Labour Day in Malawi
Labour Day falls on Saturday 1 May 2027 in Malawi. It is a moving holiday — the date changes each year. In 2027 it lands on a weekend, which costs the day off.
| Year | Date | Weekday | What that means |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 May | Thursday | one bridge day makes it four days |
| 2026 | 1 May | Friday | long weekend |
| 2027 | 1 May | Saturday | on the weekend — no day off gained |
| 2027 | 3 May | Monday | long weekend |
| 2028 | 1 May | Monday | long weekend |
5 of 5
- 01 05 Labour Day Thursday
- 01 05 Labour Day Friday
- 01 05 Labour Day Saturday · falls on a weekend
- 03 05 Labour Day Monday
- 01 05 Labour Day Monday
A date that moves
Labour Day does not keep a date. Where it lands each year decides whether it touches a weekend, and the table above is the practical summary: the same holiday can be a four-day break one year and swallowed by a Sunday the next.
Sources and last check
Times, offsets and sun positions on this page are computed live from the IANA timezone database and the NOAA solar algorithm, so they do not depend on the review dates below.
- Public holidays for 120 countries, 2025-2028
- Source: date-holidays, generated by scripts/build-holidays.mjs. Last checked, reviewed every 12 months.
Not covered:Public holidays only; regional and observance days are excluded. 21 of our countries are not in the dataset and have no calendar.
FAQ
When is Labour Day in Malawi in 2027?
Saturday, 1 May 2027.
Is Labour Day on the same date every year?
No. It moves: 1 May 2025, 1 May 2026, 1 May 2027, 3 May 2027, 1 May 2028.
Which years does Labour Day make a long weekend?
2026 (Friday), 2027 (Monday), 2028 (Monday) — it touches the weekend directly. In 2025 one bridge day buys four days off.