Public holidays in Rwanda 2029

16 nationwide public holidays in 2029.

Next nationwide holiday in Rwanda

See the list of nationwide holidays below.

Nationwide holidays 2029

Date	Weekday	Holiday	Local name
1 January Monday	Monday	New Year's Day Ubunani	Ubunani
2 January Tuesday	Tuesday	Day after New Year's Day Umunsi ukurikira Ubunani	Umunsi ukurikira Ubunani
1 February Thursday	Thursday	National Heroes' Day Umunsi w'Intwari	Umunsi w'Intwari
14 February Wednesday	Wednesday	Eid al-Fitr Eid El Fitr Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	Eid El Fitr
30 March Friday	Friday	Good Friday Umunsi wa Gatanu Mutagatifu	Umunsi wa Gatanu Mutagatifu
2 April Monday	Monday	Easter Monday Ku wa mbere wa Pasika	Ku wa mbere wa Pasika
7 April Saturday	Saturday	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
24 April Tuesday	Tuesday	Eid al-AdhaEstimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced
1 May Tuesday	Tuesday	Labor Day Umunsi Mukuru w'Umurimo	Umunsi Mukuru w'Umurimo
1 July Sunday	Sunday	Independence Day Umunsi w'Ubwigenge	Umunsi w'Ubwigenge
2 July Monday	Monday	Independence Day (observed) Umunsi w'Ubwigenge (yizihijwe) Observed day off for Independence Day (Sun 1 Jul)	Umunsi w'Ubwigenge (yizihijwe)
4 July Wednesday	Wednesday	Liberation Day Umunsi wo Kwibohora	Umunsi wo Kwibohora
3 August Friday	Friday	Umuganura Day Umunsi w'Umuganura	Umunsi w'Umuganura
15 August Wednesday	Wednesday	Assumption Day Ijyanwa mu Ijuru rya Bikiramariya	Ijyanwa mu Ijuru rya Bikiramariya
25 December Tuesday	Tuesday	Christmas Day Noheli	Noheli
26 December Wednesday	Wednesday	Boxing Day Umunsi ukurikira Noheli	Umunsi ukurikira Noheli

Long weekends and bridge days 2029

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

Long weekends

Sat 30 Dec – Tue 2 Jan 2029 · 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 59% of days
Fri 30 Mar – Mon 2 Apr · 4 days off
Good Friday, Easter Monday
Typically in Kigali: high 25°C (77°F), low 16°C (61°F), rain on 84% of days
Sat 30 Jun – Mon 2 Jul · 3 days off
Independence Day, Independence Day (observed)
Typically in Kigali: high 25°C (77°F), low 13°C (55°F), rain on 7% of days
Fri 3 Aug – Sun 5 Aug · 3 days off
Umuganura Day
Typically in Kigali: high 26°C (79°F), low 14°C (57°F), rain on 27% of days

Bridge days

Fri 2 Feb: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Thu 1 Feb – Sun 4 Feb)
National Heroes' Day
Typically in Kigali: high 26°C (79°F), low 15°C (59°F), rain on 56% of days
Mon 23 Apr: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Sat 21 Apr – Tue 24 Apr)
Eid al-Adha (estimated)
Typically in Kigali: high 24°C (75°F), low 16°C (61°F), rain on 94% of days
Mon 30 Apr: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Sat 28 Apr – Tue 1 May)
Labor Day
Typically in Kigali: high 24°C (75°F), low 16°C (61°F), rain on 93% of days
Tue 3 Jul: take 1 day off, get 5 days in a row (Sat 30 Jun – Wed 4 Jul)
Independence Day, Independence Day (observed), Liberation Day
Typically in Kigali: high 25°C (77°F), low 13°C (55°F), rain on 7% of days
Mon 24 Dec: take 1 day off, get 5 days in a row (Sat 22 Dec – Wed 26 Dec)
Christmas Day, Boxing Day
Typically in Kigali: high 26°C (79°F), low 16°C (61°F), rain on 79% of days

Leave planner 2029

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: Sat 30 Jun – Sun 8 Jul — 9 days off for 3 leave days (Tue 3 Jul, Thu 5 Jul, Fri 6 Jul).Show on calendar ↓

Take 1 day off (Fri 2 Feb) get 4 days in a rowThu 1 Feb – Sun 4 Feb · National Heroes' DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 29 Mar) get 5 days in a rowThu 29 Mar – Mon 2 Apr · Good Friday, Easter MondayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Mon 23 Apr) get 4 days in a rowSat 21 Apr – Tue 24 Apr · Eid al-AdhaShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Mon 30 Apr) get 4 days in a rowSat 28 Apr – Tue 1 May · Labor DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Tue 3 Jul) get 5 days in a rowSat 30 Jun – Wed 4 Jul · Independence Day, Independence Day (observed), Liberation DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Mon 24 Dec) get 5 days in a rowSat 22 Dec – Wed 26 Dec · Christmas Day, Boxing DayShow on calendar ↓