National holidays of Myanmar in 2018
This page contains a calendar of all 2018 public holidays for Myanmar. These dates may be modified as official changes are announced, so please check back regularly for updates. Scroll down to view the national list or choose your state’s calendar.
| Day | Date | Holiday | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monday | Jan. 1, 2018 | International New Year's Day | |
| Monday | Jan. 1, 2018 | New Year Holiday | |
| Thursday | Jan. 4, 2018 | Independence Day | |
| Thursday | Jan. 4, 2018 | Independence Day | |
| Monday | Feb. 12, 2018 | Union Day | |
| Wednesday | Feb. 14, 2018 | Maha Shivaratri | |
| Thursday | March 1, 2018 | Full Moon Day of Tabaung | |
| Thursday | March 1, 2018 | Full Moon Day of Tabaung | |
| Friday | March 2, 2018 | Holi | |
| Friday | March 2, 2018 | Peasants' Day | |
| Tuesday | March 20, 2018 | March Equinox | |
| Tuesday | March 27, 2018 | Armed Forces' Day | |
| Tuesday | March 27, 2018 | Armed Forces Day | Tatmadaw Day |
| Friday | April 13, 2018 | Maha Thingyan (Water Festival) | |
| Friday | April 13, 2018 | Thingyan | Water festival |
| Saturday | April 14, 2018 | Thingyan Holiday | |
| Sunday | April 15, 2018 | Thingyan Holiday | |
| Monday | April 16, 2018 | Thingyan Holiday | |
| Tuesday | April 17, 2018 | Burmese New Year's Day | |
| Wednesday | April 18, 2018 | Burmese New Year Holiday | Government holiday |
| Thursday | April 19, 2018 | Burmese New Year Holiday | Government holiday |
| Friday | April 20, 2018 | Burmese New Year Holiday | Government holiday |
| Sunday | April 29, 2018 | Full Moon Day of Kasong | Vesak Day |
| Sunday | April 29, 2018 | Full Moon Day of Kasong | |
| Tuesday | May 1, 2018 | Labor Day / May Day | |
| Tuesday | May 1, 2018 | Labour Day | May Day |
| Thursday | June 21, 2018 | June Solstice | |
| Thursday | July 19, 2018 | Martyrs' Day | |
| Thursday | July 19, 2018 | Martyr's Day | |
| Friday | July 27, 2018 | Full Moon Day of Waso (Beginning of Buddhist Lent) | |
| Friday | July 27, 2018 | Full Moon Day of Waso | Dhammasetkya Day. Beginning of Buddhist Lent |
| Wednesday | Aug. 22, 2018 | Eid ul-Adha Day | |
| Sunday | Aug. 26, 2018 | Raksha Bandhan | |
| Sunday | Sept. 2, 2018 | Janmashtami | |
| Thursday | Sept. 13, 2018 | Ganesh Chaturthi | |
| Sunday | Sept. 23, 2018 | September Equinox | |
| Wednesday | Oct. 10, 2018 | Navaratri | |
| Friday | Oct. 19, 2018 | Dussehra | |
| Tuesday | Oct. 23, 2018 | Pre-Full Moon Day of Thadingyut | End of Buddhist Lent |
| Tuesday | Oct. 23, 2018 | Full Moon Day of Thadingyut (End of Buddhist Lent) | |
| Wednesday | Oct. 24, 2018 | Full Moon Day of Thadingyut | End of Buddhist Lent |
| Wednesday | Oct. 24, 2018 | Full Moon Day of Thadingyut Holiday (End of Buddhist Lent) | |
| Thursday | Oct. 25, 2018 | Post-Full Moon Day of Thadingyut | End of Buddhist Lent |
| Tuesday | Nov. 6, 2018 | Deepavali | |
| Wednesday | Nov. 21, 2018 | Full Moon Day of Tazaungmone | |
| Wednesday | Nov. 21, 2018 | Pre-Full Moon Day of Tazaungmone | |
| Thursday | Nov. 22, 2018 | Full Moon of Tazaungmone | |
| Thursday | Nov. 22, 2018 | Full Moon Day of Tazaungmone Holiday | |
| Sunday | Dec. 2, 2018 | National Day | |
| Sunday | Dec. 2, 2018 | National Day | 10th day following the full moon of the month of Tazaungmone |
| Saturday | Dec. 22, 2018 | December Solstice | |
| Tuesday | Dec. 25, 2018 | Christmas Day | |
| Tuesday | Dec. 25, 2018 | Christmas Day | |
| Monday | Dec. 31, 2018 | New Year's Eve |
Public Holidays
- Myanmar public holidays by years
- Public holidays in other countries