Public holidays in Rwanda 2026
Rwanda has 15 public holidays in 2026. 11 fall on a weekday and 4 on the weekend, with 4 substitute days off marked as observed, which leaves 246 working days out of 365. The weekend is Saturday and Sunday.
15public holidays
15weekday days off, substitutes included
246working days in 2026
104weekend days
Holiday dates 2026
| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| Thursday | New Year's Day | |
| Friday | Day after New Year's Day | |
| Sunday weekend | National Heroes' Day | |
| Monday | National Heroes' Day observed | |
| Friday | Eid al-Fitr estimated | |
| Friday | Good Friday | |
| Monday | Easter Monday | |
| Tuesday | Memorial Day of Genocide perpetrated against the Tutsi in 1994 | |
| Friday | Labor Day | |
| Wednesday | Eid al-Adha estimated | |
| Wednesday | Independence Day | |
| Saturday weekend | Liberation Day | |
| Monday | Liberation Day observed | |
| Friday | Umuganura Day | |
| Saturday weekend | Assumption Day | |
| Monday | Assumption Day observed | |
| Friday | Christmas Day | |
| Saturday weekend | Boxing Day | |
| Monday | Boxing Day observed |
Observed marks a substitute day off granted because the holiday itself falls on a weekend. Estimated marks a date set by a lunar or astronomical calendar that the authorities have not confirmed yet; it can move by a day.
Working days per month in 2026
A working day is any day that is neither a weekend day (Saturday and Sunday) nor a public holiday. Holidays that fall on the weekend do not reduce the count.
| Month | Calendar days | Weekend days | Holidays on weekdays | Working days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 2026 | 31 | 9 | 2 | 20 |
| February 2026 | 28 | 8 | 1 | 19 |
| March 2026 | 31 | 9 | 1 | 21 |
| April 2026 | 30 | 8 | 3 | 19 |
| May 2026 | 31 | 10 | 2 | 19 |
| June 2026 | 30 | 8 | 0 | 22 |
| July 2026 | 31 | 8 | 2 | 21 |
| August 2026 | 31 | 10 | 2 | 19 |
| September 2026 | 30 | 8 | 0 | 22 |
| October 2026 | 31 | 9 | 0 | 22 |
| November 2026 | 30 | 9 | 0 | 21 |
| December 2026 | 31 | 8 | 2 | 21 |
| Total 2026 | 365 | 104 | 15 | 246 |
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Long weekends and bridge days in 2026
Breaks of three days or more that need no annual leave at all.
- 4 daysThu 1 to Sun 4 January 2026New Year's Day, Day after New Year's Day
- 3 daysSat 31 January to Mon 2 February 2026National Heroes' Day
- 3 daysFri 20 to Sun 22 March 2026Eid al-Fitr
- 5 daysFri 3 to Tue 7 April 2026Good Friday, Easter Monday, Memorial Day of Genocide perpetrated against the Tutsi in 1994
- 3 daysFri 1 to Sun 3 May 2026Labor Day
- 3 daysSat 4 to Mon 6 July 2026Liberation Day
- 3 daysFri 7 to Sun 9 August 2026Umuganura Day
- 3 daysSat 15 to Mon 17 August 2026Assumption Day
- 4 daysFri 25 to Mon 28 December 2026Christmas Day, Boxing Day
Questions about 2026 in Rwanda
- How many working days are there in Rwanda in 2026?
- 246 working days. 2026 has 365 days, 104 of them weekend days and 15 public holidays on weekdays.
- How many public holidays does Rwanda have in 2026?
- 15 public holidays, plus 4 substitute days off. 4 fall on the weekend.
- Which 2026 holidays fall on a weekend?
- National Heroes' Day (1 February 2026), Liberation Day (4 July 2026), Assumption Day (15 August 2026), Boxing Day (26 December 2026).
- What counts as the weekend in Rwanda?
- Saturday and Sunday. The calculator lets you change this if your organisation works a different week.
- What about 2027?
- See public holidays in Rwanda 2027 or go back to 2025.
Cite or reuse this data
Rwanda has 15 public holidays and 246 working days in 2026.
Source: OpenWorkdays, https://openworkdays.com/rwanda/2026/ (dataset holidays 0.103, CC BY 4.0).
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