Public Holidays

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

2026 Public Holidays

Date	Day	Holiday
1 Jan	Thu	New Year's Day
8 Mar	Sun	Women's Day *
20 Mar	Fri	Id al Fitr *
29 Mar	Sun	Martyrs' Day
5 Apr	Sun	Easter Sunday
6 Apr	Mon	Easter Monday
1 May	Fri	Labour Day
14 May	Thu	Ascension Day
24 May	Sun	Whit Sunday
25 May	Mon	Whit Monday
27 May	Wed	Id al Adha *
26 Jun	Fri	Independence Day
15 Aug	Sat	Assumption Day
1 Nov	Sun	All Saints' Day
25 Dec	Fri	Jour de Noël

2027 Public Holidays

Date	Day	Holiday
1 Jan	Fri	New Year's Day
8 Mar	Mon	Women's Day *
9 Mar	Tue	Id al Fitr *
28 Mar	Sun	Easter Sunday
29 Mar	Mon	Martyrs' Day
29 Mar	Mon	Easter Monday
1 May	Sat	Labour Day
6 May	Thu	Ascension Day
16 May	Sun	Id al Adha *
16 May	Sun	Whit Sunday
17 May	Mon	Whit Monday
26 Jun	Sat	Independence Day
15 Aug	Sun	Assumption Day
1 Nov	Mon	All Saints' Day
25 Dec	Sat	Jour de Noël

2028 Public Holidays

Date	Day	Holiday
1 Jan	Sat	New Year's Day
26 Feb	Sat	Id al Fitr *
8 Mar	Wed	Women's Day *
29 Mar	Wed	Martyrs' Day
16 Apr	Sun	Easter Sunday
17 Apr	Mon	Easter Monday
1 May	Mon	Labour Day
5 May	Fri	Id al Adha *
25 May	Thu	Ascension Day
4 Jun	Sun	Whit Sunday
5 Jun	Mon	Whit Monday
26 Jun	Mon	Independence Day
15 Aug	Tue	Assumption Day
1 Nov	Wed	All Saints' Day
25 Dec	Mon	Jour de Noël

The Republic of Madagascar currently celebrates 13 national holidays. However, 3 of these holidays are celebrated only by specific groups of people.

Public holidays in Madagascar are regulated under “Decret 62-150 du 28 Mars 1962 Determinant les Modalities de application du repos hebdomadaire des jours feries chomes et payes Chapter 22 and 28”. Chapter 22 names the official public holidays of Madagascar and Chapter 28 gives the government the authority to move the celebration of any holiday falling on a Sunday to the following Monday.

Additional decrees have established 3 new holidays. These holidays are specific to certain groups and are only celebrated by those groups of people. Employers are required to provide special time off for people who fall under these distinctions for these holidays.

The Government Council releases an official list of non-working holidays each year. In most cases, this list is published in the end of December. However, it can be published as late as mid-January.