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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