Public holidays
Public holidays in Myanmar
Myanmar has 28 public holidays in 2026, of which 5 fall on a weekend. Dates below are national holidays; regions, states and individual companies often add their own, so confirm with the person you are scheduling with.
Next public holiday25 OctoberThadingyut Holidays — in 44 days
202628 dayspublic holidays in total
202730 daysalready scheduled
2026
Thursday 1 JanuaryNew Year's Day
Sunday 4 JanuaryIndependence Dayfalls on a weekend
Thursday 12 FebruaryUnion Day
Tuesday 17 FebruaryChinese New Year
Monday 2 MarchFull Moon Day of Tabaunglong weekend likely
Monday 2 MarchPeasants' Daylong weekend likely
Friday 27 MarchArmed Forces Daylong weekend likely
Monday 13 AprilMyanmar New Yearlong weekend likely
Tuesday 14 AprilMyanmar New Year
Wednesday 15 AprilMyanmar New Year
Thursday 16 AprilMyanmar New Year
Friday 17 AprilMyanmar New Yearlong weekend likely
Saturday 18 AprilMyanmar New Yearfalls on a weekend
Sunday 19 AprilMyanmar New Yearfalls on a weekend
Monday 20 AprilMyanmar New Yearlong weekend likely
Tuesday 21 AprilMyanmar New Year
Thursday 30 AprilFull Moon Day of Kason
Friday 1 MayMay Daylong weekend likely
Thursday 28 MayEid al-Adhadate set by moon sighting
Sunday 19 JulyMartyrs' Dayfalls on a weekend
Wednesday 29 JulyFull Moon Day of Waso
Sunday 25 OctoberThadingyut Holidaysfalls on a weekend
Monday 26 OctoberThadingyut Holidayslong weekend likely
Tuesday 27 OctoberThadingyut Holidays
Tuesday 10 NovemberDiwali
Tuesday 24 NovemberFull Moon Day of Tazaungmon
Friday 4 DecemberNational Daylong weekend likely
Friday 25 DecemberChristmas Daylong weekend likely
2027
Friday 1 JanuaryNew Year's Daylong weekend likely
Monday 4 JanuaryIndependence Daylong weekend likely
Friday 8 JanuaryKaren New Yearlong weekend likely
Saturday 6 FebruaryChinese New Yearfalls on a weekend
Friday 12 FebruaryUnion Daylong weekend likely
Tuesday 2 MarchPeasants' Day
Monday 22 MarchFull Moon Day of Tabaunglong weekend likely
Saturday 27 MarchArmed Forces Dayfalls on a weekend
Tuesday 13 AprilMyanmar New Year
Wednesday 14 AprilMyanmar New Year
Thursday 15 AprilMyanmar New Year
Friday 16 AprilMyanmar New Yearlong weekend likely
Saturday 17 AprilMyanmar New Yearfalls on a weekend
Sunday 18 AprilMyanmar New Yearfalls on a weekend
Monday 19 AprilMyanmar New Yearlong weekend likely
Tuesday 20 AprilMyanmar New Year
Wednesday 21 AprilMyanmar New Year
Saturday 1 MayMay Dayfalls on a weekend
Monday 17 MayEid al-Adhalong weekend likelydate set by moon sighting
Thursday 20 MayFull Moon Day of Kason
Sunday 18 JulyFull Moon Day of Wasofalls on a weekend
Monday 19 JulyMartyrs' Daylong weekend likely
Thursday 14 OctoberThadingyut Holidays
Friday 15 OctoberThadingyut Holidayslong weekend likely
Saturday 16 OctoberThadingyut Holidaysfalls on a weekend
Saturday 30 OctoberDiwalifalls on a weekend
Saturday 13 NovemberFull Moon Day of Tazaungmonfalls on a weekend
Tuesday 23 NovemberNational Day
Saturday 25 DecemberChristmas Dayfalls on a weekend
Tuesday 28 DecemberKaren New Year
How to use this
A public holiday does not always mean nobody is working, and a clear calendar does not mean your colleague is free. Treat these dates as a prompt to ask rather than an answer — especially the ones marked as set by moon sighting, where the final date is confirmed only days ahead.