Public holidays in DR Congo
This page lists all 22 public holidays for DR Congo held in the site's holiday data file, data/holidays.json, which is generated from the date.nager.at public holiday API (Nager.Date), by country. Coverage runs 2026-01-01 to 2027-12-25. Dates are the source file's own dates, and each holiday's local-language name is printed exactly as the file records it. Each date and name appears once, in ascending date order.
Holiday data as of 2026-08-04 · source: date.nager.at public holiday API (Nager.Date), by country · country code CD.
| Date | Holiday | Local name |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-01 | New Year's Day | New Year's Day |
| 2026-01-04 | Martyrs Day | Martyrs Day |
| 2026-01-16 | Laurent-Désiré Kabila Assassination | Laurent-Désiré Kabila Assassination |
| 2026-01-17 | Patrice Lumumba Assassination | Patrice Lumumba Assassination |
| 2026-04-06 | Kimbangu's Day | Kimbangu's Day |
| 2026-05-01 | Labour Day | Labour Day |
| 2026-05-17 | Liberation Day | Liberation Day |
| 2026-06-30 | Independence Day | Independence Day |
| 2026-08-01 | Parents' Day | Parents' Day |
| 2026-08-02 | Congolese Genocide Day | Congolese Genocide Day |
| 2026-12-25 | Christmas Day | Christmas Day |
| 2027-01-01 | New Year's Day | New Year's Day |
| 2027-01-04 | Martyrs Day | Martyrs Day |
| 2027-01-16 | Laurent-Désiré Kabila Assassination | Laurent-Désiré Kabila Assassination |
| 2027-01-17 | Patrice Lumumba Assassination | Patrice Lumumba Assassination |
| 2027-04-06 | Kimbangu's Day | Kimbangu's Day |
| 2027-05-01 | Labour Day | Labour Day |
| 2027-05-17 | Liberation Day | Liberation Day |
| 2027-06-30 | Independence Day | Independence Day |
| 2027-08-01 | Parents' Day | Parents' Day |
| 2027-08-02 | Congolese Genocide Day | Congolese Genocide Day |
| 2027-12-25 | Christmas Day | Christmas Day |
Time zone reference for this country: Time in Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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