1 dayThu, Jan 1
New Year's Day — a lone day off, bridge it:
1
Stretch it: take 1 day of leave (Jan 2) for 4 days off (Jan 1 – 4).
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Long Weekends in Madagascar 2026
Madagascar has 6 long weekends (3 or more consecutive days off) in 2026, counting public holidays and Sat–Sun weekends; the longest natural break runs 3 days (Mar 20 – 22). Placed well, 1 day of leave stretches a break to 5 consecutive days off — every option is below.
- Long weekends
- 6
- Longest break
- 3 days
- Best bridge
- +1 → 5 days
- Weekend
- Sat–Sun
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Every break in 2026
Public holidayWeekendLeave day
2 daysSat, Mar 7 – Sun, Mar 8
78
3 daysFri, Mar 20 – Sun, Mar 22
202122
Stretch it: take 4 days of leave (Mar 16–19) for 9 days off (Mar 14 – 22).
2 daysSat, Mar 28 – Sun, Mar 29
2829
3 daysSat, Apr 4 – Mon, Apr 6
456
Stretch it: take 4 days of leave (Apr 7–10) for 9 days off (Apr 4 – 12).
3 daysFri, May 1 – Sun, May 3
123
Stretch it: take 4 days of leave (Apr 27–30) for 9 days off (Apr 25 – May 3).
1 dayThu, May 14
Ascension Day — a lone day off, bridge it:
14
Stretch it: take 1 day of leave (May 15) for 4 days off (May 14 – 17).
3 daysSat, May 23 – Mon, May 25
232425
Stretch it: take 1 day of leave (May 26) for 5 days off (May 23 – 27).
1 dayWed, May 27
Feast of the Sacrifice (Eid al-Adha) — a lone day off, bridge it:
27
Stretch it: take 1 day of leave (May 26) for 5 days off (May 23 – 27).
3 daysFri, Jun 26 – Sun, Jun 28
262728
Stretch it: take 4 days of leave (Jun 22–25) for 9 days off (Jun 20 – 28).
2 daysSat, Aug 15 – Sun, Aug 16
1516
2 daysSat, Oct 31 – Sun, Nov 1
311
3 daysFri, Dec 25 – Sun, Dec 27
252627
Stretch it: take 4 days of leave (Dec 28–31) for 10 days off (Dec 25 – Jan 3).
All bridge plans, ranked by date
Each plan books leave only on working days between two natural breaks, so every one of them returns more than one day off per day of leave.
| Days off | Leave | Span |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | 4d · Dec 26 + Dec 29–31 | Dec 25 – Jan 1 |
| 6 | 3d · Dec 29–31 | Dec 27 – Jan 1 |
| 9 | 4d · Dec 29–31 + Jan 2 | Dec 27 – Jan 4 |
| 4 | 1d · Jan 2 | Jan 1 – 4 |
| 9 | 4d · Mar 16–19 | Mar 14 – 22 |
| 9 | 4d · Apr 7–10 | Apr 4 – 12 |
| 9 | 4d · Apr 27–30 | Apr 25 – May 3 |
| 6 | 3d · May 11–13 | May 9 – 14 |
| 9 | 4d · May 11–13 + May 15 | May 9 – 17 |
| 4 | 1d · May 15 | May 14 – 17 |
| 5Best value | 1d · May 26 | May 23 – 27 |
| 9 | 3d · May 26 + May 28–29 | May 23 – 31 |
| 5 | 2d · May 28–29 | May 27 – 31 |
| 9 | 4d · Jun 22–25 | Jun 20 – 28 |
| 9 | 4d · Dec 21–24 | Dec 19 – 27 |
| 10 | 4d · Dec 28–31 | Dec 25 – Jan 3 |
Computed from Madagascar's public holidays plus Sat–Sun weekends. Substitute days count as days off; observances don't. Bridges spend at most 4 leave days, booked only on working days.