Public holidays in Malawi

Public holidays for 2026 to 2028 – for Malawi.

Public holidays 2026

Date	Weekday	Holiday
1 Jan 2026	Thursday	New Year's Day
15 Jan 2026	Thursday	John Chilembwe Day
3 Mar 2026	Tuesday	Martyrs Day
3 Apr 2026	Friday	Good Friday
6 Apr 2026	Monday	Easter Monday
1 May 2026	Friday	Labour Day
14 May 2026	Thursday	Kamuzu Day
6 Jul 2026	Monday	Independence Day
15 Oct 2026	Thursday	Mother's Day
25 Dec 2026	Friday	Christmas Day
26 Dec 2026	Saturday	Boxing Day
28 Dec 2026	Monday	Boxing Day (observed)

Public holidays 2027

Date	Weekday	Holiday
1 Jan 2027	Friday	New Year's Day
15 Jan 2027	Friday	John Chilembwe Day
3 Mar 2027	Wednesday	Martyrs Day
26 Mar 2027	Friday	Good Friday
29 Mar 2027	Monday	Easter Monday
1 May 2027	Saturday	Labour Day
3 May 2027	Monday	Labour Day (observed)
14 May 2027	Friday	Kamuzu Day
6 Jul 2027	Tuesday	Independence Day
15 Oct 2027	Friday	Mother's Day
25 Dec 2027	Saturday	Christmas Day
26 Dec 2027	Sunday	Boxing Day
27 Dec 2027	Monday	Christmas Day (observed)
28 Dec 2027	Tuesday	Boxing Day (observed)

Public holidays 2028

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Sources

Data: python-holidays 0.105 (MIT licence), country code MW (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.mw) (retrieved Sep 28, 2026)

Last updated: Sep 26, 2026