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Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) Public Holidays 2026

See also: 2026 public holidays in Africa, Angola, Burundi, Central African Republic, Congo (Republic), EMEA, Rwanda, SADC, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and worldwide.

This page contains the list of Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) 2026 public holidays, bank holidays, government holidays, non-working national holidays, and sectorial holidays. The data on this page is also accessible via our free Android and iPhone mobile apps, whose data feed is also updated nightly. The full qppstudio worldwide public holidays database for 2025, 2026, 2027, 2028, and beyond, is available immediately, with a professional license.

The list of Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) public holidays in 2026 is:


Date Weekday Public Holiday
Jan Thursday New Year's Day
Jan Saturday Martyrs' Day Holiday
Jan Sunday Martyrs' Day
Jan Friday Heroes' Day (Laurent Kabila)
Jan Saturday Heroes' Day (Patrice Lumumba)
Apr Monday Founding of the Kimbanguiste Church
May Friday Labour Day
May Saturday National Revolution and Armed Forces Day Holiday
May Sunday National Revolution and Armed Forces Day
June Tuesday Independence Day
Aug Saturday Parents' Day
Aug Saturday Congolese Genocide Day Holiday
Aug Sunday Congolese Genocide Day
Dec Friday Christmas Day

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Global Holidays Observed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)


Below is the list of global holidays observed as non-working public holidays in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), with the dates of these global holidays for the next 10 years (2024-2034).

Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) Background Information and Links