Public holidays in Myanmar 2026
Myanmar has 27 public holidays in 2026. 22 fall on a weekday and 5 on the weekend, which leaves 240 working days out of 365. 1 weekend day is official working days and counted as such. The weekend is Saturday and Sunday.
27public holidays
22weekday days off
240working days in 2026
103weekend days
Holiday dates 2026
| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| Thursday | New Year's Day | |
| Sunday weekend | Independence Day | |
| Thursday | Union Day | |
| Tuesday | Chinese New Year | |
| Monday | Full Moon Day of Tabaung | |
| Monday | Peasants' Day | |
| Friday | Armed Forces Day | |
| Monday | Myanmar New Year | |
| Tuesday | Myanmar New Year | |
| Wednesday | Myanmar New Year | |
| Thursday | Myanmar New Year | |
| Friday | Myanmar New Year | |
| Saturday weekend | Myanmar New Year | |
| Sunday weekend | Myanmar New Year | |
| Monday | Myanmar New Year | |
| Tuesday | Myanmar New Year | |
| Thursday | Full Moon Day of Kason | |
| Friday | May Day | |
| Thursday | Eid al-Adha estimated | |
| Sunday weekend | Martyrs' Day | |
| Wednesday | Full Moon Day of Waso | |
| Sunday weekend | Thadingyut Holidays | |
| Monday | Thadingyut Holidays | |
| Tuesday | Thadingyut Holidays | |
| Tuesday | Diwali | |
| Tuesday | Full Moon Day of Tazaungmon | |
| Friday | National Day | |
| Friday | Christmas Day |
Estimated marks a date set by a lunar or astronomical calendar that the authorities have not confirmed yet; it can move by a day.
Weekend days that are official working days in 2026: Sat 3 January 2026. They are counted as working days in the table below and in the calculator.
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 | 8 | 1 | 22 |
| February 2026 | 28 | 8 | 2 | 18 |
| March 2026 | 31 | 9 | 2 | 20 |
| April 2026 | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 |
| May 2026 | 31 | 10 | 2 | 19 |
| June 2026 | 30 | 8 | 0 | 22 |
| July 2026 | 31 | 8 | 1 | 22 |
| August 2026 | 31 | 10 | 0 | 21 |
| September 2026 | 30 | 8 | 0 | 22 |
| October 2026 | 31 | 9 | 2 | 20 |
| November 2026 | 30 | 9 | 2 | 19 |
| December 2026 | 31 | 8 | 2 | 21 |
| Total 2026 | 365 | 103 | 22 | 240 |
public holidayweekendbridge day
Jan22 wd
Feb18 wd
Mar20 wd
Apr14 wd
May19 wd
Jun22 wd
Jul22 wd
Aug21 wd
Sep22 wd
Oct20 wd
Nov19 wd
Dec21 wd
Long weekends and bridge days in 2026
Breaks of three days or more that need no annual leave at all.
- 3 daysSat 28 February to Mon 2 March 2026Full Moon Day of Tabaung, Peasants' Day
- 3 daysFri 27 to Sun 29 March 2026Armed Forces Day
- 11 daysSat 11 to Tue 21 April 2026Myanmar New Year
- 4 daysThu 30 April to Sun 3 May 2026Full Moon Day of Kason, May Day
- 4 daysSat 24 to Tue 27 October 2026Thadingyut Holidays
- 3 daysFri 4 to Sun 6 December 2026National 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 13 February 2026 for Thu 12 to Sun 15 February 2026Union Day
- 4 daysTake off Monday 16 February 2026 for Sat 14 to Tue 17 February 2026Chinese New Year
- 4 daysTake off Friday 29 May 2026 for Thu 28 to Sun 31 May 2026Eid al-Adha
- 4 daysTake off Monday 9 November 2026 for Sat 7 to Tue 10 November 2026Diwali
- 4 daysTake off Monday 23 November 2026 for Sat 21 to Tue 24 November 2026Full Moon Day of Tazaungmon
Questions about 2026 in Myanmar
- How many working days are there in Myanmar in 2026?
- 240 working days. 2026 has 365 days, 103 of them weekend days and 22 public holidays on weekdays.
- How many public holidays does Myanmar have in 2026?
- 27 public holidays. 5 fall on the weekend.
- Which 2026 holidays fall on a weekend?
- Independence Day (4 January 2026), Myanmar New Year (18 April 2026), Myanmar New Year (19 April 2026), Martyrs' Day (19 July 2026), Thadingyut Holidays (25 October 2026).
- What counts as the weekend in Myanmar?
- Saturday and Sunday. The calculator lets you change this if your organisation works a different week.
- What about 2027?
- See public holidays in Myanmar 2027 or go back to 2025.
Cite or reuse this data
Myanmar has 27 public holidays and 240 working days in 2026.
Source: OpenWorkdays, https://openworkdays.com/myanmar/2026/ (dataset holidays 0.103, CC BY 4.0).
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