Public holidays in Congo 2026

10 nationwide public holidays in 2026.

Next nationwide holiday in Congo

See the list of nationwide holidays below.

Nationwide holidays 2026

Date	Weekday	Holiday	Local name
1 January Thursday	Thursday	New Year's Day Jour de l'An	Jour de l'An
6 April Monday	Monday	Easter Monday Lundi de Pâques	Lundi de Pâques
1 May Friday	Friday	Labor Day Fête du Travail	Fête du Travail
14 May Thursday	Thursday	Ascension Day Ascension	Ascension
25 May Monday	Monday	Pentecost Monday Lundi de Pentecôte	Lundi de Pentecôte
10 June Wednesday	Wednesday	Reconciliation Day Fête de la Réconciliation	Fête de la Réconciliation
15 August Saturday	Saturday	National Day Fête Nationale	Fête Nationale
1 November Sunday	Sunday	All Saints' Day Toussaint	Toussaint
28 November Saturday	Saturday	Republic Day Jour de la République	Jour de la République
25 December Friday	Friday	Christmas Day Noël	Noël

Long weekends and bridge days 2026

Based on nationwide holidays and the weekend in Congo (Saturday and Sunday). Regional, local and group holidays are not included.

Long weekends

Sat 4 Apr – Mon 6 Apr · 3 days off
Easter Monday
Typically in Brazzaville: high 29°C (84°F), low 22°C (72°F), rain on 77% of days
Fri 1 May – Sun 3 May · 3 days off
Labor Day
Typically in Brazzaville: high 29°C (84°F), low 22°C (72°F), rain on 80% of days
Sat 23 May – Mon 25 May · 3 days off
Pentecost Monday
Typically in Brazzaville: high 29°C (84°F), low 21°C (70°F), rain on 47% of days
Fri 25 Dec – Sun 27 Dec · 3 days off
Christmas Day
Typically in Brazzaville: high 29°C (84°F), low 22°C (72°F), rain on 93% of days

Bridge days

Fri 2 Jan: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Thu 1 Jan – Sun 4 Jan)
New Year's Day
Typically in Brazzaville: high 29°C (84°F), low 22°C (72°F), rain on 89% of days
Fri 15 May: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Thu 14 May – Sun 17 May)
Ascension Day
Typically in Brazzaville: high 29°C (84°F), low 22°C (72°F), rain on 80% of days

Leave planner 2026

Choose how many leave days you can take for one break. The planner finds the breaks that give the most days off in a row around nationwide holidays and weekends, and marks the leave days on the calendar below.

Leave days per break: 3

Longest break with up to 3 leave days: Thu 1 Jan – Tue 6 Jan — 6 days off for 3 leave days (Fri 2 Jan, Mon 5 Jan, Tue 6 Jan).

Take 1 day off (Fri 2 Jan) get 4 days in a row
Thu 1 Jan – Sun 4 Jan · New Year's Day
Take 1 day off (Fri 3 Apr) get 4 days in a row
Fri 3 Apr – Mon 6 Apr · Easter Monday
Take 1 day off (Thu 30 Apr) get 4 days in a row
Thu 30 Apr – Sun 3 May · Labor Day
Take 1 day off (Fri 15 May) get 4 days in a row
Thu 14 May – Sun 17 May · Ascension Day
Take 1 day off (Fri 22 May) get 4 days in a row
Fri 22 May – Mon 25 May · Pentecost Monday
Take 1 day off (Thu 24 Dec) get 4 days in a row
Thu 24 Dec – Sun 27 Dec · Christmas Day