Democratic Republic of the Congo Holidays

National and bank holidays for 2026

Year:

Holidays

National

Bank

January

New Year's Day (Jour de l'An) national

Celebration of the first day of the new year

Thu, Jan 1

Martyrs' Day (Journee des Martyrs) national

Commemorates those who died in the independence struggle on January 4, 1959

Sun, Jan 4

Lumumba Day (Journee de Patrice Lumumba) national

Honors Patrice Lumumba, the first Prime Minister, assassinated on this date in 1961

Sat, Jan 17

April

Easter Monday (Lundi de Paques) national

Christian holiday celebrating the day after Easter Sunday

Mon, Apr 6

May

Labour Day (Fete du Travail) national

International Workers Day celebrating labor and workers

Fri, May 1

Liberation Day (Journee de la Liberation) national

Commemorates the overthrow of Mobutu Sese Seko in 1997

Sun, May 17

June

Independence Day (Fete de l'Independance) national

Celebrates independence from Belgium in 1960

Tue, Jun 30

August

Parents' Day (Journee des Parents) national

Day to honor parents and family

Sat, Aug 1

December

Christmas Day (Noel) national

Christian holiday celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ

Fri, Dec 25

API Access

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/national-holidays/api/CD/2029.json View JSON

/national-holidays/api/CD/2030.json View JSON

ISO Alpha-2

ISO Alpha-3

COD

Official Name

Democratic Republic of the Congo

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