Public Holiday Nationwide

New Year Holiday

Name: New Year Holiday
Start: 2026-01-02
End: 2026-01-02
Location: Seychelles

Friday, January 2, 2026

January 2026

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🏪 What's open

Banks Closed
Government offices Closed
Schools Closed
Shops Varies
Restaurants Varies
Public transit Reduced
Stock market Closed
Post office Closed

🛋️ Long weekend potential

3-Day Block

FRI 02 Holiday

SAT 03 Weekend

SUN 04 Weekend

3-day weekend (January 2 – January 4)

📣 Traveler notes

The Seychelles is an island nation in the Indian Ocean, northeast of Madagascar and east of Kenya. It consists of 115 islands, including the major islands of Mahe, Praslin, and La Digue. The capital and main city is Victoria, located on Mahe.

Respect the environment and keep the islands clean.
Be mindful of the diverse natural life, such as the fish species and giant tortoises (especially on Aldabra).
Visitors are expected to respect the environment, maintaining cleanliness and protecting the natural surroundings.

About this holiday

The Seychelles celebrates multiple public holidays, including New Year's Day (Jan 1-2), Abolition of Slavery (Feb 1), Good Friday, Easter Saturday/Monday, Labour Day (May 1), Corpus Christi, Constitution Day (Jun 18), Independence Day (Jun 29), Assumption Day (Aug 15), All Saints' Day (Nov 1), Immaculate Conception (Dec 8), and Christmas Day (Dec 25).