DR Congo

DR Congo public holidays 2028

DR Congo has 11 nationwide public holidays in 2028. After them, 2028 has 302 working days. The first is New Year's Day on Saturday, January 1, 2028.

Public holidays in DR Congo in 2028
Date	Holiday
January
Jan 1Saturday	New Year's DayNationwide
Jan 4Tuesday	Martyrs' DayNationwide
Jan 15Saturday	National Hero Laurent Désiré Kabila Day Day off in lieuNationwide
Jan 16Sunday	National Hero Laurent Désiré Kabila DayNationwide
Jan 17Monday	National Hero Patrice Emery Lumumba DayNationwide
April
Apr 6Thursday	Day of the Struggle of Simon Kimbangu and African ConsciousnessNationwide
May
May 1Monday	Labor DayNationwide
May 17Wednesday	Revolution and Armed Forces DayNationwide
June
Jun 30Friday	Independence DayNationwide
August
Aug 1Tuesday	Parents' DayNationwide
Aug 2Wednesday	Congolese Genocide Memorial DayNationwide
December
Dec 25Monday	Christmas DayNationwide

Nationwide: 11public holidays
By region: 11no regional days
Working days: 302after nationwide days off
Long weekends: 1+2 with 1 day off

In DR Congo the weekend is Sunday, so working days and long weekends are counted that way.

Dates come from the open-source holidays project, which compiles each country's statutory holidays from official sources. Governments sometimes add or move days at short notice, so check official announcements for critical plans. See our sources.

Long weekends in 2028

Stretches of three or more days off built from nationwide holidays and the weekend, plus the ones you can make by taking a single day off.

4 daysSat, Jan 1 – Tue, Jan 4 · New Year's Day, Martyrs' DayTake Mon, Jan 3 off to join it up
3 daysSat, Jan 15 – Mon, Jan 17 · National Hero Laurent Désiré Kabila Day, National Hero Patrice Emery Lumumba Day
4 daysSun, Jul 30 – Wed, Aug 2 · Parents' Day, Congolese Genocide Memorial DayTake Mon, Jul 31 off to join it up

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Frequently asked questions

How many public holidays are there in DR Congo in 2028?

11 nationwide public holidays: New Year's Day (Jan 1); Martyrs' Day (Jan 4); National Hero Laurent Désiré Kabila Day (Jan 16); National Hero Patrice Emery Lumumba Day (Jan 17); Day of the Struggle of Simon Kimbangu and African Consciousness (Apr 6); Labor Day (May 1); Revolution and Armed Forces Day (May 17); Independence Day (Jun 30); Parents' Day (Aug 1); Congolese Genocide Memorial Day (Aug 2); Christmas Day (Dec 25).

How many working days are there in 2028?

302 working days, counting the local weekend and taking out the nationwide holidays that fall on working days. Regional holidays and company closures can lower it further.

What does "Day off in lieu" mean?

When a holiday falls on a weekend, the day off moves to a nearby working day, usually the following Monday. Those substitute days are listed separately.