Fête de l'armée in Mali
Fête de l'armée falls on Wednesday 20 January 2027 in Mali. It is a fixed date, so only the weekday changes from year to year. In every year we hold it lands on a working day.
| Year | Date | Weekday | What that means |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 20 January | Monday | long weekend |
| 2026 | 20 January | Tuesday | one bridge day makes it four days |
| 2027 | 20 January | Wednesday | midweek |
| 2028 | 20 January | Thursday | one bridge day makes it four days |
4 of 4
- 20 01 Fête de l'armée Monday
- 20 01 Fête de l'armée Tuesday
- 20 01 Fête de l'armée Wednesday
- 20 01 Fête de l'armée Thursday
A fixed date walking through the week
Because Fête de l'armée keeps the same date, the weekday advances one step most years and two after a leap year. That walk is the whole story of how good a holiday year feels: the same day off is a long weekend one year and a lost Saturday another, and the difference is nothing but arithmetic.
Sources and last check
Times, offsets and sun positions on this page are computed live from the IANA timezone database and the NOAA solar algorithm, so they do not depend on the review dates below.
- Public holidays for 120 countries, 2025-2028
- Source: date-holidays, generated by scripts/build-holidays.mjs. Last checked, reviewed every 12 months.
Not covered:Public holidays only; regional and observance days are excluded. 21 of our countries are not in the dataset and have no calendar.
FAQ
When is Fête de l'armée in Mali in 2027?
Wednesday, 20 January 2027.
Is Fête de l'armée on the same date every year?
Yes — 20 January every year. What changes is the weekday, which decides whether it extends a weekend.
Which years does Fête de l'armée make a long weekend?
2025 (Monday) — it touches the weekend directly. In 2026 and 2028 one bridge day buys four days off.