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Madagascar Holidays 2025: Public Holidays in Madagascar
Madagascar has 10 national public holidays in 2025. 8 of them fall on a weekday and 2 on a weekend. There are 3 long weekends and 4 more if you take a bridge day off.
Madagascar public holidays 2025 — full list
| Date | Holiday | Local name | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Year's Day | New Year's Day | Public holiday | |
| Weekend | Martyrs' Day | Martyrs' Day | Public holiday |
| Easter Monday | Easter Monday | Public holiday | |
| Labour Day | Labour Day | Public holiday | |
| Ascension Day | Ascension Day | Public holiday | |
| Whit Monday | Whit Monday | Public holiday | |
| Independence Day | Independence Day | Public holiday | |
| Assumption Day | Assumption Day | Public holiday | |
| Weekend | All Saints' Day | All Saints' Day | Public holiday |
| Christmas Day | Christmas Day | Public holiday |
Data: Nager.Date public holiday database and the vacanza/holidays library (both MIT licence). Dates of religious holidays based on the lunar calendar may shift by a day after official announcements.
Madagascar holiday calendar 2025
- National holiday
- Regional holiday
- Bridge day (take off for a long weekend)
January 1
February
March 1
April 1
May 2
June 2
July
August 1
September
October
November 1
December 1
Long weekends in Madagascar 2025
3 long weekends come for free, and 4 more need just one or two days of leave. Plan your trips around these dates.
Sat 19 Apr – Mon 21 Apr
No leave needed
Thu 1 May – Sun 4 May
Take off Fri 2 May
Thu 29 May – Sun 1 Jun
Take off Fri 30 May
Sat 7 Jun – Mon 9 Jun
No leave needed
Thu 26 Jun – Sun 29 Jun
Take off Fri 27 Jun
Fri 15 Aug – Sun 17 Aug
No leave needed
Thu 25 Dec – Sun 28 Dec
Take off Fri 26 Dec