Public holidays in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

This is a list of holidays in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Public holidays

Date	Name	Comments
January 1	New Year's Day[1]
January 4	Martyrs' Day	Beginning of independence movement, 1959.[2]
January 16	Laurent-Désiré Kabila Assassination	2001
January 17	Patrice Lumumba Assassination	1961
April 6	Kimbangu's Day[3]	2023
May 1	Labour Day
May 17	Liberation Day	Zaire renamed Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1997[4]
May 17	Armed Forces Day	Liberation Day renamed DRC Armed Forces Day, 2019[5]
June 30	Independence Day	From Belgium, 1960[6]
August 1	Parents' Day[7]
August 2	Congolese Genocide Day	Genocost officially recognized as a public holiday commemoration in DRC, 2024[8]
December 25	Christmas Day[9]