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Holidays / Malawi

Malawi public holidays

Public holidays in Malawi, 2025

12 public holidays, 5 next to the weekend and 4 breaks of three days or more. Held from 2000 to 2027.

12Holidays in 2025
in 47 daysNext holiday
4Long weekends
28Years held
202520262027

Every public holiday in 2025

Nationwide days, with how each falls against the weekend

DateDayHolidayLocal nameFallsWhen
1 Jan 2025WedNew Year's Dayweekdaypast
15 Jan 2025WedJohn Chilembwe Dayweekdaypast
3 Mar 2025MonMartyrs Daylong weekendpast
18 Apr 2025FriGood Fridaylong weekendpast
21 Apr 2025MonEaster Mondaylong weekendpast
1 May 2025ThuLabour Dayweekdaypast
14 May 2025WedKamuzu Dayweekdaypast
6 Jul 2025SunIndependence Dayweekendpast
7 Jul 2025MonIndependence Day (observed)long weekendpast
15 Oct 2025WedMother's Dayweekdaypast
25 Dec 2025ThuChristmas Dayweekdaypast
26 Dec 2025FriBoxing Daylong weekendpast

By month

Public holidays in each month of 2025

JFMAMJJASOND

Long weekends

Three days or more off in a row

1 Mar to 3 MarMartyrs Day3 days
18 Apr to 21 AprGood Friday, Easter Monday4 days
5 Jul to 7 JulIndependence Day, Independence Day (observed)3 days
25 Dec to 28 DecChristmas Day, Boxing Day4 days

More on Malawi

In the API and MCP

The same calendar, free on every plan

/v1/holidays/upcoming

Every holiday in the next 1 to 365 days, all countries.

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/v1/holidays/long-weekends/{iso}

Long weekends and the days to take off, any country and year.

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/v1/holidays/school

School holidays by region and zone, with their days.

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/v1/holidays/matrix

Holidays per country per month, ready for demand models.

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