Public holidays · 2025

Public holidays in Rwanda 2025

Rwanda has 16 days of national public holidays in 2025, 15 on working days.

Next: Noheli (Christmas Day), Friday, 25 December 2026in 67 days

Nationwide

National public holidays

National public holidays in Rwanda in 2025: date, weekday, name and days until
Date	Holiday	When
1 JanWed	UbunaniNew Year's Day	656 days ago
2 JanThu	Umunsi ukurikira UbunaniDay after New Year's Day	655 days ago
1 FebSatWeekend	Umunsi w'IntwariNational Heroes' Day	625 days ago
3 FebMon	Umunsi w'Intwari (yizihijwe)National Heroes' Day (observed)	623 days ago
31 MarMon	Eid El FitrEid al-Fitr	567 days ago
7 AprMon	Umunsi wo Kwibuka Jenoside yakorewe Abatutsi mu 1994Memorial Day of Genocide perpetrated against the Tutsi in 1994	560 days ago
18 AprFri	Umunsi wa Gatanu MutagatifuGood Friday	549 days ago
21 AprMon	Ku wa mbere wa PasikaEaster Monday	546 days ago
1 MayThu	Umunsi Mukuru w'UmurimoLabor Day	536 days ago
6 JunFri	Eid al-Adha	500 days ago
1 JulTue	Umunsi w'UbwigengeIndependence Day	475 days ago
4 JulFri	Umunsi wo KwibohoraLiberation Day	472 days ago
1 AugFri	Umunsi w'UmuganuraUmuganura Day	444 days ago
15 AugFri	Ijyanwa mu Ijuru rya BikiramariyaAssumption Day	430 days ago
25 DecThu	NoheliChristmas Day	298 days ago
26 DecFri	Umunsi ukurikira NoheliBoxing Day	297 days ago

At a glance

Rwanda in 2025

01Public holidays

16 days

15 on working days, 1 at the weekend (Saturday and Sunday).

02Long weekends

9 long weekends

03Regional

None

04Next holiday

Noheli (Christmas Day)

Friday, 25 December 2026 · in 67 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.

Sat 1 Feb – Mon 3 Feb
3 days offNational Heroes' Day · National Heroes' Day (observed)
Sat 29 Mar – Mon 31 Mar
3 days offEid al-Fitr
Sat 5 Apr – Mon 7 Apr
3 days offMemorial Day of Genocide perpetrated against the Tutsi in 1994
Fri 18 Apr – Mon 21 Apr
4 days offGood Friday · Easter Monday
Fri 6 Jun – Sun 8 Jun
3 days offEid al-Adha
Fri 4 Jul – Sun 6 Jul
3 days offLiberation Day
Fri 1 Aug – Sun 3 Aug
3 days offUmuganura Day
Fri 15 Aug – Sun 17 Aug
3 days offAssumption Day
Thu 25 Dec – Sun 28 Dec
4 days offChristmas Day · Boxing Day

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 16 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 2025?

Rwanda has 16 days of national public holidays in 2025, 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 2025?

9: Sat 1 Feb – Mon 3 Feb (National Heroes' Day, National Heroes' Day (observed)); Sat 29 Mar – Mon 31 Mar (Eid al-Fitr); Sat 5 Apr – Mon 7 Apr (Memorial Day of Genocide perpetrated against the Tutsi in 1994); Fri 18 Apr – Mon 21 Apr (Good Friday, Easter Monday); Fri 6 Jun – Sun 8 Jun (Eid al-Adha); Fri 4 Jul – Sun 6 Jul (Liberation Day); Fri 1 Aug – Sun 3 Aug (Umuganura Day); Fri 15 Aug – Sun 17 Aug (Assumption Day); Thu 25 Dec – Sun 28 Dec (Christmas Day, Boxing Day).

Which public holidays in Rwanda fall on a weekend in 2025?

Umunsi w'Intwari (National Heroes' Day), Saturday, 1 February 2025.