Congo, The Democratic Republic of the Holidays in 2026

List of public holidays in Congo, The Democratic Republic of the 2026 calendar

DateDayNameType
1st JanuaryThursdayNew Year's DayPublic holiday
3rd JanuarySaturdayMartyrs of Independence Day observedPublic holiday
4th JanuarySundayMartyrs of Independence DayPublic holiday
16th JanuaryFridayAnniversary of President Laurent Kabila’s AssassinationPublic holiday
17th JanuarySaturdayAnniversary of Prime Minister Patrice Emery Lumumba’s AssassinationPublic holiday
14th FebruarySaturdayValentine's DayObservance
8th MarchSundayInternational Women's DayObservance
20th MarchFridayInternational Francophonie DayObservance
20th MarchFridayMarch EquinoxSeason
30th AprilThursdayEducation DayObservance
1st MayFridayMay DayPublic holiday
16th MaySaturdayLiberation Day observedPublic holiday
17th MaySundayLiberation DayPublic holiday
21st JuneSundayJune SolsticeSeason
30th JuneTuesdayIndependence DayPublic holiday
1st AugustSaturdayParents' DayPublic holiday
23rd SeptemberWednesdaySeptember EquinoxSeason
27th SeptemberSundayWorld Tourism DayObservance
21st DecemberMondayDecember SolsticeSeason
24th DecemberThursdayChristmas EveObservance
25th DecemberFridayChristmas DayPublic holiday
31st DecemberThursdayNew Year's EveObservance
We strive to provide an accurate and up-to-date holiday's list for Congo, The Democratic Republic of the. however, please note that some holidays dates may change. If you discover any discrepancies, kindly report to us.

Note: Some holidays are color-coded based on the types of holidays. For example -

  1. Public Holidays
  2. Local Holidays
  3. Other Holidays

Frequently Asked Questions

How many holidays in Congo, The Democratic Republic of the this year in 2026?

There are 11 holidays in Congo, The Democratic Republic of the in 2026

How to retrieve the Congo, The Democratic Republic of the holidays list via API?

Simply make a GET request to v1/holidays?country=CD&year=2026 API to retrieve this list of Congo, The Democratic Republic of the holidays. Here is an example using Node.js and our official package on NPM.

// Install the 11holidays package from NPM
// npm i 11holidays

import HolidaysApi from '11holidays';

const instance = new HolidaysApi(API_KEY);
const holidays = await instance.holidays.list({ country: 'CD', year: '2026'});
console.log(holidays);
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