Public holidays · Asia · 2025
Maldives Holidays 2025: Public Holidays in Maldives
Maldives has 18 national public holidays in 2025. 14 of them fall on a weekday and 4 on a weekend. There are 6 long weekends and 2 more if you take a bridge day off.
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National public holidays · #17
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On a weekday (Mon–Fri)
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Long weekends (3+ days)
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Regional holidays
Maldives public holidays 2025 — full list
| Date | Holiday | Local name | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Year's Day | މީލާދީ އާ އަހަރު ފެށޭ ދުވަސް | Public holiday | |
| Weekend | First Day of Ramadan | ރަމަޟާން މަސް ފެށޭ ދުވަސް | Public holiday |
| Eid al-Fitr | ފިޠުރުޢީދު ދުވަސް | Public holiday | |
| Eid al-Fitr Holiday | ފިޠުރުޢީދުގެ މުނާސަބަތުގައި | Public holiday | |
| Eid al-Fitr Holiday | ފިޠުރުޢީދުގެ މުނާސަބަތުގައި | Public holiday | |
| International Worker's Day | ބައިނަލްއަޤްވާމީ މަސައްކަތްތެރިންގެ ދުވަސް | Public holiday | |
| Day of Arafah | ޙައްޖުދުވަސް | Public holiday | |
| Weekend | Eid al-Adha | އަޟްޙާޢީދު ދުވަސް | Public holiday |
| Weekend | Eid al-Adha Holiday | އަޟްޙާޢީދުގެ މުނާސަބަތުގައި | Public holiday |
| Eid al-Adha Holiday | އަޟްޙާޢީދުގެ މުނާސަބަތުގައި | Public holiday | |
| Eid al-Adha Holiday | އަޟްޙާޢީދުގެ މުނާސަބަތުގައި | Public holiday | |
| Islamic New Year | ހިޖުރީ އާ އަހަރު ފެށޭ ދުވަސް | Public holiday | |
| Weekend | Independence Day | މިނިވަން ދުވަސް | Public holiday |
| National Day | ޤައުމީ ދުވަސް | Public holiday | |
| Prophet's Birthday | ކީރިތި ރަސޫލާގެ ޢީދުމީލާދު | Public holiday | |
| The Day Maldives Embraced Islam | ރާއްޖެ އިސްލާމްވީ ދުވަސް | Public holiday | |
| Victory Day | ނަޞްރުގެ ދުވަސް | Public holiday | |
| Republic Day | ޖުމްހޫރީ ދުވަސް | 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.
Maldives holiday calendar 2025
- National holiday
- Regional holiday
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Long weekends in Maldives 2025
6 long weekends come for free, and 2 more need just one or two days of leave. Plan your trips around these dates.
4days
Wed 1 Jan – Sat 4 Jan
Take off Thu 2 Jan
5days
Fri 28 Mar – Tue 1 Apr
No leave needed
3days
Thu 1 May – Sat 3 May
No leave needed
5days
Thu 5 Jun – Mon 9 Jun
No leave needed
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Thu 26 Jun – Sat 28 Jun
No leave needed
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Fri 22 Aug – Sun 24 Aug
No leave needed
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Thu 4 Sep – Sat 6 Sep
No leave needed
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Fri 31 Oct – Mon 3 Nov
Take off Sun 2 Nov
Frequently asked questions about holidays in Maldives
How many public holidays does Maldives have in 2025?
18 national public holidays. That ranks Maldives #17 of 235 countries by number of holidays in 2025.
How many long weekends are there in Maldives in 2025?
6 long weekends of three or more days without taking leave, and 2 more with a bridge day. Best deal: take 1 day off (Thu 2 Jan) for 4 days in a row from 1 January.
Which Maldives public holidays fall on a weekend in 2025?
First Day of Ramadan (Sat 1 Mar), Eid al-Adha (Fri 6 Jun), Eid al-Adha Holiday (Sat 7 Jun) and Independence Day (Sat 26 Jul). Whether a substitute day off is given depends on national law.
Which month has the most public holidays in Maldives?
June, with 6 national holidays: Day of Arafah, Eid al-Adha, Eid al-Adha Holiday, Eid al-Adha Holiday, Eid al-Adha Holiday and Islamic New Year.