Public holidays in Rwanda in 2026

15 nationwide public holidays

Date Holiday
New Year's Day
Public Holiday
Heroes Day
End of Ramadan (Eid al-Fitr)
Good Friday
Easter Monday
Genocide Memorial Day
Labour Day
Feast of the Sacrifice (Eid al-Adha)
Independence Day
Liberation Day
National Harvest Day
Assumption
Christmas Day
Boxing Day
Add to calendar (.ics)

Only nationwide holidays are listed; states and regions add their own. Holidays set by a lunar calendar can move by a day, so check the official announcement closer to the date.

Working days in Rwanda in 2026

Weekdays minus the public holidays above, with Saturday and Sunday as the weekend.

Month Working days
January 20
February 20
March 21
April 19
May 19
June 22
July 22
August 20
September 22
October 22
November 21
December 22
Total 250

Plan time off around every holiday

Boxento keeps your team's leave requests, approvals and balances in one place, next to your company's own holidays.

Start your 30-day free trial

Holiday data from the open-source date-holidays project (CC BY 3.0).