Public holidays in DR Congo 2028
DR Congo has 11 public holidays in 2028. 9 fall on a weekday and 2 on the weekend, with 1 substitute day off marked as observed, which leaves 251 working days out of 366. The weekend is Saturday and Sunday.
11public holidays
9weekday days off, substitutes included
251working days in 2028
106weekend 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 2028
| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| Saturday weekend | New Year's Day | |
| Tuesday | Martyrs' Day | |
| Saturday weekend | National Hero Laurent Désiré Kabila Day observed | |
| Sunday weekend | National Hero Laurent Désiré Kabila Day | |
| Monday | National Hero Patrice Emery Lumumba Day | |
| Thursday | Day of the Struggle of Simon Kimbangu and African Consciousness | |
| Monday | Labor Day | |
| Wednesday | Revolution and Armed Forces Day | |
| Friday | Independence Day | |
| Tuesday | Parents' Day | |
| Wednesday | Congolese Genocide Memorial Day | |
| Monday | Christmas Day |
Observed marks a substitute day off granted because the holiday itself falls on a weekend.
Working days per month in 2028
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 2028 | 31 | 10 | 2 | 19 |
| February 2028 | 29 | 8 | 0 | 21 |
| March 2028 | 31 | 8 | 0 | 23 |
| April 2028 | 30 | 10 | 1 | 19 |
| May 2028 | 31 | 8 | 2 | 21 |
| June 2028 | 30 | 8 | 1 | 21 |
| July 2028 | 31 | 10 | 0 | 21 |
| August 2028 | 31 | 8 | 2 | 21 |
| September 2028 | 30 | 9 | 0 | 21 |
| October 2028 | 31 | 9 | 0 | 22 |
| November 2028 | 30 | 8 | 0 | 22 |
| December 2028 | 31 | 10 | 1 | 20 |
| Total 2028 | 366 | 106 | 9 | 251 |
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Long weekends and bridge days in 2028
Breaks of three days or more that need no annual leave at all.
- 3 daysSat 15 to Mon 17 January 2028National Hero Laurent Désiré Kabila Day, National Hero Patrice Emery Lumumba Day
- 3 daysSat 29 April to Mon 1 May 2028Labor Day
- 3 daysFri 30 June to Sun 2 July 2028Independence Day
- 3 daysSat 23 to Mon 25 December 2028Christmas Day
- 3 daysSat 30 December 2028 to Mon 1 January 2029New Year's Day
Take one day of leave on the date shown and turn a holiday into a longer break.
- 4 daysTake off Monday 3 January 2028 for Sat 1 to Tue 4 January 2028New Year's Day, Martyrs' Day
- 4 daysTake off Friday 7 April 2028 for Thu 6 to Sun 9 April 2028Day of the Struggle of Simon Kimbangu and African Consciousness
- 5 daysTake off Monday 31 July 2028 for Sat 29 July to Wed 2 August 2028Parents' Day, Congolese Genocide Memorial Day
Questions about 2028 in DR Congo
- How many working days are there in DR Congo in 2028?
- 251 working days. 2028 has 366 days, 106 of them weekend days and 9 public holidays on weekdays.
- How many public holidays does DR Congo have in 2028?
- 11 public holidays, plus 1 substitute day off. 2 fall on the weekend.
- Which 2028 holidays fall on a weekend?
- New Year's Day (1 January 2028), National Hero Laurent Désiré Kabila Day (15 January 2028), National Hero Laurent Désiré Kabila Day (16 January 2028).
- 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 2029?
- See public holidays in DR Congo 2029 or go back to 2027.
Cite or reuse this data
DR Congo has 11 public holidays and 251 working days in 2028.
Source: OpenWorkdays, https://openworkdays.com/dr-congo/2028/ (dataset holidays 0.103, CC BY 4.0).
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