Public holidays in Democratic Republic of the Congo 2027

13 nationwide public holidays in 2027.

Next nationwide holiday in Democratic Republic of the Congo

See the list of nationwide holidays below.

Nationwide holidays 2027

Date	Weekday	Holiday	Local name
1 January Friday	Friday	New Year's Day Nouvel an	Nouvel an
4 January Monday	Monday	Martyrs' Day Martyrs de l'indépendance	Martyrs de l'indépendance
16 January Saturday	Saturday	National Hero Laurent Désiré Kabila Day Journée du héros national Laurent Désiré Kabila	Journée du héros national Laurent Désiré Kabila
16 January Saturday	Saturday	National Hero Patrice Emery Lumumba Day (observed) Journée du héros national Patrice Emery Lumumba (observé) Observed day off for National Hero Patrice Emery Lumumba Day (Sun 17 Jan)	Journée du héros national Patrice Emery Lumumba (observé)
17 January Sunday	Sunday	National Hero Patrice Emery Lumumba Day Journée du héros national Patrice Emery Lumumba	Journée du héros national Patrice Emery Lumumba
6 April Tuesday	Tuesday	Day of the Struggle of Simon Kimbangu and African Consciousness Journée du combat de Simon Kimbangu et de la conscience africaine	Journée du combat de Simon Kimbangu et de la conscience africaine
1 May Saturday	Saturday	Labor Day Fête du travail	Fête du travail
17 May Monday	Monday	Revolution and Armed Forces Day Journée de la Révolution et des Forces Armées	Journée de la Révolution et des Forces Armées
30 June Wednesday	Wednesday	Independence Day Journée de l'indépendance	Journée de l'indépendance
31 July Saturday	Saturday	Parents' Day (observed) Fête des parents (observé) Observed day off for Parents' Day (Sun 1 Aug)	Fête des parents (observé)
1 August Sunday	Sunday	Parents' Day Fête des parents	Fête des parents
2 August Monday	Monday	Congolese Genocide Memorial Day Journée commémorative du génocide Congolais	Journée commémorative du génocide Congolais
25 December Saturday	Saturday	Christmas Day Noël	Noël

Long weekends and bridge days 2027

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

Long weekends

Sat 31 Jul – Mon 2 Aug · 3 days off
Parents' Day (observed), Parents' Day, Congolese Genocide Memorial Day
Typically in Kinshasa: high 29°C (84°F), low 18°C (64°F), rain on 14% of days

Bridge days

Sat 2 Jan: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Fri 1 Jan – Mon 4 Jan)
New Year's Day, Martyrs' Day
Typically in Kinshasa: high 28°C (82°F), low 22°C (72°F), rain on 87% of days
Mon 5 Apr: take 1 day off, get 3 days in a row (Sun 4 Apr – Tue 6 Apr)
Day of the Struggle of Simon Kimbangu and African Consciousness
Typically in Kinshasa: high 29°C (84°F), low 22°C (72°F), rain on 74% of days

Leave planner 2027

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: Fri 1 Jan – Wed 6 Jan — 6 days off for 3 leave days (Sat 2 Jan, Tue 5 Jan, Wed 6 Jan).Show on calendar ↓

Take 1 day off (Sat 2 Jan) get 4 days in a rowFri 1 Jan – Mon 4 Jan · New Year's Day, Martyrs' DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 15 Jan) get 3 days in a rowFri 15 Jan – Sun 17 Jan · National Hero Laurent Désiré Kabila Day, National Hero Patrice Emery Lumumba Day (observed), National Hero Patrice Emery Lumumba DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Mon 5 Apr) get 3 days in a rowSun 4 Apr – Tue 6 Apr · Day of the Struggle of Simon Kimbangu and African ConsciousnessShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 30 Apr) get 3 days in a rowFri 30 Apr – Sun 2 May · Labor DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Sat 15 May) get 3 days in a rowSat 15 May – Mon 17 May · Revolution and Armed Forces DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 30 Jul) get 4 days in a rowFri 30 Jul – Mon 2 Aug · Parents' Day (observed), Parents' Day, Congolese Genocide Memorial DayShow on calendar ↓