Niger has a total of 18 holidays in 2019. In the table below, you will find the details of the holidays and when they are observed. All the information display below is also available via our API as well as downloadable as a csv. Signup here to get started.

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Holiday	Date	Details
New Year	Tuesday, January 1, 2019	New Year’s Day is the first day of the year, or January 1, in the Gregorian calendar.
March Equinox	Wednesday, March 20, 2019	March Equinox in Niger (Niamey)
Easter Monday	Monday, April 22, 2019	Easter Monday is the day after Easter Sunday.
Concord Day	Wednesday, April 24, 2019	Concord Day is a public holiday in Niger
Labour Day	Wednesday, May 1, 2019	Labor Day, International Workers' Day, and May Day, is a day off for workers in many countries around the world.
Lailat al-Qadr	Saturday, June 1, 2019	Laylat al-Qadr commmemorates the time when Mohammad received the first verses of the Koran (Qu'ran).
Eid al-Fitr	Tuesday, June 4, 2019	Eid al-Fitr is a holiday to mark the end of the Islamic month of Ramadan, during which Muslims fast during the hours of daylight.
Father's Day	Sunday, June 16, 2019	Father’s Day celebrates fatherhood and male parenting on different dates worldwide.
June Solstice	Friday, June 21, 2019	June Solstice in Niger (Niamey)
Nigerien Independence Day	Saturday, August 3, 2019	Nigerien Independence Day is a public holiday in Niger
Eid al-Adha	Sunday, August 11, 2019	Eid al-Adha (Id ul-Adha) is an Islamic festival falling on the 10th day of the month of Dhul Hijja (Thou al-Hijja) to commemorate the willingness of Ibrahim (Abraham) to sacrifice his son.
Eid al-Adha Holiday	Monday, August 12, 2019	Eid al-Adha Holiday is a public holiday in Niger
Muharram	Saturday, August 31, 2019	Muharram is the first month of the Islamic calendar and a time of remembrance or mourning.
September Equinox	Monday, September 23, 2019	September Equinox in Niger (Niamey)
The Prophet's Birthday	Sunday, November 10, 2019	Mawlid, or Milad, marks the birth of the Islamic prophet Muhammed, or Mohamed, in the year 570 of the Gregorian calendar.
Nigerien Republic Day	Wednesday, December 18, 2019	Nigerien Republic Day is a public holiday in Niger
December Solstice	Sunday, December 22, 2019	December Solstice in Niger (Niamey)
Christmas Day	Wednesday, December 25, 2019	Christmas Day is one of the biggest Christian celebrations and falls on December 25 in the Gregorian calendar.