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Democratic Republic of the Congo · 2026 holiday calendar
Democratic Republic of the Congo Public Holidays 2026
Review public holidays, other listed observances, categories, and estimated dates for Democratic Republic of the Congo in 2026. Then use the Bridge-Day Holiday Optimizer to find long weekends that fit your workweek and leave budget.
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The 2026 Democratic Republic of the Congo calendar lists 14 public-holiday dates across 6 months. Examples include New Year's Day, Martyrs' Day (observed), Martyrs' Day. Their placement against your own workweek determines whether a nearby leave day can create a longer break; use the planner to compare options for your schedule.
2026 holiday dates and categories
This calendar lists the dates and categories supplied for Democratic Republic of the Congo. A public holiday in a national calendar may not be a day off for every employer or region.
| Date | Holiday | Status | Type and certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Year's Day | Public holiday | Holiday Official rule | |
| Martyrs' Day (observed) | Public holiday | Holiday Official rule | |
| Martyrs' Day | Public holiday | Holiday Official rule | |
| National Hero Laurent Désiré Kabila Day | Public holiday | Holiday Official rule | |
| National Hero Patrice Emery Lumumba Day | Public holiday | Holiday Official rule | |
| Day of the Struggle of Simon Kimbangu and African Consciousness | Public holiday | Holiday Official rule | |
| Labor Day | Public holiday | Holiday Official rule | |
| Revolution and Armed Forces Day (observed) | Public holiday | Holiday Official rule | |
| Revolution and Armed Forces Day | Public holiday | Holiday Official rule | |
| Independence Day | Public holiday | Holiday Official rule | |
| Congolese Genocide Memorial Day (observed) | Public holiday | Holiday Official rule | |
| Parents' Day | Public holiday | Holiday Official rule | |
| Congolese Genocide Memorial Day | Public holiday | Holiday Official rule | |
| Christmas Day | Public holiday | Holiday Official rule |
Plan a long weekend around Democratic Republic of the Congo holidays
Open the Bridge-Day Holiday Optimizer and choose Democratic Republic of the Congo and 2026. Add your workdays, leave budget, days-off target, and unavailable dates. The planner finds eligible breaks from public holidays and weekends; it cannot determine which dates your employer observes.
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About this calendar data
Source attribution: Open-Source Python-Holidays Library. The calendar snapshot used to build this page is dated 2026-10-14. Holiday dates, names, categories, and regional rules can change; verify important dates with official local sources.
Bridge-Day marks estimated dates and separates public holidays from other listed observances. Non-public entries remain visible for context and do not count as days off in the optimizer by default.