Public holidays in DR Congo 2026
DR Congo has 11 public holidays in 2026. 6 fall on a weekday and 5 on the weekend, with 2 substitute days off marked as observed, which leaves 255 working days out of 365. The weekend is Saturday and Sunday.
11public holidays
6weekday days off, substitutes included
255working days in 2026
104weekend days
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.
Holiday dates 2026
| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| Thursday | New Year's Day | |
| Saturday weekend | Martyrs' Day observed | |
| Sunday weekend | Martyrs' Day | |
| Friday | National Hero Laurent Désiré Kabila Day | |
| Saturday weekend | National Hero Patrice Emery Lumumba Day | |
| Monday | Day of the Struggle of Simon Kimbangu and African Consciousness | |
| Friday | Labor Day | |
| Saturday weekend | Revolution and Armed Forces Day observed | |
| Sunday weekend | Revolution and Armed Forces Day | |
| Tuesday | Independence Day | |
| Saturday weekend | Congolese Genocide Memorial Day observed | |
| Saturday weekend | Parents' Day | |
| Sunday weekend | Congolese Genocide Memorial Day | |
| Friday | Christmas Day |
Observed marks a substitute day off granted because the holiday itself falls on a weekend.
Working days per month in 2026
A working day is any day that is neither a weekend day (Saturday and Sunday) nor a public holiday. Holidays that fall on the weekend do not reduce the count.
| Month | Calendar days | Weekend days | Holidays on weekdays | Working days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 2026 | 31 | 9 | 2 | 20 |
| February 2026 | 28 | 8 | 0 | 20 |
| March 2026 | 31 | 9 | 0 | 22 |
| April 2026 | 30 | 8 | 1 | 21 |
| May 2026 | 31 | 10 | 1 | 20 |
| June 2026 | 30 | 8 | 1 | 21 |
| July 2026 | 31 | 8 | 0 | 23 |
| August 2026 | 31 | 10 | 0 | 21 |
| September 2026 | 30 | 8 | 0 | 22 |
| October 2026 | 31 | 9 | 0 | 22 |
| November 2026 | 30 | 9 | 0 | 21 |
| December 2026 | 31 | 8 | 1 | 22 |
| Total 2026 | 365 | 104 | 6 | 255 |
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Long weekends and bridge days in 2026
Breaks of three days or more that need no annual leave at all.
- 3 daysFri 16 to Sun 18 January 2026National Hero Laurent Désiré Kabila Day, National Hero Patrice Emery Lumumba Day
- 3 daysSat 4 to Mon 6 April 2026Day of the Struggle of Simon Kimbangu and African Consciousness
- 3 daysFri 1 to Sun 3 May 2026Labor Day
- 3 daysFri 25 to Sun 27 December 2026Christmas Day
Take one day of leave on the date shown and turn a holiday into a longer break.
- 4 daysTake off Friday 2 January 2026 for Thu 1 to Sun 4 January 2026New Year's Day, Martyrs' Day
- 4 daysTake off Monday 29 June 2026 for Sat 27 to Tue 30 June 2026Independence Day
Questions about 2026 in DR Congo
- How many working days are there in DR Congo in 2026?
- 255 working days. 2026 has 365 days, 104 of them weekend days and 6 public holidays on weekdays.
- How many public holidays does DR Congo have in 2026?
- 11 public holidays, plus 2 substitute days off. 5 fall on the weekend.
- Which 2026 holidays fall on a weekend?
- Martyrs' Day (3 January 2026), Martyrs' Day (4 January 2026), National Hero Patrice Emery Lumumba Day (17 January 2026), Revolution and Armed Forces Day (16 May 2026), Revolution and Armed Forces Day (17 May 2026), Congolese Genocide Memorial Day (1 August 2026), Parents' Day (1 August 2026), Congolese Genocide Memorial Day (2 August 2026).
- What counts as the weekend in DR Congo?
- Saturday and Sunday. The calculator lets you change this if your organisation works a different week.
- What about 2027?
- See public holidays in DR Congo 2027 or go back to 2025.
Cite or reuse this data
DR Congo has 11 public holidays and 255 working days in 2026.
Source: OpenWorkdays, https://openworkdays.com/dr-congo/2026/ (dataset holidays 0.103, CC BY 4.0).
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