Public holidays in Rwanda 2025

16 nationwide public holidays in 2025.

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Nationwide holidays 2025

Date	Weekday	Holiday	Local name
1 January Wednesday	Wednesday	New Year's Day Ubunani	Ubunani
2 January Thursday	Thursday	Day after New Year's Day Umunsi ukurikira Ubunani	Umunsi ukurikira Ubunani
1 February Saturday	Saturday	National Heroes' Day National day Umunsi w'Intwari	Umunsi w'Intwari
3 February Monday	Monday	National Heroes' Day (observed) National day Umunsi w'Intwari (yizihijwe) Observed day off for National Heroes' Day (Sat 1 Feb)	Umunsi w'Intwari (yizihijwe)
31 March Monday	Monday	Eid al-Fitr Religious Eid El Fitr	Eid El Fitr
7 April Monday	Monday	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
18 April Friday	Friday	Good Friday Religious Umunsi wa Gatanu Mutagatifu	Umunsi wa Gatanu Mutagatifu
21 April Monday	Monday	Easter Monday Religious Ku wa mbere wa Pasika	Ku wa mbere wa Pasika
1 May Thursday	Thursday	Labor Day Umunsi Mukuru w'Umurimo	Umunsi Mukuru w'Umurimo
6 June Friday	Friday	Eid al-Adha Religious
1 July Tuesday	Tuesday	Independence Day National day Umunsi w'Ubwigenge	Umunsi w'Ubwigenge
4 July Friday	Friday	Liberation Day National day Umunsi wo Kwibohora	Umunsi wo Kwibohora
1 August Friday	Friday	Umuganura Day Umunsi w'Umuganura	Umunsi w'Umuganura
15 August Friday	Friday	Assumption Day Religious Ijyanwa mu Ijuru rya Bikiramariya	Ijyanwa mu Ijuru rya Bikiramariya
25 December Thursday	Thursday	Christmas Day Religious Noheli	Noheli
26 December Friday	Friday	Boxing Day Religious Umunsi ukurikira Noheli	Umunsi ukurikira Noheli

Long weekends and bridge days 2025

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

Long weekends

Sat 1 Feb – Mon 3 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 56% of days
Sat 29 Mar – Mon 31 Mar · 3 days off
Eid al-Fitr
Typically in Kigali: high 25°C (77°F), low 15°C (59°F), rain on 83% of days
Sat 5 Apr – Mon 7 Apr · 3 days off
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 83% of days
Fri 18 Apr – Mon 21 Apr · 4 days off
Good Friday, Easter Monday
Typically in Kigali: high 24°C (75°F), low 16°C (61°F), rain on 89% of days
Fri 6 Jun – Sun 8 Jun · 3 days off
Eid al-Adha
Typically in Kigali: high 25°C (77°F), low 14°C (57°F), rain on 24% of days
Fri 4 Jul – Sun 6 Jul · 3 days off
Liberation Day
Typically in Kigali: high 25°C (77°F), low 13°C (55°F), rain on 10% of days
Fri 1 Aug – Sun 3 Aug · 3 days off
Umuganura Day
Typically in Kigali: high 26°C (79°F), low 14°C (57°F), rain on 33% of days
Fri 15 Aug – Sun 17 Aug · 3 days off
Assumption Day
Typically in Kigali: high 27°C (81°F), low 15°C (59°F), rain on 21% of days
Thu 25 Dec – Sun 28 Dec · 4 days off
Christmas Day, Boxing Day
Typically in Kigali: high 26°C (79°F), low 15°C (59°F), rain on 71% of days

Bridge days

Fri 3 Jan: take 1 day off, get 5 days in a row (Wed 1 Jan – Sun 5 Jan)
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
Fri 2 May: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Thu 1 May – Sun 4 May)
Labor Day
Typically in Kigali: high 24°C (75°F), low 16°C (61°F), rain on 90% of days
Mon 30 Jun: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Sat 28 Jun – Tue 1 Jul)
Independence Day
Typically in Kigali: high 25°C (77°F), low 13°C (55°F), rain on 7% of days

Leave planner 2025

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: Thu 25 Dec – Sun 4 Jan 2026 — 11 days off for 3 leave days (Mon 29 Dec, Tue 30 Dec, Wed 31 Dec).Show on calendar ↓

Take 1 day off (Fri 3 Jan) get 5 days in a rowWed 1 Jan – Sun 5 Jan · New Year's Day, Day after New Year's DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 31 Jan) get 4 days in a rowFri 31 Jan – Mon 3 Feb · National Heroes' Day, National Heroes' Day (observed)Show on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 28 Mar) get 4 days in a rowFri 28 Mar – Mon 31 Mar · Eid al-FitrShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 17 Apr) get 5 days in a rowThu 17 Apr – Mon 21 Apr · Good Friday, Easter MondayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Wed 24 Dec) get 5 days in a rowWed 24 Dec – Sun 28 Dec · Christmas Day, Boxing DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Wed 31 Dec) get 5 days in a rowWed 31 Dec – Sun 4 Jan 2026 · New Year's Day, Day after New Year's DayShow on calendar ↓