Public holidays in Burundi 2027

16 nationwide public holidays in 2027.

Next nationwide holiday in Burundi

See the list of nationwide holidays below.

Nationwide holidays 2027

Date	Weekday	Holiday	Local name
1 January Friday	Friday	New Year's Day Jour de l'an	Jour de l'an
5 February Friday	Friday	Unity Day Fête de l'Unité	Fête de l'Unité
9 March Tuesday	Tuesday	Eid al-Fitr Aid-El-Fithr Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	Aid-El-Fithr
6 April Tuesday	Tuesday	Commemoration of the Assassination of President Cyprien Ntaryamira Commémoration de l'Assassinat du Président Cyprien Ntaryamira	Commémoration de l'Assassinat du Président Cyprien Ntaryamira
1 May Saturday	Saturday	International Labor Day Fête Internationale du Travail	Fête Internationale du Travail
6 May Thursday	Thursday	Ascension Day Jour de l'Ascension	Jour de l'Ascension
16 May Sunday	Sunday	Eid al-Adha Aid-El-Adha Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	Aid-El-Adha
17 May Monday	Monday	Eid al-Adha (observed) Aid-El-Adha (observé) Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced Observed day off for Eid al-Adha (Sun 16 May)	Aid-El-Adha (observé)
8 June Tuesday	Tuesday	National Day of Patriotism and Commemoration of the Death of President Pierre Nkurunziza Journée Nationale du Patriotisme et Commémoration de la Mort du Président Pierre Nkurunziza	Journée Nationale du Patriotisme et Commémoration de la Mort du Président Pierre Nkurunziza
1 July Thursday	Thursday	Independence Day Anniversaire de l'Indépendance	Anniversaire de l'Indépendance
15 August Sunday	Sunday	Assumption Day Assomption	Assomption
16 August Monday	Monday	Assumption Day (observed) Assomption (observé) Observed day off for Assumption Day (Sun 15 Aug)	Assomption (observé)
13 October Wednesday	Wednesday	Commemoration of the Assassination of National Hero, Prince Louis Rwagasore Commémoration de l'Assassinat du Héros National, le Prince Louis Rwagasore	Commémoration de l'Assassinat du Héros National, le Prince Louis Rwagasore
21 October Thursday	Thursday	Commemoration of the Assassination of President Melchior Ndadaye Commémoration de l'Assassinat du Président Melchior Ndadaye	Commémoration de l'Assassinat du Président Melchior Ndadaye
1 November Monday	Monday	All Saints' Day Toussaint	Toussaint
25 December Saturday	Saturday	Christmas Day Noël	Noël

Long weekends and bridge days 2027

Based on nationwide holidays and the weekend in Burundi (Saturday and Sunday). Regional, local and group holidays are not included.

Long weekends

Fri 1 Jan – Sun 3 Jan · 3 days off
New Year's Day
Typically in Bujumbura: high 26°C (79°F), low 18°C (64°F), rain on 83% of days
Fri 5 Feb – Sun 7 Feb · 3 days off
Unity Day
Typically in Bujumbura: high 26°C (79°F), low 18°C (64°F), rain on 80% of days
Sat 15 May – Mon 17 May · 3 days off
Eid al-Adha (estimated), Eid al-Adha (observed) (estimated)
Typically in Bujumbura: high 26°C (79°F), low 18°C (64°F), rain on 57% of days
Sat 14 Aug – Mon 16 Aug · 3 days off
Assumption Day, Assumption Day (observed)
Typically in Bujumbura: high 27°C (81°F), low 17°C (63°F), rain on 17% of days
Sat 30 Oct – Mon 1 Nov · 3 days off
All Saints' Day
Typically in Bujumbura: high 26°C (79°F), low 19°C (66°F), rain on 76% of days

Bridge days

Mon 8 Mar: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Sat 6 Mar – Tue 9 Mar)
Eid al-Fitr (estimated)
Typically in Bujumbura: high 26°C (79°F), low 18°C (64°F), rain on 87% of days
Mon 5 Apr: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Sat 3 Apr – Tue 6 Apr)
Commemoration of the Assassination of President Cyprien Ntaryamira
Typically in Bujumbura: high 26°C (79°F), low 18°C (64°F), rain on 94% of days
Fri 7 May: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Thu 6 May – Sun 9 May)
Ascension Day
Typically in Bujumbura: high 26°C (79°F), low 18°C (64°F), rain on 83% of days
Mon 7 Jun: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Sat 5 Jun – Tue 8 Jun)
National Day of Patriotism and Commemoration of the Death of President Pierre Nkurunziza
Typically in Bujumbura: high 25°C (77°F), low 17°C (63°F), rain on 24% of days
Fri 2 Jul: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Thu 1 Jul – Sun 4 Jul)
Independence Day
Typically in Bujumbura: high 25°C (77°F), low 15°C (59°F), rain on 1% of days
Fri 22 Oct: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Thu 21 Oct – Sun 24 Oct)
Commemoration of the Assassination of President Melchior Ndadaye
Typically in Bujumbura: high 27°C (81°F), low 18°C (64°F), rain on 81% of days

Leave planner 2027

Choose how many leave days you can take for one break. The planner finds the breaks that give the most days off in a row around nationwide holidays and weekends, and marks the leave days on the calendar below.

Leave days per break: 3

Longest break with up to 3 leave days: Fri 1 Jan – Wed 6 Jan — 6 days off for 3 leave days (Mon 4 Jan, Tue 5 Jan, Wed 6 Jan).Show on calendar ↓

Take 1 day off (Mon 4 Jan) get 4 days in a rowFri 1 Jan – Mon 4 Jan · New Year's DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 4 Feb) get 4 days in a rowThu 4 Feb – Sun 7 Feb · Unity DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Mon 8 Mar) get 4 days in a rowSat 6 Mar – Tue 9 Mar · Eid al-FitrShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Mon 5 Apr) get 4 days in a rowSat 3 Apr – Tue 6 Apr · Commemoration of the Assassination of President Cyprien NtaryamiraShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 7 May) get 4 days in a rowThu 6 May – Sun 9 May · Ascension DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 14 May) get 4 days in a rowFri 14 May – Mon 17 May · Eid al-Adha, Eid al-Adha (observed)Show on calendar ↓