Public holidays in Democratic Republic of the Congo 2028

There are 12 public holidays in 2028. 11 of them fall on a working day.

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All 12 public holidays in Democratic Republic of the Congo 2028

Date	Weekday	Holiday	Local name
1 Jan 2028	Saturday	New Year's Day	Nouvel an
4 Jan 2028	Tuesday	Martyrs' Day	Martyrs de l'indépendance
15 Jan 2028	Saturday	National Hero Laurent Désiré Kabila Day (observed)	Journée du héros national Laurent Désiré Kabila (observé)
16 Jan 2028	Sunday	National Hero Laurent Désiré Kabila Day	Journée du héros national Laurent Désiré Kabila
17 Jan 2028	Monday	National Hero Patrice Emery Lumumba Day	Journée du héros national Patrice Emery Lumumba
6 Apr 2028	Thursday	Day of the Struggle of Simon Kimbangu and African Consciousness	Journée du combat de Simon Kimbangu et de la conscience africaine
1 May 2028	Monday	Labor Day	Fête du travail
17 May 2028	Wednesday	Revolution and Armed Forces Day	Journée de la Révolution et des Forces Armées
30 Jun 2028	Friday	Independence Day	Journée de l'indépendance
1 Aug 2028	Tuesday	Parents' Day	Fête des parents
2 Aug 2028	Wednesday	Congolese Genocide Memorial Day	Journée commémorative du génocide Congolais
25 Dec 2028	Monday	Christmas Day	Noël

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 2028

10 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
Mon 3 Jan	1 Jan – 4 Jan 2028	1	4	4	New Year's Day, Martyrs' Day
Wed 5 Jan, Thu 6 Jan, Fri 7 Jan, Sat 8 Jan	4 Jan – 9 Jan 2028	4	6	1.5	Martyrs' Day
Mon 3 Apr, Tue 4 Apr, Wed 5 Apr	2 Apr – 6 Apr 2028	3	5	1.7	Day of the Struggle of Simon Kimbangu and African Consciousness
Fri 7 Apr, Sat 8 Apr	6 Apr – 9 Apr 2028	2	4	2	Day of the Struggle of Simon Kimbangu and African Consciousness
Mon 15 May, Tue 16 May	14 May – 17 May 2028	2	4	2	Revolution and Armed Forces Day
Thu 18 May, Fri 19 May, Sat 20 May	17 May – 21 May 2028	3	5	1.7	Revolution and Armed Forces Day
Mon 26 Jun, Tue 27 Jun, Wed 28 Jun, Thu 29 Jun	25 Jun – 30 Jun 2028	4	6	1.5	Independence Day
Sat 1 Jul	30 Jun – 2 Jul 2028	1	3	3	Independence Day
Mon 31 Jul	30 Jul – 2 Aug 2028	1	4	4	Parents' Day, Congolese Genocide Memorial Day
Thu 3 Aug, Fri 4 Aug, Sat 5 Aug	1 Aug – 6 Aug 2028	3	6	2	Parents' Day, Congolese Genocide Memorial 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.

Frequently asked questions

How many public holidays does Democratic Republic of the Congo have in 2028?

12 public holidays. One of them falls on a weekend in 2028.

Which public holiday gives the best long weekend in 2028?

New Year's Day, Martyrs' Day: take 1 day of leave (3 Jan) and you get 4 days off in a row, 1 Jan – 4 Jan 2028.

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Sources

Data: python-holidays 0.105 (MIT licence), country code CD (retrieved Sep 28, 2026)
Cross-check: Nager.Date public holiday API (MIT licence) (retrieved Sep 28, 2026)
Cross-check: Google Calendar public holiday calendar (en.cd) (retrieved Sep 28, 2026)

Last updated: Sep 26, 2026