Public holidays in Rwanda 2028
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 Ubunani (yizihijwe) 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 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 Eid El Fitr (yagereranijwe) 27 28 Eid El Fitr (yizihijwe, yagereranijwe) 29
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 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
April
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Umunsi wo Kwibuka Jenoside yakorewe Abatutsi mu 1994 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Umunsi wa Gatanu Mutagatifu 15 16 17 Ku wa mbere wa Pasika 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 Eid al-Adha (yagereranijwe) 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
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 Umunsi w'Ubwigenge (yizihijwe) 4 Umunsi wo Kwibohora 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
August
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun 1 2 3 4 Umunsi w'Umuganura 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Ijyanwa mu Ijuru rya Bikiramariya 16 17 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 29 30 31
List
Public holidays in Rwanda in 2028
Date Local name English name Regions 2028-01-01 Ubunani New Year's Day National 2028-01-02 Umunsi ukurikira Ubunani Day after New Year's Day National 2028-01-03 Ubunani (yizihijwe) New Year's Day (observed) National 2028-02-01 Umunsi w'Intwari National Heroes' Day National 2028-02-26 Eid El Fitr (yagereranijwe) Eid al-Fitr (estimated) National 2028-02-28 Eid El Fitr (yizihijwe, yagereranijwe) Eid al-Fitr (observed, estimated) National 2028-04-07 Umunsi wo Kwibuka Jenoside yakorewe Abatutsi mu 1994 Memorial Day of Genocide perpetrated against the Tutsi in 1994 National 2028-04-14 Umunsi wa Gatanu Mutagatifu Good Friday National 2028-04-17 Ku wa mbere wa Pasika Easter Monday National 2028-05-01 Umunsi Mukuru w'Umurimo Labor Day National 2028-05-05 Eid al-Adha (yagereranijwe) Eid al-Adha (estimated) National 2028-07-01 Umunsi w'Ubwigenge Independence Day National 2028-07-03 Umunsi w'Ubwigenge (yizihijwe) Independence Day (observed) National 2028-07-04 Umunsi wo Kwibohora Liberation Day National 2028-08-04 Umunsi w'Umuganura Umuganura Day National 2028-08-15 Ijyanwa mu Ijuru rya Bikiramariya Assumption Day National 2028-12-25 Noheli Christmas Day National 2028-12-26 Umunsi ukurikira Noheli Boxing Day 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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