Public Holidays

Discover upcoming public holiday dates for Angola and start planning to make the most of your time off.

2026 Public Holidays

Date	Day	Holiday
1 Jan	Thu	New Year's Day
2 Jan	Fri	New Year Holiday
4 Feb	Wed	Day of the Armed Struggle
16 Feb	Mon	Carnival Holiday
17 Feb	Tue	Carnival
8 Mar	Sun	International Women's Day
23 Mar	Mon	Southern Africa Liberation Day
3 Apr	Fri	Good Friday
4 Apr	Sat	Angolan Peace Day
1 May	Fri	Labour Day
17 Sep	Thu	National Heroes Day
18 Sep	Fri	National Heroes Day Holiday
2 Nov	Mon	All Souls' Day
11 Nov	Wed	Independence Day
25 Dec	Fri	Christmas Day
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2027 Public Holidays

Date	Day	Holiday
1 Jan	Fri	New Year's Day
4 Feb	Thu	Day of the Armed Struggle
5 Feb	Fri	Day of the Armed Struggle Holiday
8 Feb	Mon	Carnival Holiday
9 Feb	Tue	Carnival
8 Mar	Mon	International Women's Day
22 Mar	Mon	Southern Africa Liberation Day Holiday
23 Mar	Tue	Southern Africa Liberation Day
26 Mar	Fri	Good Friday
4 Apr	Sun	Angolan Peace Day
1 May	Sat	Labour Day
17 Sep	Fri	National Heroes Day
1 Nov	Mon	All Souls' Day Holiday
2 Nov	Tue	All Souls' Day
11 Nov	Thu	Independence Day
12 Nov	Fri	Independence Day Holiday
25 Dec	Sat	Christmas Day
The dates in this table are an estimate. We will update this page once the official public holiday dates for 2027 are released.

2028 Public Holidays

Date	Day	Holiday
1 Jan	Sat	New Year's Day
4 Feb	Fri	Day of the Armed Struggle
28 Feb	Mon	Carnival Holiday
29 Feb	Tue	Carnival
8 Mar	Wed	International Women's Day
23 Mar	Thu	Southern Africa Liberation Day
4 Apr	Tue	Angolan Peace Day
14 Apr	Fri	Good Friday
1 May	Mon	Labour Day
17 Sep	Sun	National Heroes Day
2 Nov	Thu	All Souls' Day
11 Nov	Sat	Independence Day
25 Dec	Mon	Christmas Day
The dates in this table are an estimate. We will update this page once the official public holiday dates for 2028 are released.

Angola currently celebrates 12 national holidays each year. National holidays are regulated under the Law 1/01 March 23, 2001 as published in the National Register. This law overwrites all former laws concerning public holidays in Angola.

In the new Constitution of Angola that went into effect in 2010, the office of the president is given all authority concerning national holidays. This office, generally speaking through the Ministry of Public Service, announces the national holiday dates each year through formal publication.

It is not uncommon for additional holidays to be declared throughout the year. These one-time holidays may be to bridge a holiday celebration so that it extends to the weekend, or may be for governmental purposes. The Ministry of Public Service will make the announcement for these holidays and all employers are obligated to comply.

Under the Labour laws of Angola, employers must provide employees with a day off for all national holidays. It is also common practice that employees are not required to work after 12:00pm on Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve. However, this is not written into law. If employees are paid for their holiday day off is determined by the individual labour contracts that the employees have entered into with their employer.