Public holidays 2026 in Madagascar

There are 16 public holidays in 2026.

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DateWeekdayHolidayLocal nameCountdown
ThursdayNew Year's DayTaom-baovao
SundayWomen's DayFetin'ny vehivavy
SundayMartyrs' DayFetin'ny mahery fo
SundayEaster SundayFetin'ny paska
MondayEaster MondayAlatsinain'ny paska
FridayLabor DayFetin'ny asa
ThursdayAscension DayFiakaran'ny Jesosy kristy tany an-danitra
SundayPentecostPentekosta
MondayPentecost MondayAlatsinain'ny pentekosta
SundayMother's DayFetin'ny reny
SundayFather's DayFetin'ny ray
FridayIndependence DayFetin'ny fahaleovantena
SaturdayAssumption DayFiakaran'ny Masina Maria tany an-danitra
SundayAll Saints' DayFetin'ny olo-masina
FridayRepublic DayFetin'ny Repoblika
FridayChristmas DayFetin'ny noely

Days marked "observed" are substitute days off when a holiday falls on a weekend. Holidays based on a lunar calendar can shift by a day once the official announcement is made.

Long weekends 2026

10 times a public holiday lies close to a weekend – with a little leave it becomes a long weekend:

Take leaveOffDays of leaveDays offRatioOccasion
Fri 2 Jan1 Jan – 4 Jan 2026144New Year's Day
Tue 7 Apr, Wed 8 Apr, Thu 9 Apr, Fri 10 Apr4 Apr – 12 Apr 2026492.3Easter Sunday, Easter Monday
Mon 27 Apr, Tue 28 Apr, Wed 29 Apr, Thu 30 Apr25 Apr – 3 May 2026492.3Labor Day
Mon 11 May, Tue 12 May, Wed 13 May9 May – 14 May 2026362Ascension Day
Fri 15 May14 May – 17 May 2026144Ascension Day
Tue 26 May, Wed 27 May, Thu 28 May, Fri 29 May23 May – 31 May 2026492.3Pentecost, Pentecost Monday, Mother's Day
Mon 22 Jun, Tue 23 Jun, Wed 24 Jun, Thu 25 Jun20 Jun – 28 Jun 2026492.3Father's Day, Independence Day
Mon 7 Dec, Tue 8 Dec, Wed 9 Dec, Thu 10 Dec5 Dec – 13 Dec 2026492.3Republic Day
Mon 21 Dec, Tue 22 Dec, Wed 23 Dec, Thu 24 Dec19 Dec – 27 Dec 2026492.3Christmas Day
Mon 28 Dec, Tue 29 Dec, Wed 30 Dec, Thu 31 Dec25 Dec – 3 Jan 20274102.5Christmas Day, New Year's Day

Counted are gaps of up to four working days between a public holiday and the weekend or another public holiday. "Ratio" = days off per day of leave. Weekends follow the local working week.

Dates are generated from the open-source library python-holidays and automatically cross-checked against Nager.Date and the public Google Calendar holiday calendars; every holiday on a working day must be confirmed by a second source. Official announcements take precedence, especially for holidays that depend on the moon or are declared at short notice.

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