Public holidays 2026 in Maldives

There are 18 public holidays in 2026.

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DateWeekdayHolidayLocal nameCountdown
ThursdayNew Year's Dayމީލާދީ އާ އަހަރު ފެށޭ ދުވަސް
WednesdayFirst Day of Ramadan (estimated)ރަމަޟާން މަސް ފެށޭ ދުވަސް (އަންދާޒާކުރި)
FridayEid al-Fitr (estimated)ފިޠުރުޢީދު ދުވަސް (އަންދާޒާކުރި)
SaturdayEid al-Fitr Holiday (estimated)ފިޠުރުޢީދުގެ މުނާސަބަތުގައި (އަންދާޒާކުރި)
SundayEid al-Fitr Holiday (estimated)ފިޠުރުޢީދުގެ މުނާސަބަތުގައި (އަންދާޒާކުރި)
FridayInternational Worker's Dayބައިނަލްއަޤްވާމީ މަސައްކަތްތެރިންގެ ދުވަސް
TuesdayDay of Arafah (estimated)ޙައްޖުދުވަސް (އަންދާޒާކުރި)
WednesdayEid al-Adha (estimated)އަޟްޙާޢީދު ދުވަސް (އަންދާޒާކުރި)
ThursdayEid al-Adha Holiday (estimated)އަޟްޙާޢީދުގެ މުނާސަބަތުގައި (އަންދާޒާކުރި)
FridayEid al-Adha Holiday (estimated)އަޟްޙާޢީދުގެ މުނާސަބަތުގައި (އަންދާޒާކުރި)
SaturdayEid al-Adha Holiday (estimated)އަޟްޙާޢީދުގެ މުނާސަބަތުގައި (އަންދާޒާކުރި)
TuesdayIslamic New Year (estimated)ހިޖުރީ އާ އަހަރު ފެށޭ ދުވަސް (އަންދާޒާކުރި)
SundayIndependence Dayމިނިވަން ދުވަސް
FridayNational Day (estimated)ޤައުމީ ދުވަސް (އަންދާޒާކުރި)
TuesdayProphet's Birthday (estimated)ކީރިތި ރަސޫލާގެ ޢީދުމީލާދު (އަންދާޒާކުރި)
SaturdayThe Day Maldives Embraced Islam (estimated)ރާއްޖެ އިސްލާމްވީ ދުވަސް (އަންދާޒާކުރި)
TuesdayVictory Dayނަޞްރުގެ ދުވަސް
WednesdayRepublic Dayޖުމްހޫރީ ދުވަސް

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

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

Take leaveOffDays of leaveDays offRatioOccasion
Sun 15 Feb, Mon 16 Feb, Tue 17 Feb13 Feb – 18 Feb 2026362First Day of Ramadan (estimated)
Thu 19 Feb18 Feb – 21 Feb 2026144First Day of Ramadan (estimated)
Mon 23 Mar, Tue 24 Mar, Wed 25 Mar, Thu 26 Mar20 Mar – 28 Mar 2026492.3Eid al-Fitr (estimated), Eid al-Fitr Holiday (estimated), Eid al-Fitr Holiday (estimated)
Sun 24 May, Mon 25 May22 May – 30 May 2026294.5Day of Arafah (estimated), Eid al-Adha (estimated), Eid al-Adha Holiday (estimated), Eid al-Adha Holiday (estimated), Eid al-Adha Holiday (estimated)
Sun 14 Jun, Mon 15 Jun12 Jun – 16 Jun 2026252.5Islamic New Year (estimated)
Wed 17 Jun, Thu 18 Jun16 Jun – 20 Jun 2026252.5Islamic New Year (estimated)
Mon 27 Jul, Tue 28 Jul, Wed 29 Jul, Thu 30 Jul24 Jul – 1 Aug 2026492.3Independence Day
Sun 23 Aug, Mon 24 Aug21 Aug – 25 Aug 2026252.5Prophet's Birthday (estimated)
Wed 26 Aug, Thu 27 Aug25 Aug – 29 Aug 2026252.5Prophet's Birthday (estimated)
Sun 1 Nov, Mon 2 Nov30 Oct – 3 Nov 2026252.5Victory Day
Wed 4 Nov, Thu 5 Nov3 Nov – 7 Nov 2026252.5Victory Day
Sun 8 Nov, Mon 9 Nov, Tue 10 Nov6 Nov – 11 Nov 2026362Republic Day
Thu 12 Nov11 Nov – 14 Nov 2026144Republic 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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