Public holidays in Burundi 2027

There are 16 public holidays in 2027. 12 of them fall on a working day.

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All 16 public holidays in Burundi 2027

Date	Weekday	Holiday	Local name
1 Jan 2027	Friday	New Year's Day	Jour de l'an
5 Feb 2027	Friday	Unity Day	Fête de l'Unité
9 Mar 2027	Tuesday	Eid al-Fitr (estimated) (expected date, subject to moon sighting)	Aid-El-Fithr (estimé)
6 Apr 2027	Tuesday	Commemoration of the Assassination of President Cyprien Ntaryamira	Commémoration de l'Assassinat du Président Cyprien Ntaryamira
1 May 2027	Saturday	International Labor Day	Fête Internationale du Travail
6 May 2027	Thursday	Ascension Day	Jour de l'Ascension
16 May 2027	Sunday	Eid al-Adha (estimated)	Aid-El-Adha (estimé)
17 May 2027	Monday	Eid al-Adha (observed, estimated)	Aid-El-Adha (observé, estimé)
8 Jun 2027	Tuesday	National Day of Patriotism and Commemoration of the Death of President Pierre Nkurunziza	Journée Nationale du Patriotisme et Commémoration de la Mort du Président Pierre Nkurunziza
1 Jul 2027	Thursday	Independence Day	Anniversaire de l'Indépendance
15 Aug 2027	Sunday	Assumption Day	Assomption
16 Aug 2027	Monday	Assumption Day (observed)	Assomption (observé)
13 Oct 2027	Wednesday	Commemoration of the Assassination of National Hero, Prince Louis Rwagasore	Commémoration de l'Assassinat du Héros National, le Prince Louis Rwagasore
21 Oct 2027	Thursday	Commemoration of the Assassination of President Melchior Ndadaye	Commémoration de l'Assassinat du Président Melchior Ndadaye
1 Nov 2027	Monday	All Saints' Day	Toussaint
25 Dec 2027	Saturday	Christmas Day	Noël

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 2027

18 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
Mon 1 Feb, Tue 2 Feb, Wed 3 Feb, Thu 4 Feb	30 Jan – 7 Feb 2027	4	9	2.3	Unity Day
Mon 8 Mar	6 Mar – 9 Mar 2027	1	4	4	Eid al-Fitr (estimated)
Wed 10 Mar, Thu 11 Mar, Fri 12 Mar	9 Mar – 14 Mar 2027	3	6	2	Eid al-Fitr (estimated)
Mon 5 Apr	3 Apr – 6 Apr 2027	1	4	4	Commemoration of the Assassination of President Cyprien Ntaryamira
Wed 7 Apr, Thu 8 Apr, Fri 9 Apr	6 Apr – 11 Apr 2027	3	6	2	Commemoration of the Assassination of President Cyprien Ntaryamira
Mon 3 May, Tue 4 May, Wed 5 May	1 May – 6 May 2027	3	6	2	International Labor Day, Ascension Day
Fri 7 May	6 May – 9 May 2027	1	4	4	Ascension Day
Tue 18 May, Wed 19 May, Thu 20 May, Fri 21 May	15 May – 23 May 2027	4	9	2.3	Eid al-Adha (estimated), Eid al-Adha (observed, estimated)
Mon 7 Jun	5 Jun – 8 Jun 2027	1	4	4	National Day of Patriotism and Commemoration of the Death of President Pierre Nkurunziza
Wed 9 Jun, Thu 10 Jun, Fri 11 Jun	8 Jun – 13 Jun 2027	3	6	2	National Day of Patriotism and Commemoration of the Death of President Pierre Nkurunziza
Mon 28 Jun, Tue 29 Jun, Wed 30 Jun	26 Jun – 1 Jul 2027	3	6	2	Independence Day
Fri 2 Jul	1 Jul – 4 Jul 2027	1	4	4	Independence Day
Tue 17 Aug, Wed 18 Aug, Thu 19 Aug, Fri 20 Aug	14 Aug – 22 Aug 2027	4	9	2.3	Assumption Day, Assumption Day (observed)
Mon 11 Oct, Tue 12 Oct	9 Oct – 13 Oct 2027	2	5	2.5	Commemoration of the Assassination of National Hero, Prince Louis Rwagasore
Thu 14 Oct, Fri 15 Oct	13 Oct – 17 Oct 2027	2	5	2.5	Commemoration of the Assassination of National Hero, Prince Louis Rwagasore
Mon 18 Oct, Tue 19 Oct, Wed 20 Oct	16 Oct – 21 Oct 2027	3	6	2	Commemoration of the Assassination of President Melchior Ndadaye
Fri 22 Oct	21 Oct – 24 Oct 2027	1	4	4	Commemoration of the Assassination of President Melchior Ndadaye
Tue 2 Nov, Wed 3 Nov, Thu 4 Nov, Fri 5 Nov	30 Oct – 7 Nov 2027	4	9	2.3	All Saints' 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 Burundi have in 2027?

16 public holidays. 4 of them fall on a weekend in 2027.

Which public holiday gives the best long weekend in 2027?

Eid al-Fitr (estimated): take 1 day of leave (8 Mar) and you get 4 days off in a row, 6 Mar – 9 Mar 2027.

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Sources

Data: python-holidays 0.105 (MIT licence), country code BI (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.bi) (retrieved Sep 28, 2026)

Last updated: Sep 26, 2026