Public Holidays

Discover upcoming public holiday dates for Rwanda and start planning to make the most of your time off.

2026 Public Holidays

Date	Day	Holiday
1 Jan	Thu	New Year's Day
2 Jan	Fri	New Year Holiday
1 Feb	Sun	National Heroes Day
2 Feb	Mon	National Heroes Day Holiday
20 Mar	Fri	Eid al-Fitr
3 Apr	Fri	Good Friday
6 Apr	Mon	Easter Monday
7 Apr	Tue	Tutsi Genocide Memorial Day
1 May	Fri	Labour Day
27 May	Wed	Eid al-Adha
1 Jul	Wed	Independence Day
4 Jul	Sat	Liberation Day
6 Jul	Mon	Liberation Day Holiday
7 Aug	Fri	Umuganura
15 Aug	Sat	Assumption Day
17 Aug	Mon	Assumption Day Holiday
25 Dec	Fri	Christmas Day
26 Dec	Sat	Boxing Day
28 Dec	Mon	Boxing Day Holiday
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2027 Public Holidays

Date	Day	Holiday
1 Jan	Fri	New Year's Day
4 Jan	Mon	New Year Holiday
1 Feb	Mon	National Heroes Day
9 Mar	Tue	Eid al-Fitr
26 Mar	Fri	Good Friday
29 Mar	Mon	Easter Monday
7 Apr	Wed	Tutsi Genocide Memorial Day
1 May	Sat	Labour Day
16 May	Sun	Eid al-Adha
17 May	Mon	Eid al-Adha Holiday
1 Jul	Thu	Independence Day
4 Jul	Sun	Liberation Day
5 Jul	Mon	Liberation Day Holiday
6 Aug	Fri	Umuganura
15 Aug	Sun	Assumption Day
16 Aug	Mon	Assumption Day Holiday
25 Dec	Sat	Christmas Day
26 Dec	Sun	Boxing Day
27 Dec	Mon	Christmas Holiday
The dates in this table are an estimate. We will update this page once the official public holiday dates for 2027 are released.

2028 Public Holidays

Date	Day	Holiday
1 Jan	Sat	New Year's Day
2 Jan	Sun	New Year Holiday
1 Feb	Tue	National Heroes Day
26 Feb	Sat	Eid al-Fitr
7 Apr	Fri	Tutsi Genocide Memorial Day
14 Apr	Fri	Good Friday
17 Apr	Mon	Easter Monday
1 May	Mon	Labour Day
5 May	Fri	Eid al-Adha
1 Jul	Sat	Independence Day
4 Jul	Tue	Liberation Day
4 Aug	Fri	Umuganura
15 Aug	Tue	Assumption Day
25 Dec	Mon	Christmas Day
26 Dec	Tue	Boxing Day
The dates in this table are an estimate. We will update this page once the official public holiday dates for 2028 are released.

The President of Rwanda has been given the authority to establish national holidays and to deem which religious holidays are honoured on a national level. All official holidays that are celebrated in Rwanda are regulated by the Labour Code, with the latest revision occurring November 30, 2001.

The Labour Code also allows the President of Rwanda to establish special one-time or new holidays by Presidential Decree. The president has used this power on few occasions.

Under the Labour Code, all employees are entitled to have a day off for a nationally declared holiday. If the holiday occurs on a rest day, which is Sunday by government decree, the national holiday will be celebrated on the following day.

Employees that cannot take the day off due to their position, such as public works, the employee is entitled to a different day off with pay for the holiday.