# Public holidays in DR Congo 2024

DR Congo has 11 public holidays in 2024. 9 fall on a weekday and 2 on the weekend, with 1 substitute day off marked as observed, which leaves 253 working days out of 366. The weekend is Saturday and Sunday.

Note: The legal rest day is Sunday; Saturday and Sunday are used as the weekend on this site because the five day office week is the norm.

- Source: OpenWorkdays, https://openworkdays.com/dr-congo/2024/ (dataset holidays 0.103, CC BY 4.0)
- JSON: https://openworkdays.com/api/v1/cd/2024.json
- iCalendar: https://openworkdays.com/api/v1/cd/2024.ics
- CSV: https://openworkdays.com/api/v1/cd/2024.csv
- All years: https://openworkdays.com/api/v1/cd.json

## Summary 2024

| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Public holidays | 11 |
| Substitute days off (observed) | 1 |
| Holidays on weekdays | 9 |
| Holidays on the weekend | 3 |
| Weekend days | 104 |
| Working days | 253 |
| Calendar days | 366 |

## Holiday dates 2024

| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-01-01 | Monday | New Year's Day |
| 2024-01-04 | Thursday | Martyrs' Day |
| 2024-01-16 | Tuesday | National Hero Laurent Désiré Kabila Day |
| 2024-01-17 | Wednesday | National Hero Patrice Emery Lumumba Day |
| 2024-04-06 | Saturday | Day of the Struggle of Simon Kimbangu and African Consciousness |
| 2024-05-01 | Wednesday | Labor Day |
| 2024-05-17 | Friday | Revolution and Armed Forces Day |
| 2024-06-29 | Saturday | Independence Day (observed) |
| 2024-06-30 | Sunday | Independence Day |
| 2024-08-01 | Thursday | Parents' Day |
| 2024-08-02 | Friday | Congolese Genocide Memorial Day |
| 2024-12-25 | Wednesday | Christmas Day |

Observed marks a substitute day off granted because the holiday itself falls on a weekend.

## Working days per month in 2024

A working day is any day that is neither a weekend day (Saturday and Sunday) nor a public holiday.

| Month | Calendar days | Weekend days | Holidays on weekdays | Working days |
|---|---:|---:|---:|---:|
| January 2024 | 31 | 8 | 4 | 19 |
| February 2024 | 29 | 8 | 0 | 21 |
| March 2024 | 31 | 10 | 0 | 21 |
| April 2024 | 30 | 8 | 0 | 22 |
| May 2024 | 31 | 8 | 2 | 21 |
| June 2024 | 30 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| July 2024 | 31 | 8 | 0 | 23 |
| August 2024 | 31 | 9 | 2 | 20 |
| September 2024 | 30 | 9 | 0 | 21 |
| October 2024 | 31 | 8 | 0 | 23 |
| November 2024 | 30 | 9 | 0 | 21 |
| December 2024 | 31 | 9 | 1 | 21 |
| Total 2024 | 366 | 104 | 9 | 253 |

## Long weekends in 2024

Breaks of three days or more that need no annual leave.

- 3 days, Sat 30 December 2023 to Mon 1 January 2024: New Year's Day
- 3 days, Fri 17 to Sun 19 May 2024: Revolution and Armed Forces Day
- 4 days, Thu 1 to Sun 4 August 2024: Parents' Day, Congolese Genocide Memorial Day

## Bridge days in 2024

Take one day of leave on the date shown and turn a holiday into a longer break.

- Take off Friday 5 January 2024 for Thu 4 to Sun 7 January 2024 (4 days): Martyrs' Day
- Take off Monday 15 January 2024 for Sat 13 to Wed 17 January 2024 (5 days): National Hero Laurent Désiré Kabila Day, National Hero Patrice Emery Lumumba Day

## Questions about 2024 in DR Congo

**How many working days are there in DR Congo in 2024?** 253 working days. 2024 has 366 days, 104 of them weekend days and 9 public holidays on weekdays.

**How many public holidays does DR Congo have in 2024?** 11 public holidays, plus 1 substitute day off. 2 fall on the weekend.

**What counts as the weekend in DR Congo?** Saturday and Sunday.

## Other years

- [DR Congo 2024](https://openworkdays.com/dr-congo/2024.md)
- [DR Congo 2025](https://openworkdays.com/dr-congo/2025.md)
- [DR Congo 2026](https://openworkdays.com/dr-congo/2026.md)
- [DR Congo 2027](https://openworkdays.com/dr-congo/2027.md)
- [DR Congo 2028](https://openworkdays.com/dr-congo/2028.md)
- [DR Congo 2029](https://openworkdays.com/dr-congo/2029.md)
- [DR Congo 2030](https://openworkdays.com/dr-congo/2030.md)

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