Public holidays 2026 in Rwanda

There are 19 public holidays in 2026.

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DateWeekdayHolidayLocal nameCountdown
ThursdayNew Year's DayUbunani
FridayDay after New Year's DayUmunsi ukurikira Ubunani
SundayNational Heroes' DayUmunsi w'Intwari
MondayNational Heroes' Day (observed)Umunsi w'Intwari (yizihijwe)
FridayEid al-Fitr (estimated)Eid El Fitr (yagereranijwe)
FridayGood FridayUmunsi wa Gatanu Mutagatifu
MondayEaster MondayKu wa mbere wa Pasika
TuesdayMemorial Day of Genocide perpetrated against the Tutsi in 1994Umunsi wo Kwibuka Jenoside yakorewe Abatutsi mu 1994
FridayLabor DayUmunsi Mukuru w'Umurimo
WednesdayEid al-Adha (estimated)Eid al-Adha (yagereranijwe)
WednesdayIndependence DayUmunsi w'Ubwigenge
SaturdayLiberation DayUmunsi wo Kwibohora
MondayLiberation Day (observed)Umunsi wo Kwibohora (yizihijwe)
FridayUmuganura DayUmunsi w'Umuganura
SaturdayAssumption DayIjyanwa mu Ijuru rya Bikiramariya
MondayAssumption Day (observed)Ijyanwa mu Ijuru rya Bikiramariya (yizihijwe)
FridayChristmas DayNoheli
SaturdayBoxing DayUmunsi ukurikira Noheli
MondayBoxing Day (observed)Umunsi ukurikira Noheli (yizihijwe)

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

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

Take leaveOffDays of leaveDays offRatioOccasion
Tue 3 Feb, Wed 4 Feb, Thu 5 Feb, Fri 6 Feb31 Jan – 8 Feb 2026492.3National Heroes' Day, National Heroes' Day (observed)
Mon 16 Mar, Tue 17 Mar, Wed 18 Mar, Thu 19 Mar14 Mar – 22 Mar 2026492.3Eid al-Fitr (estimated)
Mon 30 Mar, Tue 31 Mar, Wed 1 Apr, Thu 2 Apr28 Mar – 7 Apr 20264112.8Good Friday, Easter Monday, Memorial Day of Genocide perpetrated against the Tutsi in 1994
Wed 8 Apr, Thu 9 Apr, Fri 10 Apr3 Apr – 12 Apr 20263103.3Good Friday, Easter Monday, Memorial Day of Genocide perpetrated against the Tutsi in 1994
Mon 27 Apr, Tue 28 Apr, Wed 29 Apr, Thu 30 Apr25 Apr – 3 May 2026492.3Labor Day
Mon 25 May, Tue 26 May23 May – 27 May 2026252.5Eid al-Adha (estimated)
Thu 28 May, Fri 29 May27 May – 31 May 2026252.5Eid al-Adha (estimated)
Mon 29 Jun, Tue 30 Jun27 Jun – 1 Jul 2026252.5Independence Day
Thu 2 Jul, Fri 3 Jul1 Jul – 6 Jul 2026263Independence Day, Liberation Day, Liberation Day (observed)
Tue 7 Jul, Wed 8 Jul, Thu 9 Jul, Fri 10 Jul4 Jul – 12 Jul 2026492.3Liberation Day, Liberation Day (observed)
Mon 3 Aug, Tue 4 Aug, Wed 5 Aug, Thu 6 Aug1 Aug – 9 Aug 2026492.3Umuganura Day
Tue 18 Aug, Wed 19 Aug, Thu 20 Aug, Fri 21 Aug15 Aug – 23 Aug 2026492.3Assumption Day, Assumption Day (observed)
Mon 21 Dec, Tue 22 Dec, Wed 23 Dec, Thu 24 Dec19 Dec – 28 Dec 20264102.5Christmas Day, Boxing Day, Boxing Day (observed)
Tue 29 Dec, Wed 30 Dec, Thu 31 Dec25 Dec – 4 Jan 20273113.7Christmas Day, Boxing Day, Boxing Day (observed), New Year's Day, Day after New Year's Day, Day after New Year's Day (observed)

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.

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