Public holidays in Maldives 2028

There are 18 public holidays in 2028. 11 of them fall on a working day.

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All 18 public holidays in Maldives 2028

Date	Weekday	Holiday	Local name
1 Jan 2028	Saturday	New Year's Day	މީލާދީ އާ އަހަރު ފެށޭ ދުވަސް
28 Jan 2028	Friday	First Day of Ramadan (estimated)	ރަމަޟާން މަސް ފެށޭ ދުވަސް (އަންދާޒާކުރި)
26 Feb 2028	Saturday	Eid al-Fitr (estimated)	ފިޠުރުޢީދު ދުވަސް (އަންދާޒާކުރި)
27 Feb 2028	Sunday	Eid al-Fitr Holiday (estimated)	ފިޠުރުޢީދުގެ މުނާސަބަތުގައި (އަންދާޒާކުރި)
28 Feb 2028	Monday	Eid al-Fitr Holiday (estimated)	ފިޠުރުޢީދުގެ މުނާސަބަތުގައި (އަންދާޒާކުރި)
1 May 2028	Monday	International Worker's Day	ބައިނަލްއަޤްވާމީ މަސައްކަތްތެރިންގެ ދުވަސް
4 May 2028	Thursday	Day of Arafah (estimated)	ޙައްޖުދުވަސް (އަންދާޒާކުރި)
5 May 2028	Friday	Eid al-Adha (estimated)	އަޟްޙާޢީދު ދުވަސް (އަންދާޒާކުރި)
6 May 2028	Saturday	Eid al-Adha Holiday (estimated)	އަޟްޙާޢީދުގެ މުނާސަބަތުގައި (އަންދާޒާކުރި)
7 May 2028	Sunday	Eid al-Adha Holiday (estimated)	އަޟްޙާޢީދުގެ މުނާސަބަތުގައި (އަންދާޒާކުރި)
8 May 2028	Monday	Eid al-Adha Holiday (estimated)	އަޟްޙާޢީދުގެ މުނާސަބަތުގައި (އަންދާޒާކުރި)
25 May 2028	Thursday	Islamic New Year (estimated)	ހިޖުރީ އާ އަހަރު ފެށޭ ދުވަސް (އަންދާޒާކުރި)
23 Jul 2028	Sunday	National Day (estimated)	ޤައުމީ ދުވަސް (އަންދާޒާކުރި)
26 Jul 2028	Wednesday	Independence Day	މިނިވަން ދުވަސް
3 Aug 2028	Thursday	Prophet's Birthday (estimated)	ކީރިތި ރަސޫލާގެ ޢީދުމީލާދު (އަންދާޒާކުރި)
22 Aug 2028	Tuesday	The Day Maldives Embraced Islam (estimated)	ރާއްޖެ އިސްލާމްވީ ދުވަސް (އަންދާޒާކުރި)
3 Nov 2028	Friday	Victory Day	ނަޞްރުގެ ދުވަސް
11 Nov 2028	Saturday	Republic Day	ޖުމްހޫރީ 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 2028

11 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
Tue 29 Feb, Wed 1 Mar, Thu 2 Mar	25 Feb – 4 Mar 2028	3	9	3	Eid al-Fitr (estimated), Eid al-Fitr Holiday (estimated), Eid al-Fitr Holiday (estimated)
Sun 30 Apr	28 Apr – 1 May 2028	1	4	4	International Worker's Day
Tue 2 May, Wed 3 May	1 May – 8 May 2028	2	8	4	International Worker's Day, Day of Arafah (estimated), Eid al-Adha (estimated), Eid al-Adha Holiday (estimated), Eid al-Adha Holiday (estimated), Eid al-Adha Holiday (estimated)
Tue 9 May, Wed 10 May, Thu 11 May	4 May – 13 May 2028	3	10	3.3	Day of Arafah (estimated), Eid al-Adha (estimated), Eid al-Adha Holiday (estimated), Eid al-Adha Holiday (estimated), Eid al-Adha Holiday (estimated)
Sun 21 May, Mon 22 May, Tue 23 May, Wed 24 May	19 May – 27 May 2028	4	9	2.3	Islamic New Year (estimated)
Mon 24 Jul, Tue 25 Jul	21 Jul – 26 Jul 2028	2	6	3	National Day (estimated), Independence Day
Thu 27 Jul	26 Jul – 29 Jul 2028	1	4	4	Independence Day
Sun 30 Jul, Mon 31 Jul, Tue 1 Aug, Wed 2 Aug	28 Jul – 5 Aug 2028	4	9	2.3	Prophet's Birthday (estimated)
Sun 20 Aug, Mon 21 Aug	18 Aug – 22 Aug 2028	2	5	2.5	The Day Maldives Embraced Islam (estimated)
Wed 23 Aug, Thu 24 Aug	22 Aug – 26 Aug 2028	2	5	2.5	The Day Maldives Embraced Islam (estimated)
Sun 31 Dec	29 Dec – 1 Jan 2029	1	4	4	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.

Frequently asked questions

How many public holidays does Maldives have in 2028?

18 public holidays. 7 of them fall on a weekend in 2028.

Which public holiday gives the best long weekend in 2028?

International Worker's Day, Day of Arafah (estimated), Eid al-Adha (estimated), Eid al-Adha Holiday (estimated): take 2 days of leave (2 May, 3 May) and you get 8 days off in a row, 1 May – 8 May 2028.

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Sources

Data: python-holidays 0.105 (MIT licence), country code MV (retrieved Sep 28, 2026)
Cross-check: Nager.Date public holiday API (country not covered) (retrieved Sep 28, 2026)
Cross-check: Google Calendar public holiday calendar (en.mv) (retrieved Sep 28, 2026)

Last updated: Sep 26, 2026