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Public holidays in Rwanda 2026
Rwanda has 15 public holiday dates in 2026, 11 of them on a working day, and 9 long weekends. The next one is Christmas Day, in 46 days (Friday, December 25, 2026).
- Sat, Dec 26Boxing Dayin 47 days
- Mon, Dec 28Boxing Dayin 49 days
2026 holiday calendar
19 entries| Date | Day | Holiday | When |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1 | Thu | New Year's Day | passed |
| Jan 2 | Fri | Day after New Year's Day | passed |
| Feb 1 | Sun | National Heroes' Day | passed |
| Feb 2 | Mon | National Heroes' Day observed | passed |
| Mar 20 | Fri | Eid al-Fitr estimated | passed |
| Apr 3 | Fri | Good Friday | passed |
| Apr 6 | Mon | Easter Monday | passed |
| Apr 7 | Tue | Memorial Day of Genocide perpetrated against the Tutsi in 1994 | passed |
| May 1 | Fri | Labor Day | passed |
| May 27 | Wed | Eid al-Adha estimated | passed |
| Jul 1 | Wed | Independence Day | passed |
| Jul 4 | Sat | Liberation Day | passed |
| Jul 6 | Mon | Liberation Day observed | passed |
| Aug 7 | Fri | Umuganura Day | passed |
| Aug 15 | Sat | Assumption Day | passed |
| Aug 17 | Mon | Assumption Day observed | passed |
| Dec 25 | Fri | Christmas Day | in 46 days |
| Dec 26 | Sat | Boxing Day | in 47 days |
| Dec 28 | Mon | Boxing Day observed | in 49 days |
observed
When a holiday falls on a weekend, many countries give the day off on the nearest working day instead. That substitute day is the 'observed' holiday.
estimated
Islamic and some other lunar holidays begin when religious authorities sight the new crescent moon. We show the expected date; the real day can move by one day and is confirmed only shortly before.
Long weekends in 2026
Assumes a Saturday and Sunday weekend.
- Thu, Jan 1 – Sun, Jan 4New Year's Day, Day after New Year's Day4 days
- Sat, Jan 31 – Mon, Feb 2National Heroes' Day3 days
- Fri, Mar 20 – Sun, Mar 22Eid al-Fitr3 days
- Fri, Apr 3 – Tue, Apr 7Good Friday, Easter Monday, Memorial Day of Genocide perpetrated against the Tutsi in 19945 days
- Fri, May 1 – Sun, May 3Labor Day3 days
- Sat, Jul 4 – Mon, Jul 6Liberation Day3 days
- Fri, Aug 7 – Sun, Aug 9Umuganura Day3 days
- Sat, Aug 15 – Mon, Aug 17Assumption Day3 days
- Fri, Dec 25 – Mon, Dec 28Christmas Day, Boxing Day4 days
Bridge days: 1 day off, 4+ days away
Take one working day off between a holiday and a weekend.
What is this?
A 'bridge day' is a single working day squeezed between a holiday and a weekend. Take it off and you get four or more days in a row for one day of leave.
No single-day bridges this year.
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