Congo - Kinshasa has 13 days of national public holidays in 2026, 6 on working days.
Next: Noël (Christmas Day), Friday, 25 December 2026in 67 days
Nationwide
National public holidays
National public holidays in Congo - Kinshasa in 2026: date, weekday, name and days until
Date
Holiday
When
1 JanThu
Nouvel anNew Year's Day
291 days ago
3 JanSatWeekend
Martyrs de l'indépendance (observé)Martyrs' Day (observed)
289 days ago
4 JanSunWeekend
Martyrs de l'indépendanceMartyrs' Day
288 days ago
16 JanFri
Journée du héros national Laurent Désiré KabilaNational Hero Laurent Désiré Kabila Day
276 days ago
17 JanSatWeekend
Journée du héros national Patrice Emery LumumbaNational Hero Patrice Emery Lumumba Day
275 days ago
6 AprMon
Journée du combat de Simon Kimbangu et de la conscience africaineDay of the Struggle of Simon Kimbangu and African Consciousness
196 days ago
1 MayFri
Fête du travailLabor Day
171 days ago
16 MaySatWeekend
Journée de la Révolution et des Forces Armées (observé)Revolution and Armed Forces Day (observed)
156 days ago
17 MaySunWeekend
Journée de la Révolution et des Forces ArméesRevolution and Armed Forces Day
155 days ago
30 JunTue
Journée de l'indépendanceIndependence Day
111 days ago
1 AugSatWeekend
Fête des parentsParents' Day
79 days ago
1 AugSatWeekend
Journée commémorative du génocide Congolais (observé)Congolese Genocide Memorial Day (observed)
79 days ago
2 AugSunWeekend
Journée commémorative du génocide CongolaisCongolese Genocide Memorial Day
78 days ago
25 DecFri
NoëlChristmas Day
in 67 days
At a glance
Congo - Kinshasa in 2026
01Public holidays
13 days
6 on working days, 7 at the weekend (Saturday and Sunday).
02Long weekends
4 long weekends
03Regional
None
04Next holiday
Noël (Christmas Day)
Friday, 25 December 2026 · in 67 days
Days off in a row
Long weekends
Three or more days off in a row: the weekend (Saturday and Sunday) next to a nationwide public holiday on a working day.
Fri 16 Jan – Sun 18 Jan
3 days offNational Hero Laurent Désiré Kabila Day · National Hero Patrice Emery Lumumba Day
Sat 4 Apr – Mon 6 Apr
3 days offDay of the Struggle of Simon Kimbangu and African Consciousness
Fri 1 May – Sun 3 May
3 days offLabor Day
Fri 25 Dec – Sun 27 Dec
3 days offChristmas Day
Sources and limits
About these dates
Dates come from the open-source python-holidays project (0.106, MIT licence), which follows each country’s laws and official calendars; Hourora built these tables from it on 16 October 2026. Names are shown as the source gives them, in the local language and in English, without machine translation.
Dates marked “estimated” follow lunar or religious calendars and can move by a day when they are announced. Days off decreed at short notice, such as bridge days, may be missing. Check with an official source before you book.
Long weekends count the weekend (Saturday and Sunday) and nationwide public holidays only. “When” counts days by the local date in Kinshasa.
How many public holidays does Congo - Kinshasa have in 2026?
Congo - Kinshasa has 13 days of national public holidays in 2026, 6 on working days. When two holidays fall on the same date, the day counts once.
When is the next public holiday in Congo - Kinshasa?
Noël (Christmas Day), on Friday, 25 December 2026.
How many long weekends does Congo - Kinshasa have in 2026?
4: Fri 16 Jan – Sun 18 Jan (National Hero Laurent Désiré Kabila Day, National Hero Patrice Emery Lumumba Day); Sat 4 Apr – Mon 6 Apr (Day of the Struggle of Simon Kimbangu and African Consciousness); Fri 1 May – Sun 3 May (Labor Day); Fri 25 Dec – Sun 27 Dec (Christmas Day).
Which public holidays in Congo - Kinshasa fall on a weekend in 2026?
Martyrs de l'indépendance (observé) (Martyrs' Day (observed)), Saturday, 3 January 2026; Martyrs de l'indépendance (Martyrs' Day), Sunday, 4 January 2026; Journée du héros national Patrice Emery Lumumba (National Hero Patrice Emery Lumumba Day), Saturday, 17 January 2026; Journée de la Révolution et des Forces Armées (observé) (Revolution and Armed Forces Day (observed)), Saturday, 16 May 2026; Journée de la Révolution et des Forces Armées (Revolution and Armed Forces Day), Sunday, 17 May 2026; Fête des parents (Parents' Day), Saturday, 1 August 2026; Journée commémorative du génocide Congolais (observé) (Congolese Genocide Memorial Day (observed)), Saturday, 1 August 2026; Journée commémorative du génocide Congolais (Congolese Genocide Memorial Day), Sunday, 2 August 2026.
Time in Congo - Kinshasa