Public holidays in Rwanda 2026
Dates, local names, and English names. Regional holidays are marked with their region.
2026 2027 2028 These are the national public holidays. This country file has no regional holidays.
January
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun 1 Ubunani 2 Umunsi ukurikira Ubunani 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
February
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun 1 Umunsi w'Intwari 2 Umunsi w'Intwari (yizihijwe) 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28
March
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Eid El Fitr (yagereranijwe) 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
April
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun 1 2 3 Umunsi wa Gatanu Mutagatifu 4 5 6 Ku wa mbere wa Pasika 7 Umunsi wo Kwibuka Jenoside yakorewe Abatutsi mu 1994 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
May
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun 1 Umunsi Mukuru w'Umurimo 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 Eid al-Adha (yagereranijwe) 28 29 30 31
June
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
July
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun 1 Umunsi w'Ubwigenge 2 3 4 Umunsi wo Kwibohora 5 6 Umunsi wo Kwibohora (yizihijwe) 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
August
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Umunsi w'Umuganura 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Ijyanwa mu Ijuru rya Bikiramariya 16 17 Ijyanwa mu Ijuru rya Bikiramariya (yizihijwe) 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
September
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
October
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
November
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
December
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Noheli 26 Umunsi ukurikira Noheli 27 28 Umunsi ukurikira Noheli (yizihijwe) 29 30 31
List
Public holidays in Rwanda in 2026
Date Local name English name Regions 2026-01-01 Ubunani New Year's Day National 2026-01-02 Umunsi ukurikira Ubunani Day after New Year's Day National 2026-02-01 Umunsi w'Intwari National Heroes' Day National 2026-02-02 Umunsi w'Intwari (yizihijwe) National Heroes' Day (observed) National 2026-03-20 Eid El Fitr (yagereranijwe) Eid al-Fitr (estimated) National 2026-04-03 Umunsi wa Gatanu Mutagatifu Good Friday National 2026-04-06 Ku wa mbere wa Pasika Easter Monday National 2026-04-07 Umunsi wo Kwibuka Jenoside yakorewe Abatutsi mu 1994 Memorial Day of Genocide perpetrated against the Tutsi in 1994 National 2026-05-01 Umunsi Mukuru w'Umurimo Labor Day National 2026-05-27 Eid al-Adha (yagereranijwe) Eid al-Adha (estimated) National 2026-07-01 Umunsi w'Ubwigenge Independence Day National 2026-07-04 Umunsi wo Kwibohora Liberation Day National 2026-07-06 Umunsi wo Kwibohora (yizihijwe) Liberation Day (observed) National 2026-08-07 Umunsi w'Umuganura Umuganura Day National 2026-08-15 Ijyanwa mu Ijuru rya Bikiramariya Assumption Day National 2026-08-17 Ijyanwa mu Ijuru rya Bikiramariya (yizihijwe) Assumption Day (observed) National 2026-12-25 Noheli Christmas Day National 2026-12-26 Umunsi ukurikira Noheli Boxing Day National 2026-12-28 Umunsi ukurikira Noheli (yizihijwe) Boxing Day (observed) National
Source: vacanza/holidays 0.106 (MIT). Month and weekday names use your browser's language when it can, and English otherwise.
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