Malawi holidays 2026 and 2027
Malawi (MW). Public holidays fall on 11 weekdays in Malawi in 2026.
- Id
MW- Kind
- Country or region
- Time zone
- —
- Weekend
- Sat–Sun
- Years of data
- 2000–2040
- Verified years
- none yet
- Last verified
- —
2026
From the holidays library: not yet checked against an official source.
| Date | Name | Effect | Notes | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 Jan 2026 | New Year's Day | Closed | ||
| Thu 15 Jan 2026 | John Chilembwe Day | Closed | ||
| Tue 3 Mar 2026 | Martyrs Day | Closed | ||
| Fri 3 Apr 2026 | Good Friday | Closed | ||
| Mon 6 Apr 2026 | Easter Monday | Closed | ||
| Fri 1 May 2026 | Labour Day | Closed | ||
| Thu 14 May 2026 | Kamuzu Day | Closed | ||
| Mon 6 Jul 2026 | Independence Day | Closed | ||
| Thu 15 Oct 2026 | Mother's Day | Closed | ||
| Fri 25 Dec 2026 | Christmas Day | Closed | ||
| Sat 26 Dec 2026 | Boxing Day | Closed | ||
| Mon 28 Dec 2026 | Boxing Day (observed) | Closed |
2027
From the holidays library: not yet checked against an official source.
| Date | Name | Effect | Notes | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 1 Jan 2027 | New Year's Day | Closed | ||
| Fri 15 Jan 2027 | John Chilembwe Day | Closed | ||
| Wed 3 Mar 2027 | Martyrs Day | Closed | ||
| Fri 26 Mar 2027 | Good Friday | Closed | ||
| Mon 29 Mar 2027 | Easter Monday | Closed | ||
| Sat 1 May 2027 | Labour Day | Closed | ||
| Mon 3 May 2027 | Labour Day (observed) | Closed | ||
| Fri 14 May 2027 | Kamuzu Day | Closed | ||
| Tue 6 Jul 2027 | Independence Day | Closed | ||
| Fri 15 Oct 2027 | Mother's Day | Closed | ||
| Sat 25 Dec 2027 | Christmas Day | Closed | ||
| Sun 26 Dec 2027 | Boxing Day | Closed | ||
| Mon 27 Dec 2027 | Christmas Day (observed) | Closed | ||
| Tue 28 Dec 2027 | Boxing Day (observed) | Closed |
Official sources
A verified year has been checked against these sources. We keep a dated copy of each page and watch it for changes.
No official source is cited for this calendar yet: its dates come from the open-source holidays library (coverage "library").
Malawi holidays: questions
How many weekdays is Malawi closed in 2026?
11: New Year's Day (Thu 1 Jan 2026); John Chilembwe Day (Thu 15 Jan 2026); Martyrs Day (Tue 3 Mar 2026); Good Friday (Fri 3 Apr 2026); Easter Monday (Mon 6 Apr 2026); Labour Day (Fri 1 May 2026); Kamuzu Day (Thu 14 May 2026); Independence Day (Mon 6 Jul 2026); Mother's Day (Thu 15 Oct 2026); Christmas Day (Fri 25 Dec 2026); Boxing Day (observed) (Mon 28 Dec 2026).
Use it from the API
With your API key, the same dates as above, as JSON:
curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $FC_API_KEY" "https://api.financecalendarapi.com/v1/holidays?calendars=MW&from=2026-01-01&to=2027-12-31"
Subscribe in your calendar app
An .ics feed for Google Calendar, Outlook or Apple Calendar, updated with each release.
https://api.financecalendarapi.com/v1/calendars/MW.ics?key=YOUR_KEY
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