Public holidays in Rwanda 2026

19 public holidays; 15 fall on a working day. The weekend in Rwanda is Saturday and Sunday.

Date	Holiday	Days
1 JanuaryThursday	New Year's Day
2 JanuaryFriday	Day after New Year's Day
1 FebruarySunday	National Heroes' Dayweekend
2 FebruaryMonday	National Heroes' Dayobserved
20 MarchFriday	Eid al-Fitrestimated
3 AprilFriday	Good Friday
6 AprilMonday	Easter Monday
7 AprilTuesday	Memorial Day of Genocide perpetrated against the Tutsi in 1994
1 MayFriday	Labor Day
27 MayWednesday	Eid al-Adhaestimated
1 JulyWednesday	Independence Day
4 JulySaturday	Liberation Dayweekend
6 JulyMonday	Liberation Dayobserved
7 AugustFriday	Umuganura Day
15 AugustSaturday	Assumption Dayweekend
17 AugustMonday	Assumption Dayobserved
25 DecemberFriday	Christmas Day
26 DecemberSaturday	Boxing Dayweekend
28 DecemberMonday	Boxing Dayobserved

Count working days in Rwanda

Notes

Observed means the day off is moved, usually to the next Monday, because the holiday falls on a weekend.

Estimated dates follow the moon or are announced each year, so they can move by a day or two.

Only nationwide public holidays are listed. Regions, employers and schools may add others. See also the 2026 calendar and time in Rwanda. Source: holidays 0.108 (github.com/vacanza/holidays), MIT.