
Use this page to check Myanmar's national public holidays: a continuously updated calendar covering both past and upcoming dates. Myanmar observes 1 official public holidays mandated by national law (including Independence Day). A mix of fixed and movable dates make up most national calendars: civic anniversaries usually repeat on the same day each year, while religious or lunar-calendar holidays shift — this calendar lists the actual computed date for each, year by year. Jump straight to the live calendar below, or read on for how the dates are worked out.
Why This Matters: Public holidays in Myanmar directly affect cross-border trade timing and payment settlement windows. This calendar is a standard reference point for supply chain managers timing operations around local closures working with partners, offices or operations in Myanmar.
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Live public holiday calendar for Myanmar, embedded directly from Google's official public calendar — always shows Google's current data.
◀ Showing upcoming holidays — use the back arrow in the calendar's toolbar to see earlier dates this year.
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Statutory public holidays mandated by national government law in Myanmar. These fixed dates reflect official non-working days. For dynamic, movable religious observances (e.g., Eid, Easter), refer to the live calendar embed above.
⚠ These entries are sourced from Myanmar's official government portal but have not yet been individually cross-checked against a specific confirming page — treat the dates below as a helpful starting point, not a final confirmed record.
| Holiday Name | Date / Observance | Category / Type | Closure Impact | Official Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independence Day Commemorates independence from Great Britain in 1948. | January 4 | National Public Holiday | Full National Closure | www.moi.gov.mm → |
Statutory holidays landing on a Monday, Friday, Tuesday or Thursday create a long-weekend opportunity — here's what's coming up.
| Holiday | Date | Opportunity |
|---|---|---|
| Independence Day | Mon, Jan 4, 2027 | Automatic 3-day weekend |
Two calendar mechanics sit behind most public holiday lists: a fixed-date system for civic anniversaries, which repeat annually, and a second, older calendar system behind a country's religious or lunar-based observances, which don't. Myanmar's calendar can include holidays governed by the Easter computus that many Christian-majority countries use, the Hijri lunar calendar behind Islamic observances such as Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha, or a lunisolar cycle behind holidays like Lunar New Year. As a country in Asia, Myanmar sits in a region where both kinds of calendar are common — which is exactly why the live calendar above lists each year's actual computed date rather than assuming a repeat.
Under Myanmar's labor law, fixed-date national public holidays carry mandatory non-working status for public administration, financial institutions, and commercial enterprises — 1 such holiday is documented for Myanmar in the table above, currently sourced from Myanmar's official government portal, pending independent confirmation, including Independence Day on January 4. Official gazette announcements are published by government authorities to confirm these mandated closures.
Worth separating, too: a true public holiday is a legally mandated non-working day — banks, schools and government offices close by law or long-standing custom. An observance is different — culturally or religiously notable, but without a mandated closure (Valentine's Day and Earth Day are common examples worldwide). This page focuses specifically on public holidays, the ones that actually affect scheduling.
Myanmar is also divided into states and provinces, and countries structured this way often layer a regional founding day, a local patron festival or a province-specific holiday on top of the national calendar — observed in one state but not nationwide. The calendar above covers Myanmar's national holidays; see the Myanmar states & provinces directory for population and government data on each one.
| 📊 Quick Facts | |
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| 👥 Population Rank | #27 of 249 |
| 📏 Area World Rank | #40 |
| 🏙️ Population Density | 83.6 / km² |
| 🌊 Land / Water Split | 96.6% / 3.4% |