Public holidays in Angola 2026

15 nationwide public holidays in 2026.

Next nationwide holiday in Angola

See the list of nationwide holidays below.

Nationwide holidays 2026

Date	Weekday	Holiday	Local name
1 January Thursday	Thursday	New Year's Day Dia do Ano Novo	Dia do Ano Novo
2 January Friday	Friday	Day off for New Year's Day Dia do Ano Novo (ponte) Observed day off for New Year's Day (Thu 1 Jan)	Dia do Ano Novo (ponte)
4 February Wednesday	Wednesday	Liberation Movement Day Dia do Início da Luta Armada de Libertação Nacional	Dia do Início da Luta Armada de Libertação Nacional
16 February Monday	Monday	Day off for Carnival Day Dia do Carnaval (ponte) Observed day off for Carnival Day (Tue 17 Feb)	Dia do Carnaval (ponte)
17 February Tuesday	Tuesday	Carnival Day Dia do Carnaval	Dia do Carnaval
8 March Sunday	Sunday	International Women's Day Dia Internacional da Mulher	Dia Internacional da Mulher
23 March Monday	Monday	Southern Africa Liberation Day Dia da Libertação da África Austral	Dia da Libertação da África Austral
3 April Friday	Friday	Good Friday Sexta-Feira Santa	Sexta-Feira Santa
4 April Saturday	Saturday	Peace and National Reconciliation Day Dia da Paz e Reconciliação Nacional	Dia da Paz e Reconciliação Nacional
1 May Friday	Friday	International Worker's Day Dia Internacional do Trabalhador	Dia Internacional do Trabalhador
17 September Thursday	Thursday	National Heroes' Day Dia do Fundador da Nação e do Herói Nacional	Dia do Fundador da Nação e do Herói Nacional
18 September Friday	Friday	Day off for National Heroes' Day Dia do Fundador da Nação e do Herói Nacional (ponte) Observed day off for National Heroes' Day (Thu 17 Sep)	Dia do Fundador da Nação e do Herói Nacional (ponte)
2 November Monday	Monday	All Souls' Day Dia dos Finados	Dia dos Finados
11 November Wednesday	Wednesday	National Independence Day Dia da Independência Nacional	Dia da Independência Nacional
25 December Friday	Friday	Christmas and Family Day Dia de Natal e da Família	Dia de Natal e da Família

Long weekends and bridge days 2026

Based on nationwide holidays and the weekend in Angola (Saturday and Sunday). Regional, local and group holidays are not included.

Long weekends

Thu 1 Jan – Sun 4 Jan · 4 days off
New Year's Day, Day off for New Year's Day
Typically in Luanda: high 30°C (86°F), low 26°C (79°F), rain on 21% of days
Sat 14 Feb – Tue 17 Feb · 4 days off
Day off for Carnival Day, Carnival Day
Typically in Luanda: high 31°C (88°F), low 26°C (79°F), rain on 27% of days
Sat 21 Mar – Mon 23 Mar · 3 days off
Southern Africa Liberation Day
Typically in Luanda: high 31°C (88°F), low 27°C (81°F), rain on 57% of days
Fri 3 Apr – Sun 5 Apr · 3 days off
Good Friday, Peace and National Reconciliation Day
Typically in Luanda: high 31°C (88°F), low 27°C (81°F), rain on 31% of days
Fri 1 May – Sun 3 May · 3 days off
International Worker's Day
Typically in Luanda: high 31°C (88°F), low 26°C (79°F), rain on 21% of days
Thu 17 Sep – Sun 20 Sep · 4 days off
National Heroes' Day, Day off for National Heroes' Day
Typically in Luanda: high 27°C (81°F), low 22°C (72°F), rain on 4% of days
Sat 31 Oct – Mon 2 Nov · 3 days off
All Souls' Day
Typically in Luanda: high 30°C (86°F), low 25°C (77°F), rain on 23% of days
Fri 25 Dec – Sun 27 Dec · 3 days off
Christmas and Family Day
Typically in Luanda: high 30°C (86°F), low 26°C (79°F), rain on 17% of days

Bridge days

No single-day bridges in 2026.

Leave planner 2026

Choose how many leave days you can take for one break. The planner finds the breaks that give the most days off in a row around nationwide holidays and weekends, and marks the leave days on the calendar below.

Leave days per break: 3

Longest break with up to 3 leave days: Sat 14 Feb – Sun 22 Feb — 9 days off for 3 leave days (Wed 18 Feb, Thu 19 Feb, Fri 20 Feb).Show on calendar ↓

Take 1 day off (Mon 5 Jan) get 5 days in a rowThu 1 Jan – Mon 5 Jan · New Year's Day, Day off for New Year's DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 13 Feb) get 5 days in a rowFri 13 Feb – Tue 17 Feb · Day off for Carnival Day, Carnival DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 20 Mar) get 4 days in a rowFri 20 Mar – Mon 23 Mar · Southern Africa Liberation DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 2 Apr) get 4 days in a rowThu 2 Apr – Sun 5 Apr · Good Friday, Peace and National Reconciliation DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 30 Apr) get 4 days in a rowThu 30 Apr – Sun 3 May · International Worker's DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Wed 16 Sep) get 5 days in a rowWed 16 Sep – Sun 20 Sep · National Heroes' Day, Day off for National Heroes' DayShow on calendar ↓