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82% of 2026 has passed · Today is Wednesday, October 28, 2026 · Week 44 · Day 301 of 365 · 64 days left in 2026

2026 Holidays for Congo Democratic Republic

  • New Year's Day (Nouvel an)
  • Martyrs' Day (observed) (Martyrs de l'indépendance (observé))
  • Martyrs' Day (Martyrs de l'indépendance)
  • National Hero Laurent Désiré Kabila Day (Journée du héros national Laurent Désiré Kabila)
  • National Hero Patrice Emery Lumumba Day (Journée du héros national Patrice Emery Lumumba)
  • Day of the Struggle of Simon Kimbangu and African Consciousness (Journée du combat de Simon Kimbangu et de la conscience africaine)
  • Labor Day (Fête du travail)
  • Revolution and Armed Forces Day (observed) (Journée de la Révolution et des Forces Armées (observé))
  • Revolution and Armed Forces Day (Journée de la Révolution et des Forces Armées)
  • Independence Day (Journée de l'indépendance)
  • Congolese Genocide Memorial Day (observed) (Fête des parents)
  • Parents' Day (Journée commémorative du génocide Congolais (observé))
  • Congolese Genocide Memorial Day (Journée commémorative du génocide Congolais)
  • Christmas Day (Noël)

Public holidays in the Congo Democratic Republic in 2026

The Congo Democratic Republic has 14 public holidays in 2026. 8 of them fall on the weekend (Saturday and Sunday). The month with the most public holidays is January (5).

All public holidays in the Congo Democratic Republic in 2026

  • New Year's Day (Nouvel an) – Thursday, January 1, 2026
  • Martyrs' Day (observed) (Martyrs de l'indépendance (observé)) – Saturday, January 3, 2026
  • Martyrs' Day (Martyrs de l'indépendance) – Sunday, January 4, 2026
  • National Hero Laurent Désiré Kabila Day (Journée du héros national Laurent Désiré Kabila) – Friday, January 16, 2026
  • National Hero Patrice Emery Lumumba Day (Journée du héros national Patrice Emery Lumumba) – Saturday, January 17, 2026
  • Day of the Struggle of Simon Kimbangu and African Consciousness (Journée du combat de Simon Kimbangu et de la conscience africaine) – Monday, April 6, 2026
  • Labor Day (Fête du travail) – Friday, May 1, 2026
  • Revolution and Armed Forces Day (observed) (Journée de la Révolution et des Forces Armées (observé)) – Saturday, May 16, 2026
  • Revolution and Armed Forces Day (Journée de la Révolution et des Forces Armées) – Sunday, May 17, 2026
  • Independence Day (Journée de l'indépendance) – Tuesday, June 30, 2026
  • Congolese Genocide Memorial Day (observed) (Fête des parents) – Saturday, August 1, 2026
  • Parents' Day (Journée commémorative du génocide Congolais (observé)) – Saturday, August 1, 2026
  • Congolese Genocide Memorial Day (Journée commémorative du génocide Congolais) – Sunday, August 2, 2026
  • Christmas Day (Noël) – Friday, December 25, 2026

Long weekends and bridge days in the Congo Democratic Republic in 2026

The weekend in the Congo Democratic Republic: Saturday and Sunday. The Congo Democratic Republic has 4 long weekends in 2026: three days or more off in a row thanks to a public holiday.

  • Fri, Jan 16 – Sun, Jan 18 – 3 days off (National Hero Laurent Désiré Kabila Day, National Hero Patrice Emery Lumumba Day)
  • Sat, Apr 4 – Mon, Apr 6 – 3 days off (Day of the Struggle of Simon Kimbangu and African Consciousness)
  • Fri, May 1 – Sun, May 3 – 3 days off (Labor Day)
  • Fri, Dec 25 – Sun, Dec 27 – 3 days off (Christmas Day)

Bridge days: a few days off, a long break

  • Take Fri, Jan 2 off: 4 days off in a row, Thu, Jan 1 – Sun, Jan 4 (New Year's Day, Martyrs' Day (observed), Martyrs' Day)
  • Take Mon, Jun 29 off: 4 days off in a row, Sat, Jun 27 – Tue, Jun 30 (Independence Day)

2026 at a glance

  • 2026 has 365 days.
  • 2026 starts on a Thursday and ends on a Thursday.
  • 2026 has the same calendar as 2015 and 2037.
  • Public holidays in the Congo Democratic Republic: 14

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