Mother’s Day 2024, 2025 and 2026 in Malawi

Mother’s Day is a public holiday in numerous nations scattered all over the world, and this includes the southeast African nation of Malawi. The date of Mother’s Day in Malawi is set on 15 October.

Year	Date	Day	Holiday
2024	15 Oct	Tue	Mother's Day
2025	15 Oct	Wed	Mother's Day
2026	15 Oct	Thu	Mother's Day
Please scroll down to end of page for previous years' dates.

The date seems to have been chosen because it coincides with World Rural Women’s Day, also called the “International Day of Rural Women”, a day dedicating to honouring the efforts of rural mothers to provide for their families and fight poverty. This makes sense since Malawi is a relatively poor and rural nation and one that has high regard for the role of women and mothers in their culture and society.

The modern version of Mother’s Day arose in the early 1900’s through the efforts of Julia Ward Howe and Anna M. Jarvis and others. But the idea of having a special day to honour mothers goes back to ancient times and existed in many different cultures.

In Malawi, Mother’s Day is a time to show love to your mother and remember all that she has done for you in life. It is also a time to celebrate the crucial role of mothers in the family and nation in general. And it is a time when people give gifts to their mothers, and when the president of Malawi will give a special speech to honour the mothers of his land.

Previous Years

Year	Date	Day	Holiday
2023	15 Oct	Sun	Mother's Day
	16 Oct	Mon	Mother's Day Holiday
2022	15 Oct	Sat	Mother's Day
2021	15 Oct	Fri	Mother's Day
2020	15 Oct	Thu	Mother's Day
2019	15 Oct	Tue	Mother's Day
2018	15 Oct	Mon	Mother's Day
2017	15 Oct	Sun	Mother's Day
	16 Oct	Mon	Mother's Day Holiday