Yangon Public Holidays 2026 – Official Regional Holiday Dates & Calendar

Q: How many statutory public holidays are observed in Yangon?

Yangon observes 1 official statutory fixed-date public holidays — the same count as Myanmar nationally, since Yangon doesn't set its own separate statutory list — plus movable religious and lunar observances updated live in the calendar.

🗓️ Public Holidays in Yangon, Myanmar

Checking official public holidays and bank closures for Yangon, Myanmar? This regional holiday guide tracks statutory non-working days, live public calendars, and local holiday rules for Yangon.

Corporate offices, banks, and public services throughout Yangon align operating hours with official statutory non-working day notifications. In Yangon, statutory fixed-date public holidays (including Independence Day on January 4) mandate official non-working status for banks and government departments.

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📅 Live Public Holiday Calendar — Yangon, Myanmar

This is Myanmar's national public holiday calendar — the same live calendar shown on Myanmar's country-level holiday page — embedded here because public holidays are set nationally and apply uniformly across Yangon and the rest of Myanmar, not a separate Yangon-specific calendar.

◀ Showing upcoming public holidays — use the back arrow in the calendar toolbar to browse earlier dates this year.

🏛️ Official Statutory Public Holidays Applicable in Yangon

These are Myanmar's official statutory fixed-date public holidays — the same national list shown on Myanmar's country holiday page — mandated by national labor law and applicable across every state and city in Myanmar, including Yangon. These non-working days apply to government administrative offices, commercial banking institutions, and schools statewide.

Holiday Name	Fixed Date	Category	Closure Status	Official Source
Independence Day	January 4	National Public Holiday	Full National Closure	www.moi.gov.mm

🧳 Upcoming Long Weekends in Yangon

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

📖 Understanding Public Holidays in Yangon

Public offices, banks and schools throughout Yangon close on the same fixed-date statutory holidays observed nationwide, since public holidays in Myanmar are a matter of national labor law rather than state-by-state decree.

A statutory holiday falling on a weekend in Yangon doesn't simply disappear — Myanmar's gazette process typically shifts the observed non-working day to the nearest Monday.

As Yangon's own capital, Yangon observes the identical statutory calendar — there's no separate capital-city holiday list distinct from the rest of Yangon.

Frequently Asked Questions — Yangon Public Holidays

Are banks and government offices closed on public holidays in Yangon?

Yes, they do. Yangon follows Myanmar's statutory calendar exactly, so banks, government offices and schools throughout the state close on every officially mandated non-working day.

How many statutory public holidays are observed in Yangon?

Yangon observes 1 official statutory fixed-date public holidays — the same count as Myanmar nationally, since Yangon doesn't set its own separate statutory list — plus movable religious and lunar observances updated live in the calendar.

How can I plan a long weekend around public holidays in Yangon?

Check the day of the week for upcoming holidays in the live calendar above. Public holidays landing on Monday or Friday create an automatic 3-day weekend for travel across Yangon.

Do public holidays in Yangon differ from the rest of Myanmar?

No — public holidays in Myanmar are set at the national level, not decided state by state, so Yangon observes exactly the same statutory holidays as every other state and the country as a whole. This page exists as a convenient Yangon-specific reference, not because Yangon has its own separate holiday list.

Does Yangon, Yangon's capital, follow a different holiday schedule?

No — Yangon observes the same statutory public holidays as the rest of Yangon and Myanmar. Being the state capital doesn't come with its own separate holiday calendar.

What is the official source for Yangon's public holiday dates?

Yangon's public holidays are mandated by Myanmar's national statutory framework, published via www.moi.gov.mm — see the statutory holidays table above for the full sourced list.