Public holidays 2026 in Mozambique
There are 10 public holidays in 2026.
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| Date | Weekday | Holiday | Local name | Countdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thursday | International Fraternalism Day | Dia da Fraternidade universal | ||
| Tuesday | Heroes' Day | Dia dos Heróis Moçambicanos | ||
| Tuesday | Women's Day | Dia da Mulher Moçambicana | ||
| Friday | International Workers' Day | Dia Internacional dos Trabalhadores | ||
| Thursday | National Independence Day | Dia da Independência Nacional | ||
| Monday | Victory Day | Dia da Vitória | ||
| Friday | Armed Forces Day | Dia das Forças Armadas de Libertação Nacional | ||
| Sunday | Peace and Reconciliation Day | Dia da Paz e Reconciliação | ||
| Monday | Peace and Reconciliation Day (observed) | Dia da Paz e Reconciliação (ponte) | ||
| Friday | Family Day | Dia da Família |
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 leave | Off | Days of leave | Days off | Ratio | Occasion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 2 Jan | 1 Jan – 4 Jan 2026 | 1 | 4 | 4 | International Fraternalism Day |
| Mon 2 Feb | 31 Jan – 3 Feb 2026 | 1 | 4 | 4 | Heroes' Day |
| Wed 4 Feb, Thu 5 Feb, Fri 6 Feb | 3 Feb – 8 Feb 2026 | 3 | 6 | 2 | Heroes' Day |
| Mon 6 Apr | 4 Apr – 7 Apr 2026 | 1 | 4 | 4 | Women's Day |
| Wed 8 Apr, Thu 9 Apr, Fri 10 Apr | 7 Apr – 12 Apr 2026 | 3 | 6 | 2 | Women's Day |
| Mon 27 Apr, Tue 28 Apr, Wed 29 Apr, Thu 30 Apr | 25 Apr – 3 May 2026 | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | International Workers' Day |
| Mon 22 Jun, Tue 23 Jun, Wed 24 Jun | 20 Jun – 25 Jun 2026 | 3 | 6 | 2 | National Independence Day |
| Fri 26 Jun | 25 Jun – 28 Jun 2026 | 1 | 4 | 4 | National Independence Day |
| Tue 8 Sep, Wed 9 Sep, Thu 10 Sep, Fri 11 Sep | 5 Sep – 13 Sep 2026 | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | Victory Day |
| Mon 21 Sep, Tue 22 Sep, Wed 23 Sep, Thu 24 Sep | 19 Sep – 27 Sep 2026 | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | Armed Forces Day |
| Tue 6 Oct, Wed 7 Oct, Thu 8 Oct, Fri 9 Oct | 3 Oct – 11 Oct 2026 | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | Peace and Reconciliation Day, Peace and Reconciliation Day (observed) |
| Mon 21 Dec, Tue 22 Dec, Wed 23 Dec, Thu 24 Dec | 19 Dec – 27 Dec 2026 | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | Family Day |
| Mon 28 Dec, Tue 29 Dec, Wed 30 Dec, Thu 31 Dec | 25 Dec – 3 Jan 2027 | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | Family Day, International Fraternalism 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.
Sources
- Data: python-holidays 0.105 (MIT licence), country code MZ (retrieved Sep 27, 2026)
- Cross-check: Nager.Date public holiday API (MIT licence) (retrieved Sep 27, 2026)
- Cross-check: Google Calendar public holiday calendar (en.mz) (retrieved Sep 27, 2026)
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Other years
- Public holidays 2026
- Public holidays 2027