Public holidays · 2026

Public holidays in Rwanda 2026

Rwanda has 19 days of national public holidays in 2026, 15 on working days.

Next: Noheli (Christmas Day), Friday, 25 December 2026in 69 days

Nationwide

National public holidays

National public holidays in Rwanda in 2026: date, weekday, name and days until
Date	Holiday	When
1 JanThu	UbunaniNew Year's Day	289 days ago
2 JanFri	Umunsi ukurikira UbunaniDay after New Year's Day	288 days ago
1 FebSunWeekend	Umunsi w'IntwariNational Heroes' Day	258 days ago
2 FebMon	Umunsi w'Intwari (yizihijwe)National Heroes' Day (observed)	257 days ago
20 MarFri	Eid El Fitr (yagereranijwe)Eid al-Fitr (estimated)	211 days ago
3 AprFri	Umunsi wa Gatanu MutagatifuGood Friday	197 days ago
6 AprMon	Ku wa mbere wa PasikaEaster Monday	194 days ago
7 AprTue	Umunsi wo Kwibuka Jenoside yakorewe Abatutsi mu 1994Memorial Day of Genocide perpetrated against the Tutsi in 1994	193 days ago
1 MayFri	Umunsi Mukuru w'UmurimoLabor Day	169 days ago
27 MayWed	Eid al-Adha (yagereranijwe)Eid al-Adha (estimated)	143 days ago
1 JulWed	Umunsi w'UbwigengeIndependence Day	108 days ago
4 JulSatWeekend	Umunsi wo KwibohoraLiberation Day	105 days ago
6 JulMon	Umunsi wo Kwibohora (yizihijwe)Liberation Day (observed)	103 days ago
7 AugFri	Umunsi w'UmuganuraUmuganura Day	71 days ago
15 AugSatWeekend	Ijyanwa mu Ijuru rya BikiramariyaAssumption Day	63 days ago
17 AugMon	Ijyanwa mu Ijuru rya Bikiramariya (yizihijwe)Assumption Day (observed)	61 days ago
25 DecFri	NoheliChristmas Day	in 69 days
26 DecSatWeekend	Umunsi ukurikira NoheliBoxing Day	in 70 days
28 DecMon	Umunsi ukurikira Noheli (yizihijwe)Boxing Day (observed)	in 72 days

At a glance

Rwanda in 2026

01Public holidays

19 days

15 on working days, 4 at the weekend (Saturday and Sunday).

02Long weekends

9 long weekends

03Regional

None

04Next holiday

Noheli (Christmas Day)

Friday, 25 December 2026 · in 69 days

Days off in a row

Long weekends

Three or more days off in a row: the weekend (Saturday and Sunday) next to a nationwide public holiday on a working day.

Thu 1 Jan – Sun 4 Jan
4 days offNew Year's Day · Day after New Year's Day
Sat 31 Jan – Mon 2 Feb
3 days offNational Heroes' Day · National Heroes' Day (observed)
Fri 20 Mar – Sun 22 Mar
3 days offEid al-Fitr (estimated)
Fri 3 Apr – Tue 7 Apr
5 days offGood Friday · Easter Monday · Memorial Day of Genocide perpetrated against the Tutsi in 1994
Fri 1 May – Sun 3 May
3 days offLabor Day
Sat 4 Jul – Mon 6 Jul
3 days offLiberation Day · Liberation Day (observed)
Fri 7 Aug – Sun 9 Aug
3 days offUmuganura Day
Sat 15 Aug – Mon 17 Aug
3 days offAssumption Day · Assumption Day (observed)
Fri 25 Dec – Mon 28 Dec
4 days offChristmas Day · Boxing Day · Boxing Day (observed)

Sources and limits

About these dates

Dates come from the open-source python-holidays project (0.106, MIT licence), which follows each country’s laws and official calendars; Hourora built these tables from it on 13 October 2026. Names are shown as the source gives them, in the local language and in English, without machine translation.

Dates marked “estimated” follow lunar or religious calendars and can move by a day when they are announced. Days off decreed at short notice, such as bridge days, may be missing. Check with an official source before you book.

Long weekends count the weekend (Saturday and Sunday) and nationwide public holidays only. “When” counts days by the local date in Kigali.

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Questions

Good to know

How many public holidays does Rwanda have in 2026?

Rwanda has 19 days of national public holidays in 2026, 15 on working days. When two holidays fall on the same date, the day counts once.

When is the next public holiday in Rwanda?

Noheli (Christmas Day), on Friday, 25 December 2026.

How many long weekends does Rwanda have in 2026?

9: Thu 1 Jan – Sun 4 Jan (New Year's Day, Day after New Year's Day); Sat 31 Jan – Mon 2 Feb (National Heroes' Day, National Heroes' Day (observed)); Fri 20 Mar – Sun 22 Mar (Eid al-Fitr (estimated)); Fri 3 Apr – Tue 7 Apr (Good Friday, Easter Monday, Memorial Day of Genocide perpetrated against the Tutsi in 1994); Fri 1 May – Sun 3 May (Labor Day); Sat 4 Jul – Mon 6 Jul (Liberation Day, Liberation Day (observed)); Fri 7 Aug – Sun 9 Aug (Umuganura Day); Sat 15 Aug – Mon 17 Aug (Assumption Day, Assumption Day (observed)); Fri 25 Dec – Mon 28 Dec (Christmas Day, Boxing Day, Boxing Day (observed)).

Which public holidays in Rwanda fall on a weekend in 2026?

Umunsi w'Intwari (National Heroes' Day), Sunday, 1 February 2026; Umunsi wo Kwibohora (Liberation Day), Saturday, 4 July 2026; Ijyanwa mu Ijuru rya Bikiramariya (Assumption Day), Saturday, 15 August 2026; Umunsi ukurikira Noheli (Boxing Day), Saturday, 26 December 2026.