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Angola 2026 Public Holidays

15 public holidays

  • Public holiday — A nationwide day off.
January 2 holidays
February 3 holidays
March 2 holidays
April 2 holidays
May 1 holidays
June
July
August
September 2 holidays
October
November 2 holidays
December 1 holidays

2026 Holiday List · Angola

15 public holidays · regional, limited, and observance days included

Date Day Holiday Type Notes
Jan 1 Thursday New Year Public holiday 1 January.
Jan 2 Friday Day off for New Year Public holiday
Feb 4 Wednesday Liberation Movement Day Public holiday
Feb 16 Monday Carnival Holiday Public holiday
Feb 17 Tuesday Carnival Public holiday The days before Ash Wednesday, peaking on the Monday and Tuesday.
Mar 8 Sunday International Woman's Day Public holiday
Mar 23 Monday Southern Africa Liberation Day Public holiday
Apr 3 Friday Good Friday Public holiday The Friday before Easter Sunday.
Apr 4 Saturday Peace Day Public holiday
May 1 Friday May Day Public holiday 1 May, or in some countries the first Monday of May.
Sep 17 Thursday National Hero Day Public holiday
Sep 18 Friday Day off for National Hero Day Public holiday
Nov 2 Monday All Souls' Day Public holiday 2 November.
Nov 11 Wednesday Independence Day Public holiday The anniversary of the country's independence — a different date in every country.
Dec 25 Friday Christmas Day Public holiday 25 December. The day off moves to the following weekday when it falls on a weekend.
Show 4 observances and other marked dates
Date Day Holiday Type Notes
Mar 20 Friday March Equinox Observance Around 20 March.
Jun 21 Sunday June Solstice Observance Around 21 June.
Sep 23 Wednesday September Equinox Observance Around 22 September.
Dec 21 Monday December Solstice Observance Around 21 December.

About these holidays

New Year

1 January.

The start of the Gregorian calendar year. Some sources list this alongside a separate New Year's Day entry when a country grants more than one day off around the turn of the year.

Carnival

The days before Ash Wednesday, peaking on the Monday and Tuesday.

The festive season before Lent. In Brazil, much of the Caribbean, and parts of Europe it brings several days of official or de facto closure; elsewhere the same dates pass as ordinary working days.

Good Friday

The Friday before Easter Sunday.

Commemorates the crucifixion, and is the most widely observed Christian public holiday after Christmas. Together with Easter Monday it produces a four-day weekend in much of Europe, the Commonwealth and Latin America. In several countries it also carries trading or entertainment restrictions beyond the day off itself.

May Day

1 May, or in some countries the first Monday of May.

1 May, combining an older spring festival with International Workers' Day. The United Kingdom and Ireland move the day off to the first Monday of the month.

All Souls' Day

2 November.

Commemorates the departed, the day after All Saints'. A public holiday in Brazil, Mexico, Portugal's former colonies and several Central European countries.

Independence Day

The anniversary of the country's independence — a different date in every country.

The national day of a country that gained independence from another state, and typically its most important secular holiday. Over a hundred countries observe one, on dates ranging across the whole calendar.

Christmas Day

25 December. The day off moves to the following weekday when it falls on a weekend.

The most widely observed public holiday after New Year's Day, a day off in the great majority of countries including many with no Christian majority, where it functions as a secular end-of-year holiday. Orthodox churches following the Julian calendar keep it on 7 January instead.

Official source: Google Calendar official holidays · timeanddate.com