Eid al-Fitr 2025, 2026 and 2027 in Rwanda

Eid al-Fitr is celebrated by Muslims in Rwanda with much religious fervour and general merriment.

Year	Date	Day	Holiday
2025	30 Mar	Sun	Eid al-Fitr
	31 Mar	Mon	Eid al-Fitr Holiday
2026	20 Mar	Fri	Eid al-Fitr
2027	9 Mar	Tue	Eid al-Fitr
Please scroll down to end of page for previous years' dates.

The national holiday comes on the first day of the Islamic month of Shawwal, immediately following the holy month of Ramadan and month-long period of fasting, prayer and devotion. It is one of the most important of all Muslim commemorations.

Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic year. As months on the Islamic calendar are lunar months, the day begins when a committee declares that the moon has entered a new phase.

There are traditional prayers recited for Eid al-Fitr. These usually consist of two rakats (sections) and are recited either inside of a mosque or prayer hall or out in an open field. Prayers are offered right after dawn at the beginning of Shawwal.

Most Muslims in Rwanda feast on Eid al-Fitr. But even those too poor to afford their own meal usually get one because Muslims are supposed to give the “zakat al-fitr”, a gift to help the poor celebrate Eid, in the days before Eid-al-Fitr.

Previous Years

Year	Date	Day	Holiday
2024	10 Apr	Wed	Eid al-Fitr
2023	21 Apr	Fri	Eid al-Fitr