Public holidays 2027
Public holidays in DR Congo 2027
DR Congo has 11 nationwide public holidays in 2027, 6 of them on a working day. None of its public holidays is regional.
DR Congo 2027 at a glance
- Nationwide public holidays
- 11
- Of those, on a working day
- 6
- Of those, on a weekend
- 5
- Regional only
- 0
- Longest break
- 4 days (1 January to 4 January)
- Bridge days
- 1
- Most nationwide holidays in
- January (4)
The weekend is taken as Saturday and Sunday for the working-day count, the long weekends and the bridge days.
All public holidays in DR Congo, 2027
| Date | Day | Holiday | Local name | Applies to |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friday | New Year's Day | New Year's Day | Nationwide | |
| Monday | Martyrs Day | Martyrs Day | Nationwide | |
| Saturdayweekend | Laurent-Désiré Kabila Assassination | Laurent-Désiré Kabila Assassination | Nationwide | |
| Sundayweekend | Patrice Lumumba Assassination | Patrice Lumumba Assassination | Nationwide | |
| Tuesday | Kimbangu's Day | Kimbangu's Day | Nationwide | |
| Saturdayweekend | Labour Day | Labour Day | Nationwide | |
| Monday | Liberation Day | Liberation Day | Nationwide | |
| Wednesday | Independence Day | Independence Day | Nationwide | |
| Sundayweekend | Parents' Day | Parents' Day | Nationwide | |
| Monday | Congolese Genocide Day | Congolese Genocide Day | Nationwide | |
| Saturdayweekend | Christmas Day | Christmas Day | Nationwide |
Source: Nager.Date, checked on . Regions are ISO 3166-2 codes.
Long weekends and bridge days in DR Congo
A long weekend is three or more days off in a row made by a nationwide holiday and the weekend. A bridge day is a working day with a day off on both sides: one leave day there joins a holiday to the weekend, or two holidays to each other.
Long weekends (3)
- Friday 1 January to Monday 4 January 2027: 4 days off, with New Year's Day, Martyrs Day.
- Saturday 15 May to Monday 17 May 2027: 3 days off, with Liberation Day.
- Saturday 31 July to Monday 2 August 2027: 3 days off, with Congolese Genocide Day.
Bridge days (1)
- Monday 5 April: one leave day gives 4 days off in a row, Saturday 3 April to Tuesday 6 April 2027 (next to Kimbangu's Day).
Regional holidays are left out of both lists: they depend on where the employee works.
Regional holidays
Every public holiday in DR Congo applies nationwide, so one list covers all employees there.
Add DR Congo to your calendar
Download the 2027 calendar (.ics), or paste its address into Google Calendar, Outlook or Apple Calendar to subscribe. It holds one all-day event per public holiday and marks none of them as busy.
https://hoursquare.com/public-holidays/dr-congo/2027.ics
Plan leave around these dates
Check how many working days a trip really needs, with DR Congo's holidays taken out, in the vacation calculator. The glossary explains what a public holiday is in HR terms.
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