Rwanda Public Holidays
Statutory public holidays in Rwanda. See at a glance whether today is a day off and how long until the next one.
Rwanda has 13 public holidays in 2026, 4 of which fall on a weekend. There are 5 long weekends of three days or more; the longest runs 5 days around Good Friday (3–7 April).
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2025 · 13 days
| Date | Holiday | |
|---|---|---|
| 2025.01.01Wed | New Year's Day | |
| 2025.01.02Thu | New Year's Day | |
| 2025.02.01Sat | National Heroes' Day | |
| 2025.04.07Mon | Tutsi Genocide Memorial Day | |
| 2025.04.18Fri | Good Friday | |
| 2025.04.21Mon | Easter Monday | |
| 2025.05.01Thu | Labour Day | |
| 2025.07.01Tue | Independence Day | |
| 2025.07.04Fri | Liberation Day | |
| 2025.08.01Fri | Umuganura Day | |
| 2025.08.15Fri | Assumption Day | |
| 2025.12.25Thu | Christmas Day | |
| 2025.12.26Fri | St. Stephen's DayBoxing Day |
Rwanda public holidays in 2026
| Date | Holiday | |
|---|---|---|
| 2026.01.01Thu | New Year's Day | |
| 2026.01.02Fri | New Year's Day | |
| 2026.02.01Sun | National Heroes' Day | |
| 2026.04.03Fri | Good Friday | |
| 2026.04.06Mon | Easter Monday | |
| 2026.04.07Tue | Tutsi Genocide Memorial Day | |
| 2026.05.01Fri | Labour Day | |
| 2026.07.01Wed | Independence Day | |
| 2026.07.04Sat | Liberation Day | |
| 2026.08.07Fri | Umuganura Day | |
| 2026.08.15Sat | Assumption Day | |
| 2026.12.25Fri | Christmas Day | |
| 2026.12.26Sat | St. Stephen's DayBoxing Day |
2027 · 13 days
| Date | Holiday | |
|---|---|---|
| 2027.01.01Fri | New Year's Day | |
| 2027.01.02Sat | New Year's Day | |
| 2027.02.01Mon | National Heroes' Day | |
| 2027.03.26Fri | Good Friday | |
| 2027.03.29Mon | Easter Monday | |
| 2027.04.07Wed | Tutsi Genocide Memorial Day | |
| 2027.05.01Sat | Labour Day | |
| 2027.07.01Thu | Independence Day | |
| 2027.07.04Sun | Liberation Day | |
| 2027.08.06Fri | Umuganura Day | |
| 2027.08.15Sun | Assumption Day | |
| 2027.12.25Sat | Christmas Day | |
| 2027.12.26Sun | St. Stephen's DayBoxing Day |
2025 · 9 long weekends
| Dates | Break | |
|---|---|---|
| 2025.01.01Wed ~ 01.05Sun | 5-day break1 bridge day | |
| 2025.04.05Sat ~ 04.07Mon | 3-day break | |
| 2025.04.18Fri ~ 04.21Mon | 4-day break | |
| 2025.05.01Thu ~ 05.04Sun | 4-day break1 bridge day | |
| 2025.06.28Sat ~ 07.01Tue | 4-day break1 bridge day | |
| 2025.07.04Fri ~ 07.06Sun | 3-day break | |
| 2025.08.01Fri ~ 08.03Sun | 3-day break | |
| 2025.08.15Fri ~ 08.17Sun | 3-day break | |
| 2025.12.25Thu ~ 12.28Sun | 4-day break |
Rwanda Long Weekends 2026
Stretches of three days or more where weekends and public holidays run together. Days you would have to take off to join them up are marked as bridge days.
| Dates | Break | |
|---|---|---|
| 2026.01.01Thu ~ 01.04Sun | 4-day break | |
| 2026.04.03Fri ~ 04.07Tue | 5-day break | |
| 2026.05.01Fri ~ 05.03Sun | 3-day break | |
| 2026.08.07Fri ~ 08.09Sun | 3-day break | |
| 2026.12.25Fri ~ 12.27Sun | 3-day break |
2027 · 5 long weekends
| Dates | Break | |
|---|---|---|
| 2027.01.01Fri ~ 01.03Sun | 3-day break | |
| 2027.01.30Sat ~ 02.01Mon | 3-day break | |
| 2027.03.26Fri ~ 03.29Mon | 4-day break | |
| 2027.07.01Thu ~ 07.04Sun | 4-day break1 bridge day | |
| 2027.08.06Fri ~ 08.08Sun | 3-day break |
Holiday data from Nager.Date · only entries whose types includes Public. Updated 2026-09-01.
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