Public holidays in Rwanda 2026

19 nationwide public holidays in 2026.

Next nationwide holiday in Rwanda

See the list of nationwide holidays below.

Nationwide holidays 2026

Date	Weekday	Holiday	Local name
1 January Thursday	Thursday	New Year's Day Ubunani	Ubunani
2 January Friday	Friday	Day after New Year's Day Umunsi ukurikira Ubunani	Umunsi ukurikira Ubunani
1 February Sunday	Sunday	National Heroes' Day Umunsi w'Intwari	Umunsi w'Intwari
2 February Monday	Monday	National Heroes' Day (observed) Umunsi w'Intwari (yizihijwe) Observed day off for National Heroes' Day (Sun 1 Feb)	Umunsi w'Intwari (yizihijwe)
20 March Friday	Friday	Eid al-Fitr Eid El Fitr Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	Eid El Fitr
3 April Friday	Friday	Good Friday Umunsi wa Gatanu Mutagatifu	Umunsi wa Gatanu Mutagatifu
6 April Monday	Monday	Easter Monday Ku wa mbere wa Pasika	Ku wa mbere wa Pasika
7 April Tuesday	Tuesday	Memorial Day of Genocide perpetrated against the Tutsi in 1994 Umunsi wo Kwibuka Jenoside yakorewe Abatutsi mu 1994	Umunsi wo Kwibuka Jenoside yakorewe Abatutsi mu 1994
1 May Friday	Friday	Labor Day Umunsi Mukuru w'Umurimo	Umunsi Mukuru w'Umurimo
27 May Wednesday	Wednesday	Eid al-AdhaEstimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced
1 July Wednesday	Wednesday	Independence Day Umunsi w'Ubwigenge	Umunsi w'Ubwigenge
4 July Saturday	Saturday	Liberation Day Umunsi wo Kwibohora	Umunsi wo Kwibohora
6 July Monday	Monday	Liberation Day (observed) Umunsi wo Kwibohora (yizihijwe) Observed day off for Liberation Day (Sat 4 Jul)	Umunsi wo Kwibohora (yizihijwe)
7 August Friday	Friday	Umuganura Day Umunsi w'Umuganura	Umunsi w'Umuganura
15 August Saturday	Saturday	Assumption Day Ijyanwa mu Ijuru rya Bikiramariya	Ijyanwa mu Ijuru rya Bikiramariya
17 August Monday	Monday	Assumption Day (observed) Ijyanwa mu Ijuru rya Bikiramariya (yizihijwe) Observed day off for Assumption Day (Sat 15 Aug)	Ijyanwa mu Ijuru rya Bikiramariya (yizihijwe)
25 December Friday	Friday	Christmas Day Noheli	Noheli
26 December Saturday	Saturday	Boxing Day Umunsi ukurikira Noheli	Umunsi ukurikira Noheli
28 December Monday	Monday	Boxing Day (observed) Umunsi ukurikira Noheli (yizihijwe) Observed day off for Boxing Day (Sat 26 Dec)	Umunsi ukurikira Noheli (yizihijwe)

Long weekends and bridge days 2026

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

Long weekends

Thu 1 Jan – Sun 4 Jan · 4 days off
New Year's Day, Day after New Year's Day
Typically in Kigali: high 26°C (79°F), low 15°C (59°F), rain on 56% of days
Sat 31 Jan – Mon 2 Feb · 3 days off
National Heroes' Day, National Heroes' Day (observed)
Typically in Kigali: high 26°C (79°F), low 15°C (59°F), rain on 61% of days
Fri 20 Mar – Sun 22 Mar · 3 days off
Eid al-Fitr (estimated)
Typically in Kigali: high 25°C (77°F), low 16°C (61°F), rain on 76% of days
Fri 3 Apr – Tue 7 Apr · 5 days off
Good Friday, Easter Monday, Memorial Day of Genocide perpetrated against the Tutsi in 1994
Typically in Kigali: high 25°C (77°F), low 15°C (59°F), rain on 86% of days
Fri 1 May – Sun 3 May · 3 days off
Labor Day
Typically in Kigali: high 24°C (75°F), low 16°C (61°F), rain on 90% of days
Sat 4 Jul – Mon 6 Jul · 3 days off
Liberation Day, Liberation Day (observed)
Typically in Kigali: high 25°C (77°F), low 13°C (55°F), rain on 10% of days
Fri 7 Aug – Sun 9 Aug · 3 days off
Umuganura Day
Typically in Kigali: high 27°C (81°F), low 14°C (57°F), rain on 17% of days
Sat 15 Aug – Mon 17 Aug · 3 days off
Assumption Day, Assumption Day (observed)
Typically in Kigali: high 27°C (81°F), low 15°C (59°F), rain on 21% of days
Fri 25 Dec – Mon 28 Dec · 4 days off
Christmas Day, Boxing Day, Boxing Day (observed)
Typically in Kigali: high 26°C (79°F), low 15°C (59°F), rain on 71% of days

Bridge days

No single-day bridges in 2026.

Leave planner 2026

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 25 Dec – Mon 4 Jan 2027 — 11 days off for 3 leave days (Tue 29 Dec, Wed 30 Dec, Thu 31 Dec).Show on calendar ↓

Take 1 day off (Mon 5 Jan) get 5 days in a rowThu 1 Jan – Mon 5 Jan · New Year's Day, Day after New Year's DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 30 Jan) get 4 days in a rowFri 30 Jan – Mon 2 Feb · National Heroes' Day, National Heroes' Day (observed)Show on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 19 Mar) get 4 days in a rowThu 19 Mar – Sun 22 Mar · Eid al-FitrShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 2 Apr) get 6 days in a rowThu 2 Apr – Tue 7 Apr · Good Friday, Easter Monday, Memorial Day of Genocide perpetrated against the Tutsi in 1994Show on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 24 Dec) get 5 days in a rowThu 24 Dec – Mon 28 Dec · Christmas Day, Boxing Day, Boxing Day (observed)Show on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 31 Dec) get 5 days in a rowThu 31 Dec – Mon 4 Jan 2027 · New Year's Day, Day after New Year's Day, Day after New Year's Day (observed)Show on calendar ↓