Public holidays 2027
Public holidays in Mozambique 2027
Mozambique has 9 nationwide public holidays in 2027, 6 of them on a working day. None of its public holidays is regional.
Mozambique 2027 at a glance
- Nationwide public holidays
- 9
- Of those, on a working day
- 6
- Of those, on a weekend
- 3
- Regional only
- 0
- Longest break
- 3 days (1 January to 3 January)
- Bridge days
- 1
- Most nationwide holidays in
- September (2)
The weekend is taken as Saturday and Sunday for the working-day count, the long weekends and the bridge days.
All public holidays in Mozambique, 2027
| Date | Day | Holiday | Local name | Applies to |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friday | New Year's Day | Dia de Ano Novo | Nationwide | |
| Wednesday | Heroes's Day | Dia do Heroi Nacional | Nationwide | |
| Wednesday | Women's Day | Dia da Mulher | Nationwide | |
| Saturdayweekend | Worker's Day | Dia do Trabalhador | Nationwide | |
| Friday | Independence Day | Dia da Independência | Nationwide | |
| Tuesday | Victory Day | Dia da Victória | Nationwide | |
| Saturdayweekend | Revolution Day | Dia da Revolução | Nationwide | |
| Monday | Day of Peace and Reconciliation | Dia da Paz e da Reconcialição | Nationwide | |
| Saturdayweekend | Christmas Day | Natal | Nationwide |
Source: Nager.Date, checked on . Regions are ISO 3166-2 codes.
Long weekends and bridge days in Mozambique
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 Sunday 3 January 2027: 3 days off, with New Year's Day.
- Friday 25 June to Sunday 27 June 2027: 3 days off, with Independence Day.
- Saturday 2 October to Monday 4 October 2027: 3 days off, with Day of Peace and Reconciliation.
Bridge days (1)
- Monday 6 September: one leave day gives 4 days off in a row, Saturday 4 September to Tuesday 7 September 2027 (next to Victory Day).
Regional holidays are left out of both lists: they depend on where the employee works.
Regional holidays
Every public holiday in Mozambique applies nationwide, so one list covers all employees there.
Add Mozambique 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/mozambique/2027.ics
Plan leave around these dates
Check how many working days a trip really needs, with Mozambique's holidays taken out, in the vacation calculator. The glossary explains what a public holiday is in HR terms.
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