Public holidays in Rwanda

Public holidays for 2026 to 2028 – for Rwanda.

Public holidays 2026

Date	Weekday	Holiday
1 Jan 2026	Thursday	New Year's Day
2 Jan 2026	Friday	Day after New Year's Day
1 Feb 2026	Sunday	National Heroes' Day
2 Feb 2026	Monday	National Heroes' Day (observed)
20 Mar 2026	Friday	Eid al-Fitr (estimated)
3 Apr 2026	Friday	Good Friday
6 Apr 2026	Monday	Easter Monday
7 Apr 2026	Tuesday	Memorial Day of Genocide perpetrated against the Tutsi in 1994
1 May 2026	Friday	Labor Day
27 May 2026	Wednesday	Eid al-Adha (estimated)
1 Jul 2026	Wednesday	Independence Day
4 Jul 2026	Saturday	Liberation Day
6 Jul 2026	Monday	Liberation Day (observed)
7 Aug 2026	Friday	Umuganura Day
15 Aug 2026	Saturday	Assumption Day
17 Aug 2026	Monday	Assumption Day (observed)
25 Dec 2026	Friday	Christmas Day
26 Dec 2026	Saturday	Boxing Day
28 Dec 2026	Monday	Boxing Day (observed)

Public holidays 2027

Date	Weekday	Holiday
1 Jan 2027	Friday	New Year's Day
2 Jan 2027	Saturday	Day after New Year's Day
4 Jan 2027	Monday	Day after New Year's Day (observed)
1 Feb 2027	Monday	National Heroes' 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
7 Apr 2027	Wednesday	Memorial Day of Genocide perpetrated against the Tutsi in 1994
1 May 2027	Saturday	Labor Day
3 May 2027	Monday	Labor Day (observed)
16 May 2027	Sunday	Eid al-Adha (estimated)
17 May 2027	Monday	Eid al-Adha (observed, estimated)
1 Jul 2027	Thursday	Independence Day
4 Jul 2027	Sunday	Liberation Day
5 Jul 2027	Monday	Liberation Day (observed)
6 Aug 2027	Friday	Umuganura Day
15 Aug 2027	Sunday	Assumption Day
16 Aug 2027	Monday	Assumption Day (observed)
25 Dec 2027	Saturday	Christmas Day
26 Dec 2027	Sunday	Boxing Day
27 Dec 2027	Monday	Christmas Day (observed)

Public holidays 2028

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Sources

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

Last updated: Sep 26, 2026