Public holidays in Rwanda 2028

There are 18 public holidays in 2028. 14 of them fall on a working day.

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All 18 public holidays in Rwanda 2028

DateWeekdayHolidayLocal nameCountdown
SaturdayNew Year's DayUbunani
SundayDay after New Year's DayUmunsi ukurikira Ubunani
MondayNew Year's Day (observed)Ubunani (yizihijwe)
TuesdayNational Heroes' DayUmunsi w'Intwari
SaturdayEid al-Fitr (estimated)Eid El Fitr (yagereranijwe)
MondayEid al-Fitr (observed, estimated)Eid El Fitr (yizihijwe, yagereranijwe)
FridayMemorial Day of Genocide perpetrated against the Tutsi in 1994Umunsi wo Kwibuka Jenoside yakorewe Abatutsi mu 1994
FridayGood FridayUmunsi wa Gatanu Mutagatifu
MondayEaster MondayKu wa mbere wa Pasika
MondayLabor DayUmunsi Mukuru w'Umurimo
FridayEid al-Adha (estimated)Eid al-Adha (yagereranijwe)
SaturdayIndependence DayUmunsi w'Ubwigenge
MondayIndependence Day (observed)Umunsi w'Ubwigenge (yizihijwe)
TuesdayLiberation DayUmunsi wo Kwibohora
FridayUmuganura DayUmunsi w'Umuganura
TuesdayAssumption DayIjyanwa mu Ijuru rya Bikiramariya
MondayChristmas DayNoheli
TuesdayBoxing DayUmunsi ukurikira Noheli

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 2028

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

Take leaveOffDays of leaveDays offRatioOccasion
Tue 4 Jan, Wed 5 Jan, Thu 6 Jan, Fri 7 Jan1 Jan – 9 Jan 2028492.3New Year's Day, Day after New Year's Day, New Year's Day (observed)
Mon 31 Jan29 Jan – 1 Feb 2028144National Heroes' Day
Wed 2 Feb, Thu 3 Feb, Fri 4 Feb1 Feb – 6 Feb 2028362National Heroes' Day
Tue 29 Feb, Wed 1 Mar, Thu 2 Mar, Fri 3 Mar26 Feb – 5 Mar 2028492.3Eid al-Fitr (estimated), Eid al-Fitr (observed, estimated)
Mon 3 Apr, Tue 4 Apr, Wed 5 Apr, Thu 6 Apr1 Apr – 9 Apr 2028492.3Memorial Day of Genocide perpetrated against the Tutsi in 1994
Mon 10 Apr, Tue 11 Apr, Wed 12 Apr, Thu 13 Apr7 Apr – 17 Apr 20284112.8Memorial Day of Genocide perpetrated against the Tutsi in 1994, Good Friday, Easter Monday
Tue 18 Apr, Wed 19 Apr, Thu 20 Apr, Fri 21 Apr14 Apr – 23 Apr 20284102.5Good Friday, Easter Monday
Tue 2 May, Wed 3 May, Thu 4 May29 Apr – 7 May 2028393Labor Day, Eid al-Adha (estimated)
Wed 5 Jul, Thu 6 Jul, Fri 7 Jul1 Jul – 9 Jul 2028393Independence Day, Independence Day (observed), Liberation Day
Mon 31 Jul, Tue 1 Aug, Wed 2 Aug, Thu 3 Aug29 Jul – 6 Aug 2028492.3Umuganura Day
Mon 14 Aug12 Aug – 15 Aug 2028144Assumption Day
Wed 16 Aug, Thu 17 Aug, Fri 18 Aug15 Aug – 20 Aug 2028362Assumption Day
Wed 27 Dec, Thu 28 Dec, Fri 29 Dec23 Dec – 2 Jan 20293113.7Christmas Day, Boxing Day, New Year's Day, Day after 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 Rwanda have in 2028?

18 public holidays. 4 of them fall on a weekend in 2028.

Which public holiday gives the best long weekend in 2028?

National Heroes' Day: take 1 day of leave (31 Jan) and you get 4 days off in a row, 29 Jan – 1 Feb 2028.

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