec 23 – 31).
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | 4d · Dec 28–31 | Dec 25 – Jan 2 |
| 9 | 4d · Feb 14–17 | Feb 12 – 20 |
| 5 | 2d · Mar 6–7 | Mar 4 – 8 |
| 9 | 4d · Mar 6–7 + Mar 9–10 | Mar 4 – 12 |
| 5 | 2d · Mar 9–10 | Mar 8 – 12 |
| 10 | 4d · Apr 10–13 | Apr 8 – 17 |
| 10 | 4d · Apr 18–21 | Apr 14 – 23 |
| 6 | 3d · Apr 24–26 | Apr 22 – 27 |
| 9 | 4d · Apr 24–26 + Apr 28 | Apr 22 – 30 |
| 4Best value | 1d · Apr 28 | Apr 27 – 30 |
| 9 | 4d · May 1–4 | Apr 29 – May 7 |
| 6 | 3d · Jul 31 – Aug 2 | Jul 29 – Aug 3 |
| 9 | 4d · Jul 31 – Aug 2 + Aug 4 | Jul 29 – Aug 6 |
| 4 | 1d · Aug 4 | Aug 3 – 6 |
| 9 | 3d · Dec 27–29 | Dec 23 – 31 |
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.