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🇲🇲 Myanmar (Burma) public holidays 2026

Myanmar (Burma) has 29 public holidays in 2026, plus 5 other observances and regional holidays. The first is New Year on January 1 and the last is Christmas Day on December 25.

22 of the public holidays fall on a weekday in 2026, so that's how many days off most workers get from them.

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All holidays in Myanmar (Burma) in 2026

DateHolidayType
January 1ThursdayNew YearPublic holiday
January 2FridayNew Year HolidayPublic holiday
January 4SundayIndependence DayPublic holiday
February 12ThursdayUnion DayPublic holiday
February 16MondayChinese New YearPublic holiday
February 17TuesdayChinese New Year HolidayPublic holiday
March 2MondayPeasants' DayPublic holiday
March 2MondayFull Moon Day of TabaungPublic holiday
March 20FridayMarch EquinoxObservance
April 11SaturdayMaha Thingyan (Water Festival)Public holiday
April 12SundayMaha Thingyan (Water Festival)Public holiday
April 13MondayMaha Thingyan (Water Festival)Public holiday
April 14TuesdayMaha Thingyan (Water Festival)Public holiday
April 15WednesdayMaha Thingyan (Water Festival)Public holiday
April 16ThursdayMaha Thingyan (Water Festival)Public holiday
April 17FridayMaha Thingyan (Water Festival)Public holiday
April 18SaturdayMaha Thingyan (Water Festival)Public holiday
April 19SundayMaha Thingyan (Water Festival)Public holiday
April 30ThursdayFull Moon Day of KasongPublic holiday
May 1FridayLabor DayPublic holiday
May 28ThursdayEid al-AdhaPublic holiday
June 21SundayJune SolsticeObservance
July 19SundayMartyrs' DayPublic holiday
July 29WednesdayFull Moon Day of Waso (Beginning of Buddhist Lent)Public holiday
September 23WednesdaySeptember EquinoxObservance
October 25SundayFull Moon Day of Thadingyut (End of Buddhist Lent)Public holiday
October 26MondayFull Moon Day of Thadingyut Holiday (End of Buddhist Lent)Public holiday
October 27TuesdayFull Moon Day of Thadingyut Holiday (End of Buddhist Lent)Public holiday
November 8SundayDiwaliObservance
November 23MondayFull Moon Day of TazaungmonePublic holiday
November 24TuesdayFull Moon Day of Tazaungmone HolidayPublic holiday
December 4FridayNational DayPublic holiday
December 22TuesdayDecember SolsticeObservance
December 25FridayChristmas DayPublic holiday