Public Holidays in Malawi 2028

Complete list of 17 public holidays and observances in Malawi for 2028. Dates, days, and holiday types.

Eid al FitriMarch 20, 2026

Today

16 Public Holidays

249 Working Days

117 Days Off

9 Long Weekends

Holidays

Date	Day	Holiday	Type
Jan 1	Saturday	New Year's Day	Public
Jan 3	Monday	New Year's Day (substitute day)	Public
Jan 15	Saturday	John Chilembwe Day	Public
Jan 17	Monday	John Chilembwe Day (substitute day)	Public
Feb 26	Saturday	Eid al Fitri	Public
Feb 28	Monday	Eid al Fitri (substitute day)	Public
Mar 3	Friday	Martyrs' Day	Public
Apr 14	Friday	Good Friday	Public
Apr 16	Sunday	Easter Sunday	Observance
Apr 17	Monday	Easter Monday	Public
May 1	Monday	Labour Day	Public
May 14	Sunday	Kamuzu Day	Public
May 15	Monday	Kamuzu Day (substitute day)	Public
Jul 6	Thursday	Independence Day	Public
Oct 15	Sunday	Mother's Day	Public
Oct 16	Monday	Mother's Day (substitute day)	Public
Dec 25	Monday	Christmas Day	Public

Google Calendar

Long Weekends in 2028

Malawi has 9 long weekends in 2028 — periods of 3 or more consecutive days off without using any leave days.

April 14, 2028 — April 17, 2028 4 days

Good Friday, Easter Monday

January 1, 2028 — January 3, 2028 3 days

New Year's Day, New Year's Day (substitute day)

January 15, 2028 — January 17, 2028 3 days

John Chilembwe Day, John Chilembwe Day (substitute day)

February 26, 2028 — February 28, 2028 3 days

Eid al Fitri, Eid al Fitri (substitute day)

March 3, 2028 — March 5, 2028 3 days

Martyrs' Day

April 29, 2028 — May 1, 2028 3 days

Labour Day

May 13, 2028 — May 15, 2028 3 days

Kamuzu Day, Kamuzu Day (substitute day)

October 14, 2028 — October 16, 2028 3 days

Mother's Day, Mother's Day (substitute day)

December 23, 2028 — December 25, 2028 3 days

Christmas Day

Holidays by Month

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Holiday Breakdown

11 On Weekdays

Extra days off from work

5 On Weekends

Already non-working days

1 Observances

Recognized but not days off

Calendar

January

Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
					1	2
3	4	5	6	7	8	9
10	11	12	13	14	15	16
17	18	19	20	21	22	23
24	25	26	27	28	29	30
31

February

Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
	1	2	3	4	5	6
7	8	9	10	11	12	13
14	15	16	17	18	19	20
21	22	23	24	25	26	27
28	29

March

Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
		1	2	3	4	5
6	7	8	9	10	11	12
13	14	15	16	17	18	19
20	21	22	23	24	25	26
27	28	29	30	31

April

Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
					1	2
3	4	5	6	7	8	9
10	11	12	13	14	15	16
17	18	19	20	21	22	23
24	25	26	27	28	29	30

May

Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
1	2	3	4	5	6	7
8	9	10	11	12	13	14
15	16	17	18	19	20	21
22	23	24	25	26	27	28
29	30	31

June

Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
			1	2	3	4
5	6	7	8	9	10	11
12	13	14	15	16	17	18
19	20	21	22	23	24	25
26	27	28	29	30

July

Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
					1	2
3	4	5	6	7	8	9
10	11	12	13	14	15	16
17	18	19	20	21	22	23
24	25	26	27	28	29	30
31

August

Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
	1	2	3	4	5	6
7	8	9	10	11	12	13
14	15	16	17	18	19	20
21	22	23	24	25	26	27
28	29	30	31

September

Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
				1	2	3
4	5	6	7	8	9	10
11	12	13	14	15	16	17
18	19	20	21	22	23	24
25	26	27	28	29	30

October

Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
						1
2	3	4	5	6	7	8
9	10	11	12	13	14	15
16	17	18	19	20	21	22
23	24	25	26	27	28	29
30	31

November

Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
		1	2	3	4	5
6	7	8	9	10	11	12
13	14	15	16	17	18	19
20	21	22	23	24	25	26
27	28	29	30

December

Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
				1	2	3
4	5	6	7	8	9	10
11	12	13	14	15	16	17
18	19	20	21	22	23	24
25	26	27	28	29	30	31

Nearby Countries