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Current Date And Time In Liberia

Thursday, 10 September 2026
16:25:20 GMT
Capital: Monrovia
Currency: Liberian dollar (LRD)
Timezone: UTC +00:00 (GMT)
Population: 5,597,104

🎉 Liberia - Public Holidays


Checking which days are official holidays in Liberia? The live calendar below covers recently observed dates and everything coming up. Liberia observes 1 official public holidays mandated by national law (including Independence Day). Some holidays fall on a fixed calendar date every year — an Independence or Republic Day, for instance. Others, governed by the Easter calculation, the Islamic lunar calendar, or an "nth weekday of the month" rule, shift from year to year, so each year carries its own actual date rather than an assumed repeat. Jump straight to the live calendar below, or read on for how the dates are worked out.

Why This Matters: Public holidays in Liberia directly affect banking hours, courier deliveries and retail operations. This calendar is a standard reference point for supply chain managers timing operations around local closures working with partners, offices or operations in Liberia.

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📅 Live Holiday Calendar — Liberia

Live public holiday calendar for Liberia, embedded directly from Google's official public calendar — always shows Google's current data.

◀ Showing upcoming holidays — use the back arrow in the calendar's toolbar to see earlier dates this year.

ℹ Calendar supplied and maintained by Google. See the full travel profile for emergency numbers, electrical standards and more.

🏛️ Official Statutory National Holidays — Liberia

Statutory public holidays mandated by national government law in Liberia. These fixed dates reflect official non-working days. For dynamic, movable religious observances (e.g., Eid, Easter), refer to the live calendar embed above.

⚠ These entries are sourced from Liberia's official government portal but have not yet been individually cross-checked against a specific confirming page — treat the dates below as a helpful starting point, not a final confirmed record.

Holiday NameDate / ObservanceCategory / TypeClosure ImpactOfficial Source
Independence Day
Commemorates the 1847 Liberian Declaration of Independence.
July 26National Public HolidayFull National Closurewww.emansion.gov.lr →

🧳 Upcoming Long Weekends in Liberia

Statutory holidays landing on a Monday, Friday, Tuesday or Thursday create a long-weekend opportunity — here's what's coming up.

HolidayDateOpportunity
Independence DayMon, Jul 26, 2027Automatic 3-day weekend

📖 How Public Holidays Work in Liberia

Two calendar mechanics sit behind most public holiday lists: a fixed-date system for civic anniversaries, which repeat annually, and a second, older calendar system behind a country's religious or lunar-based observances, which don't. Liberia's calendar can include holidays governed by an Easter-based calculation, the Hijri lunar calendar used for Islamic observances, or a lunisolar calendar — each running independently of the standard Gregorian civic calendar. As a country in Africa, Liberia sits in a region where both kinds of calendar are common — which is exactly why the live calendar above lists each year's actual computed date rather than assuming a repeat.

Under Liberia's labor law, fixed-date national public holidays carry mandatory non-working status for public administration, financial institutions, and commercial enterprises — 1 such holiday is documented for Liberia in the table above, currently sourced from Liberia's official government portal, pending independent confirmation, including Independence Day on July 26. Official gazette announcements are published by government authorities to confirm these mandated closures.

Worth separating, too: a true public holiday is a legally mandated non-working day — banks, schools and government offices close by law or long-standing custom. An observance is different — culturally or religiously notable, but without a mandated closure (Valentine's Day and Earth Day are common examples worldwide). This page focuses specifically on public holidays, the ones that actually affect scheduling.

Liberia isn't divided into separate states or provinces the way some larger federated nations are, so its public holiday calendar applies uniformly nationwide — the dates shown above hold the same way across the whole country, without a regional layer to account for.

Frequently Asked Questions — Liberia Public Holidays

What are public holidays in Liberia?

Public holidays in Liberia are nationwide days off recognised by the government, when most banks, schools and government offices close and many businesses adjust their hours. They mark historical, cultural, religious or civic occasions and are a standard reference point for supply chain managers timing operations around local closures working with Liberia.


How many public holidays does Liberia observe each year?

1 fixed-date public holiday is documented for Liberia in the table above, on top of movable observances shown in the live calendar. The exact total varies year to year — some holidays fall on a fixed date, while Easter-based, Islamic-calendar or other lunar observances shift annually, and some are added by regional decree. See the live calendar above for the current list of upcoming and recently observed dates.


What is the official government source for Liberia's fixed-date public holidays?

Official public holidays in Liberia are enacted by national acts of parliament and published via www.emansion.gov.lr. These non-working days carry legal status for banking, public administration, and employment compliance.


What does Independence Day commemorate in Liberia?

Commemorates the 1847 Liberian Declaration of Independence. It falls on July 26 and carries official non-working status in Liberia — see the statutory holidays table above for its closure impact and official source.


Where does the live holiday calendar for Liberia come from, and is it accurate?

It's Google's own official "Liberia" holiday calendar, embedded directly via Google's public calendar integration — Google serves the data straight to your browser in real time, and we don't store, edit or republish any of it ourselves. For the smaller set of fixed-date national holidays we've individually fact-checked, see the statutory holidays table above instead.


Do Liberia's public holidays fall on the same date every year?

Some do and some don't. Fixed-date holidays repeat on the same calendar day annually, while others follow the Easter calculation, the Islamic lunar calendar, or an "nth weekday of the month" rule — so their date moves from year to year. See how public holidays work above for the full explanation of why, or check the calendar itself for each year's actual date.


What happens when a fixed public holiday falls on a weekend in Liberia?

When a fixed public holiday falls on a Saturday or Sunday, many governments designate the following Monday as an official substitute non-working day (often termed an 'observed holiday'). Check Liberia's official gazette announcements or the live calendar embed for specific year-by-year substitute day designations.


How can I plan a long weekend around public holidays in Liberia?

Check the day of the week shown next to each entry in the calendar above: holidays falling on a Monday or Friday create an automatic three-day weekend, while a Tuesday or Thursday holiday can often be extended to four days by taking the day in between off — a common practice known as a "bridge day" in many countries. See the Liberia travel guide once you've picked a date worth planning a trip around.


Why are some major cultural holidays listed in the live calendar but not in the official holidays table?

The official holidays table above lists fixed-date national public holidays mandated by law. Dynamic, movable observances (such as Eid or Easter) shift calendar dates annually based on lunar or religious computations — those dates are updated continuously in the live Google Calendar embed below.

🗓️ Holiday Fast Facts
Public Holidays: 1 Days
Flagship National Day:
Independence Day (July 26)
📊 Quick Facts
👥 Population Rank#118 of 249
📏 Area World Rank#104
🏙️ Population Density58.1 / km²
🌊 Land / Water Split86.5% / 13.5%
🕒 Business Hours & Time Zone
Time Zone: +00:00
Bank Holiday Closures: Full closure on official holidays
✈️ Traveler Planning Essentials
Emergency Number: 911
Driving Side: Right side