Public holidays in Kenya

Public holidays for 2026 to 2028 – for Kenya.

Public holidays 2026

Date	Weekday	Holiday
1 Jan 2026	Thursday	New Year's Day
20 Mar 2026	Friday	Eid al-Fitr (estimated)
3 Apr 2026	Friday	Good Friday
6 Apr 2026	Monday	Easter Monday
1 May 2026	Friday	Labor 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

Public holidays 2027

Date	Weekday	Holiday
1 Jan 2027	Friday	New Year's Day
9 Mar 2027	Tuesday	Eid al-Fitr (estimated) (expected date, subject to moon sighting)
26 Mar 2027	Friday	Good Friday
29 Mar 2027	Monday	Easter Monday
1 May 2027	Saturday	Labor Day
1 Jun 2027	Tuesday	Madaraka Day
10 Oct 2027	Sunday	Mazingira Day
11 Oct 2027	Monday	Mazingira Day (observed)
20 Oct 2027	Wednesday	Mashujaa Day
12 Dec 2027	Sunday	Jamhuri Day
13 Dec 2027	Monday	Jamhuri Day (observed)
25 Dec 2027	Saturday	Christmas Day
26 Dec 2027	Sunday	Boxing Day
27 Dec 2027	Monday	Boxing Day (observed)

Public holidays 2028

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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