Public holidays in Kenya 2026

There are 11 public holidays in 2026. 8 of them fall on a working day.

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All 11 public holidays in Kenya 2026

Date	Weekday	Holiday	Local name
1 Jan 2026	Thursday	New Year's Day
20 Mar 2026	Friday	Eid al-Fitr (estimated)	Idd-ul-Fitr (estimated)
3 Apr 2026	Friday	Good Friday
6 Apr 2026	Monday	Easter Monday
1 May 2026	Friday	Labor Day	Labour Day
1 Jun 2026	Monday	Madaraka Day
10 Oct 2026	Saturday	Mazingira Day
20 Oct 2026	Tuesday	Mashujaa Day
12 Dec 2026	Saturday	Jamhuri Day
25 Dec 2026	Friday	Christmas Day
26 Dec 2026	Saturday	Boxing Day

Days marked "observed" are substitute days off when a holiday falls on a weekend. Holidays based on a lunar calendar can shift by a day once the official announcement is made.

Long weekends 2026

10 times a public holiday lies close to a weekend – with a little leave it becomes a long weekend:

Take leave	Off	Days of leave	Days off	Ratio	Occasion
Fri 2 Jan	1 Jan – 4 Jan 2026	1	4	4	New Year's Day
Mon 16 Mar, Tue 17 Mar, Wed 18 Mar, Thu 19 Mar	14 Mar – 22 Mar 2026	4	9	2.3	Eid al-Fitr (estimated)
Mon 30 Mar, Tue 31 Mar, Wed 1 Apr, Thu 2 Apr	28 Mar – 6 Apr 2026	4	10	2.5	Good Friday, Easter Monday
Tue 7 Apr, Wed 8 Apr, Thu 9 Apr, Fri 10 Apr	3 Apr – 12 Apr 2026	4	10	2.5	Good Friday, Easter Monday
Mon 27 Apr, Tue 28 Apr, Wed 29 Apr, Thu 30 Apr	25 Apr – 3 May 2026	4	9	2.3	Labor Day
Tue 2 Jun, Wed 3 Jun, Thu 4 Jun, Fri 5 Jun	30 May – 7 Jun 2026	4	9	2.3	Madaraka Day
Mon 19 Oct	17 Oct – 20 Oct 2026	1	4	4	Mashujaa Day
Wed 21 Oct, Thu 22 Oct, Fri 23 Oct	20 Oct – 25 Oct 2026	3	6	2	Mashujaa Day
Mon 21 Dec, Tue 22 Dec, Wed 23 Dec, Thu 24 Dec	19 Dec – 27 Dec 2026	4	9	2.3	Christmas Day, Boxing Day
Mon 28 Dec, Tue 29 Dec, Wed 30 Dec, Thu 31 Dec	25 Dec – 3 Jan 2027	4	10	2.5	Christmas Day, Boxing Day, New Year's Day

Counted are gaps of up to four working days between a public holiday and the weekend or another public holiday. "Ratio" = days off per day of leave. Weekends follow the local working week.

Dates are generated from the open-source library python-holidays and automatically cross-checked against Nager.Date and the public Google Calendar holiday calendars; every holiday on a working day must be confirmed by a second source. Official announcements take precedence, especially for holidays that depend on the moon or are declared at short notice.

Frequently asked questions

How many public holidays does Kenya have in 2026?

11 public holidays. 3 of them fall on a weekend in 2026.

What is the next public holiday in Kenya?

As of 9 Nov 2026, the next holiday is Jamhuri Day on Saturday, 12 Dec 2026.

Which public holiday gives the best long weekend in 2026?

New Year's Day: take 1 day of leave (2 Jan) and you get 4 days off in a row, 1 Jan – 4 Jan 2026.

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Sources

Data: python-holidays 0.105 (MIT licence), country code KE (retrieved Sep 28, 2026)
Cross-check: Nager.Date public holiday API (MIT licence) (retrieved Sep 28, 2026)
Cross-check: Google Calendar public holiday calendar (en.ke) (retrieved Sep 28, 2026)

Last updated: Sep 26, 2026