Public holidays · 2028

Public holidays in Rwanda 2028

Rwanda has 18 days of national public holidays in 2028, 14 on working days.

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

Nationwide

National public holidays

National public holidays in Rwanda in 2028: date, weekday, name and days until
Date	Holiday	When
1 JanSatWeekend	UbunaniNew Year's Day	in 439 days
2 JanSunWeekend	Umunsi ukurikira UbunaniDay after New Year's Day	in 440 days
3 JanMon	Ubunani (yizihijwe)New Year's Day (observed)	in 441 days
1 FebTue	Umunsi w'IntwariNational Heroes' Day	in 470 days
26 FebSatWeekend	Eid El Fitr (yagereranijwe)Eid al-Fitr (estimated)	in 495 days
28 FebMon	Eid El Fitr (yizihijwe, yagereranijwe)Eid al-Fitr (observed, estimated)	in 497 days
7 AprFri	Umunsi wo Kwibuka Jenoside yakorewe Abatutsi mu 1994Memorial Day of Genocide perpetrated against the Tutsi in 1994	in 536 days
14 AprFri	Umunsi wa Gatanu MutagatifuGood Friday	in 543 days
17 AprMon	Ku wa mbere wa PasikaEaster Monday	in 546 days
1 MayMon	Umunsi Mukuru w'UmurimoLabor Day	in 560 days
5 MayFri	Eid al-Adha (yagereranijwe)Eid al-Adha (estimated)	in 564 days
1 JulSatWeekend	Umunsi w'UbwigengeIndependence Day	in 621 days
3 JulMon	Umunsi w'Ubwigenge (yizihijwe)Independence Day (observed)	in 623 days
4 JulTue	Umunsi wo KwibohoraLiberation Day	in 624 days
4 AugFri	Umunsi w'UmuganuraUmuganura Day	in 655 days
15 AugTue	Ijyanwa mu Ijuru rya BikiramariyaAssumption Day	in 666 days
25 DecMon	NoheliChristmas Day	in 798 days
26 DecTue	Umunsi ukurikira NoheliBoxing Day	in 799 days

At a glance

Rwanda in 2028

01Public holidays

18 days

14 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 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 Jan – Mon 3 Jan
3 days offNew Year's Day · Day after New Year's Day · New Year's Day (observed)
Sat 26 Feb – Mon 28 Feb
3 days offEid al-Fitr (estimated) · Eid al-Fitr (observed, estimated)
Fri 7 Apr – Sun 9 Apr
3 days offMemorial Day of Genocide perpetrated against the Tutsi in 1994
Fri 14 Apr – Mon 17 Apr
4 days offGood Friday · Easter Monday
Sat 29 Apr – Mon 1 May
3 days offLabor Day
Fri 5 May – Sun 7 May
3 days offEid al-Adha (estimated)
Sat 1 Jul – Tue 4 Jul
4 days offIndependence Day · Independence Day (observed) · Liberation Day
Fri 4 Aug – Sun 6 Aug
3 days offUmuganura Day
Sat 23 Dec – Tue 26 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 2028?

Rwanda has 18 days of national public holidays in 2028, 14 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 2028?

9: Sat 1 Jan – Mon 3 Jan (New Year's Day, Day after New Year's Day, New Year's Day (observed)); Sat 26 Feb – Mon 28 Feb (Eid al-Fitr (estimated), Eid al-Fitr (observed, estimated)); Fri 7 Apr – Sun 9 Apr (Memorial Day of Genocide perpetrated against the Tutsi in 1994); Fri 14 Apr – Mon 17 Apr (Good Friday, Easter Monday); Sat 29 Apr – Mon 1 May (Labor Day); Fri 5 May – Sun 7 May (Eid al-Adha (estimated)); Sat 1 Jul – Tue 4 Jul (Independence Day, Independence Day (observed), Liberation Day); Fri 4 Aug – Sun 6 Aug (Umuganura Day); Sat 23 Dec – Tue 26 Dec (Christmas Day, Boxing Day).

Which public holidays in Rwanda fall on a weekend in 2028?

Ubunani (New Year's Day), Saturday, 1 January 2028; Umunsi ukurikira Ubunani (Day after New Year's Day), Sunday, 2 January 2028; Eid El Fitr (yagereranijwe) (Eid al-Fitr (estimated)), Saturday, 26 February 2028; Umunsi w'Ubwigenge (Independence Day), Saturday, 1 July 2028.