Home › Africa › Angola

Public holidays in Angola 2026

Data updated Saturday, 17 October 2026.

Next public holiday in Angola

All Souls' Day

16days

Monday, 2 November 2026That is 2 weeks and 2 days.

Is today a holiday in Angola? · Is tomorrow a holiday? · All public holidays

Angola public holidays 2026

Angola has 14 nationwide public holidays in 2026.

Date	Day	Holiday	Applies
1 Jan	Thu	New Year's Day Dia de Ano Novo	Nationwide
2 Jan	Fri	New Year's Day (Ponte) Dia de Ano Novo (Ponte)	Nationwide
4 Feb	Wed	Liberation Day Dia da Libertação	Nationwide
16 Feb	Mon	Carnival Carnaval	Nationwide
8 Mar	Sun	International Women's Day Dia Internacional da Mulher	Nationwide
23 Mar	Mon	Day of the Liberation of Southern Africa Dia da Libertação da África Austral	Nationwide
3 Apr	Fri	Good Friday Sexta Feira Santa	Nationwide
4 Apr	Sat	Peace Day Dia da Paz	Nationwide
1 May	Fri	Labour Day Dia do Trabalhador	Nationwide
17 Sep	Thu	National Heroes' Day Dia do Fundador da Nação e do Herói Nacional	Nationwide
18 Sep	Fri	National Heroes' Day (Ponte) Dia do Fundador da Nação e do Herói Nacional (Ponte)	Nationwide
2 Nov	Mon	All Souls' Day Dia de Finados	Nationwide
11 Nov	Wed	Independence Day Dia da Independência	Nationwide
25 Dec	Fri	Christmas Day Dia de Natal	Nationwide

Long weekends in Angola in 2026

Nationwide holidays that fall on a Friday or Monday give a three-day weekend:

Friday, 2 January 2026: New Year's Day (Ponte) (Friday to Sunday)
Monday, 16 February 2026: Carnival (Saturday to Monday)
Monday, 23 March 2026: Day of the Liberation of Southern Africa (Saturday to Monday)
Friday, 3 April 2026: Good Friday (Friday to Sunday)
Friday, 1 May 2026: Labour Day (Friday to Sunday)
Friday, 18 September 2026: National Heroes' Day (Ponte) (Friday to Sunday)
Monday, 2 November 2026: All Souls' Day (Saturday to Monday)
Friday, 25 December 2026: Christmas Day (Friday to Sunday)

Angola public holidays 2027

Angola has 16 nationwide public holidays in 2027.

Date	Day	Holiday	Applies
1 Jan	Fri	New Year's Day Dia de Ano Novo	Nationwide
4 Feb	Thu	Liberation Day Dia da Libertação	Nationwide
5 Feb	Fri	Liberation Day (Ponte) Dia da Libertação (Ponte)	Nationwide
8 Feb	Mon	Carnival Carnaval	Nationwide
8 Mar	Mon	International Women's Day Dia Internacional da Mulher	Nationwide
22 Mar	Mon	Day of the Liberation of Southern Africa (Ponte) Dia da Libertação da África Austral (Ponte)	Nationwide
23 Mar	Tue	Day of the Liberation of Southern Africa Dia da Libertação da África Austral	Nationwide
26 Mar	Fri	Good Friday Sexta Feira Santa	Nationwide
4 Apr	Sun	Peace Day Dia da Paz	Nationwide
1 May	Sat	Labour Day Dia do Trabalhador	Nationwide
17 Sep	Fri	National Heroes' Day Dia do Fundador da Nação e do Herói Nacional	Nationwide
1 Nov	Mon	All Souls' Day (Ponte) Dia de Finados (Ponte)	Nationwide
2 Nov	Tue	All Souls' Day Dia de Finados	Nationwide
11 Nov	Thu	Independence Day Dia da Independência	Nationwide
12 Nov	Fri	Independence Day (Ponte) Dia da Independência (Ponte)	Nationwide
25 Dec	Sat	Christmas Day Dia de Natal	Nationwide

Long weekends in Angola in 2027

Nationwide holidays that fall on a Friday or Monday give a three-day weekend:

Friday, 1 January 2027: New Year's Day (Friday to Sunday)
Friday, 5 February 2027: Liberation Day (Ponte) (Friday to Sunday)
Monday, 8 February 2027: Carnival (Saturday to Monday)
Monday, 8 March 2027: International Women's Day (Saturday to Monday)
Monday, 22 March 2027: Day of the Liberation of Southern Africa (Ponte) (Saturday to Monday)
Friday, 26 March 2027: Good Friday (Friday to Sunday)
Friday, 17 September 2027: National Heroes' Day (Friday to Sunday)
Monday, 1 November 2027: All Souls' Day (Ponte) (Saturday to Monday)
Friday, 12 November 2027: Independence Day (Ponte) (Friday to Sunday)

Angola public holidays by month in 2026

January: New Year's Day (1); New Year's Day (Ponte) (2)
February: Liberation Day (4); Carnival (16)
March: International Women's Day (8); Day of the Liberation of Southern Africa (23)
April: Good Friday (3); Peace Day (4)
May: Labour Day (1)
September: National Heroes' Day (17); National Heroes' Day (Ponte) (18)
November: All Souls' Day (2); Independence Day (11)
December: Christmas Day (25)

No nationwide public holidays in June, July, August, October.

How the holidays fall in 2026

14nationwide public holidays

12fall on Monday to Friday

2fall on a weekend

8give a long weekend

The first nationwide public holiday of 2026 is New Year's Day on Thursday, 1 January 2026, and the last is Christmas Day on Friday, 25 December 2026. January is the busiest month, with 2 holidays. For people who work a standard Monday to Friday week, the 12 holidays on weekdays are the ones that usually mean a day away from work or school.

About public holidays in Angola

This page lists the public holidays of Angola for 2026 and 2027, with the date and weekday of each one. A holiday marked Nationwide applies everywhere in the country. One marked Some regions applies only to part of it, for example a state or province. Where the official name is different from the English one, the local name appears under it.

Moveable holidays, such as the ones counted from Easter, change their date from year to year, so it is worth checking the table each year before you plan. Our main time zone for Angola is Africa/Luanda, which is what the live countdown and the "is today a holiday" pages use.

More public holiday calendars in Africa

All countries in Africa

Frequently asked questions

How many public holidays does Angola have in 2026?

Angola has 14 nationwide public holidays in 2026. The full list with dates and weekdays is in the table above.

What is the next public holiday in Angola?

The next nationwide public holiday is All Souls' Day on Monday, 2 November 2026. The countdown at the top of this page shows the days left.

Is today a public holiday in Angola?

Use the live checker: is today a public holiday in Angola. It works out the date in Angola's own time zone. You can also check tomorrow.

Which public holidays in Angola fall on a weekend in 2026?

International Women's Day (Sunday, 8 March 2026); Peace Day (Saturday, 4 April 2026). Whether a day in lieu is given depends on local rules.

Are there long weekends in Angola in 2026?

Yes. 8 nationwide holidays fall on a Friday or a Monday: New Year's Day (Ponte) (Friday, 2 January 2026); Carnival (Monday, 16 February 2026); Day of the Liberation of Southern Africa (Monday, 23 March 2026); Good Friday (Friday, 3 April 2026); Labour Day (Friday, 1 May 2026); National Heroes' Day (Ponte) (Friday, 18 September 2026); All Souls' Day (Monday, 2 November 2026); Christmas Day (Friday, 25 December 2026). Taking a bridge day next to a holiday on a Tuesday or Thursday can also give a longer break.

Which month has the most public holidays in Angola?

January has the most nationwide public holidays in 2026: 2 holidays.

Are the public holidays the same in all regions of Angola?

The holidays listed here apply nationwide. If Angola has local or regional days off, they are not part of this list.

How often is this page updated?

The whole site is rebuilt every day from the latest data, and the countdown on the page is calculated in your browser, so it stays correct without a reload.