Public holidays 2027 in Rwanda
There are 21 public holidays in 2027.
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| Date | Weekday | Holiday | Local name | Countdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friday | New Year's Day | Ubunani | ||
| Saturday | Day after New Year's Day | Umunsi ukurikira Ubunani | ||
| Monday | Day after New Year's Day (observed) | Umunsi ukurikira Ubunani (yizihijwe) | ||
| Monday | National Heroes' Day | Umunsi w'Intwari | ||
| Tuesday | Eid al-Fitr (estimated) (expected date, subject to moon sighting) | Eid El Fitr (yagereranijwe) | ||
| Friday | Good Friday | Umunsi wa Gatanu Mutagatifu | ||
| Monday | Easter Monday | Ku wa mbere wa Pasika | ||
| Wednesday | Memorial Day of Genocide perpetrated against the Tutsi in 1994 | Umunsi wo Kwibuka Jenoside yakorewe Abatutsi mu 1994 | ||
| Saturday | Labor Day | Umunsi Mukuru w'Umurimo | ||
| Monday | Labor Day (observed) | Umunsi Mukuru w'Umurimo (yizihijwe) | ||
| Sunday | Eid al-Adha (estimated) | Eid al-Adha (yagereranijwe) | ||
| Monday | Eid al-Adha (observed, estimated) | Eid al-Adha (yizihijwe, yagereranijwe) | ||
| Thursday | Independence Day | Umunsi w'Ubwigenge | ||
| Sunday | Liberation Day | Umunsi wo Kwibohora | ||
| Monday | Liberation Day (observed) | Umunsi wo Kwibohora (yizihijwe) | ||
| Friday | Umuganura Day | Umunsi w'Umuganura | ||
| Sunday | Assumption Day | Ijyanwa mu Ijuru rya Bikiramariya | ||
| Monday | Assumption Day (observed) | Ijyanwa mu Ijuru rya Bikiramariya (yizihijwe) | ||
| Saturday | Christmas Day | Noheli | ||
| Sunday | Boxing Day | Umunsi ukurikira Noheli | ||
| Monday | Christmas Day (observed) | 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 2027
16 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 5 Jan, Wed 6 Jan, Thu 7 Jan, Fri 8 Jan | 1 Jan – 10 Jan 2027 | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | New Year's Day, Day after New Year's Day, Day after New Year's Day (observed) |
| Tue 2 Feb, Wed 3 Feb, Thu 4 Feb, Fri 5 Feb | 30 Jan – 7 Feb 2027 | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | National Heroes' 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 22 Mar, Tue 23 Mar, Wed 24 Mar, Thu 25 Mar | 20 Mar – 29 Mar 2027 | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | Good Friday, Easter Monday |
| Tue 30 Mar, Wed 31 Mar, Thu 1 Apr, Fri 2 Apr | 26 Mar – 4 Apr 2027 | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | Good Friday, Easter Monday |
| Mon 5 Apr, Tue 6 Apr | 3 Apr – 7 Apr 2027 | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | Memorial Day of Genocide perpetrated against the Tutsi in 1994 |
| Thu 8 Apr, Fri 9 Apr | 7 Apr – 11 Apr 2027 | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | Memorial Day of Genocide perpetrated against the Tutsi in 1994 |
| Tue 4 May, Wed 5 May, Thu 6 May, Fri 7 May | 1 May – 9 May 2027 | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | Labor Day, Labor Day (observed) |
| 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 28 Jun, Tue 29 Jun, Wed 30 Jun | 26 Jun – 1 Jul 2027 | 3 | 6 | 2 | Independence Day |
| Fri 2 Jul | 1 Jul – 5 Jul 2027 | 1 | 5 | 5 | Independence Day, Liberation Day, Liberation Day (observed) |
| Tue 6 Jul, Wed 7 Jul, Thu 8 Jul, Fri 9 Jul | 3 Jul – 11 Jul 2027 | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | Liberation Day, Liberation Day (observed) |
| Mon 2 Aug, Tue 3 Aug, Wed 4 Aug, Thu 5 Aug | 31 Jul – 8 Aug 2027 | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | Umuganura 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) |
| Tue 28 Dec, Wed 29 Dec, Thu 30 Dec, Fri 31 Dec | 25 Dec – 2 Jan 2028 | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | Christmas Day, Boxing Day, Christmas 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.
Sources
- Data: python-holidays 0.105 (MIT licence), country code RW (retrieved Sep 27, 2026)
- Cross-check: Nager.Date public holiday API (MIT licence) (retrieved Sep 27, 2026)
- Cross-check: Google Calendar public holiday calendar (en.rw) (retrieved Sep 27, 2026)
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Other years
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