Public holidays in DR Congo 2027
DR Congo has 11 public holidays in 2027. 6 fall on a weekday and 5 on the weekend, with 1 substitute day 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 2027
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 2027
| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| Friday | New Year's Day | |
| Monday | Martyrs' Day | |
| Saturday weekend | National Hero Laurent Désiré Kabila Day | |
| Saturday weekend | National Hero Patrice Emery Lumumba Day observed | |
| Sunday weekend | National Hero Patrice Emery Lumumba Day | |
| Tuesday | Day of the Struggle of Simon Kimbangu and African Consciousness | |
| Saturday weekend | Labor Day | |
| Monday | Revolution and Armed Forces Day | |
| Wednesday | Independence Day | |
| Saturday weekend | Parents' Day observed | |
| Sunday weekend | Parents' Day | |
| Monday | Congolese Genocide Memorial Day | |
| Saturday weekend | Christmas Day |
Observed marks a substitute day off granted because the holiday itself falls on a weekend.
Working days per month in 2027
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 2027 | 31 | 10 | 2 | 19 |
| February 2027 | 28 | 8 | 0 | 20 |
| March 2027 | 31 | 8 | 0 | 23 |
| April 2027 | 30 | 8 | 1 | 21 |
| May 2027 | 31 | 10 | 1 | 20 |
| June 2027 | 30 | 8 | 1 | 21 |
| July 2027 | 31 | 9 | 0 | 22 |
| August 2027 | 31 | 9 | 1 | 21 |
| September 2027 | 30 | 8 | 0 | 22 |
| October 2027 | 31 | 10 | 0 | 21 |
| November 2027 | 30 | 8 | 0 | 22 |
| December 2027 | 31 | 8 | 0 | 23 |
| Total 2027 | 365 | 104 | 6 | 255 |
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Long weekends and bridge days in 2027
Breaks of three days or more that need no annual leave at all.
- 4 daysFri 1 to Mon 4 January 2027New Year's Day, Martyrs' Day
- 3 daysSat 15 to Mon 17 May 2027Revolution and Armed Forces Day
- 3 daysSat 31 July to Mon 2 August 2027Parents' Day, Congolese Genocide Memorial Day
Take one day of leave on the date shown and turn a holiday into a longer break.
- 4 daysTake off Monday 5 April 2027 for Sat 3 to Tue 6 April 2027Day of the Struggle of Simon Kimbangu and African Consciousness
Questions about 2027 in DR Congo
- How many working days are there in DR Congo in 2027?
- 255 working days. 2027 has 365 days, 104 of them weekend days and 6 public holidays on weekdays.
- How many public holidays does DR Congo have in 2027?
- 11 public holidays, plus 1 substitute day off. 5 fall on the weekend.
- Which 2027 holidays fall on a weekend?
- National Hero Laurent Désiré Kabila Day (16 January 2027), National Hero Patrice Emery Lumumba Day (16 January 2027), National Hero Patrice Emery Lumumba Day (17 January 2027), Labor Day (1 May 2027), Parents' Day (31 July 2027), Parents' Day (1 August 2027), Christmas Day (25 December 2027).
- 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 2028?
- See public holidays in DR Congo 2028 or go back to 2026.
Cite or reuse this data
DR Congo has 11 public holidays and 255 working days in 2027.
Source: OpenWorkdays, https://openworkdays.com/dr-congo/2027/ (dataset holidays 0.103, CC BY 4.0).
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