Public holidays in Democratic Republic of the Congo

Public holidays for 2026 to 2028 – for Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Public holidays 2026

Date	Weekday	Holiday
1 Jan 2026	Thursday	New Year's Day
3 Jan 2026	Saturday	Martyrs' Day (observed)
4 Jan 2026	Sunday	Martyrs' Day
16 Jan 2026	Friday	National Hero Laurent Désiré Kabila Day
17 Jan 2026	Saturday	National Hero Patrice Emery Lumumba Day
6 Apr 2026	Monday	Day of the Struggle of Simon Kimbangu and African Consciousness
1 May 2026	Friday	Labor Day
16 May 2026	Saturday	Revolution and Armed Forces Day (observed)
17 May 2026	Sunday	Revolution and Armed Forces Day
30 Jun 2026	Tuesday	Independence Day
1 Aug 2026	Saturday	Congolese Genocide Memorial Day (observed)
1 Aug 2026	Saturday	Parents' Day
2 Aug 2026	Sunday	Congolese Genocide Memorial Day
25 Dec 2026	Friday	Christmas Day

Public holidays 2027

Date	Weekday	Holiday
1 Jan 2027	Friday	New Year's Day
4 Jan 2027	Monday	Martyrs' Day
16 Jan 2027	Saturday	National Hero Laurent Désiré Kabila Day
16 Jan 2027	Saturday	National Hero Patrice Emery Lumumba Day (observed)
17 Jan 2027	Sunday	National Hero Patrice Emery Lumumba Day
6 Apr 2027	Tuesday	Day of the Struggle of Simon Kimbangu and African Consciousness
1 May 2027	Saturday	Labor Day
17 May 2027	Monday	Revolution and Armed Forces Day
30 Jun 2027	Wednesday	Independence Day
31 Jul 2027	Saturday	Parents' Day (observed)
1 Aug 2027	Sunday	Parents' Day
2 Aug 2027	Monday	Congolese Genocide Memorial Day
25 Dec 2027	Saturday	Christmas Day

Public holidays 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