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Next public holiday in Rwanda

Counted from 19 October 2026, the next public holiday in Rwanda is Christmas Day on , in 67 days. This page counts down live in your browser; the numbers below were last recalculated when the site was built, on 19 October 2026, and the site is rebuilt at least every week.

67days until the next holiday
3holiday dates left in 2026
2of them on weekdays
52working days left in 2026

Upcoming public holidays in Rwanda

Every public holiday from today to the end of 2027. Past dates disappear as the year goes by; the full lists stay on the year pages.

DateDayHolidayIn
Friday Christmas Day 67 days
Saturday weekend Boxing Day 68 days
Monday Boxing Day observed 70 days
Friday New Year's Day 74 days
Saturday weekend Day after New Year's Day 75 days
Monday Day after New Year's Day observed 77 days
Monday National Heroes' Day 105 days
Tuesday Eid al-Fitr estimated 141 days
Friday Good Friday 158 days
Monday Easter Monday 161 days
Wednesday Memorial Day of Genocide perpetrated against the Tutsi in 1994 170 days
Saturday weekend Labor Day 194 days
Monday Labor Day observed 196 days
Sunday weekend Eid al-Adha estimated 209 days
Monday Eid al-Adha observed estimated 210 days
Thursday Independence Day 255 days
Sunday weekend Liberation Day 258 days
Monday Liberation Day observed 259 days
Friday Umuganura Day 291 days
Sunday weekend Assumption Day 300 days
Monday Assumption Day observed 301 days
Saturday weekend Christmas Day 432 days
Sunday weekend Boxing Day 433 days
Monday Christmas Day observed 434 days

A holiday on a weekend day is a day off only where a substitute day is granted (marked observed). Dates marked estimated follow a lunar calendar and can move by a day.

Next long weekend in Rwanda

Next bridge day: take one day of leave and turn a holiday into a longer break.

Questions about the next holiday in Rwanda

When is the next public holiday in Rwanda?
Christmas Day, on Friday 25 December 2026, 67 days after 19 October 2026. The banner at the top of this page recounts from today's date.
How many public holidays are left in 2026?
3 holiday dates from 19 October 2026 to 31 December 2026, 2 of them on a weekday.
How many working days are left in 2026 in Rwanda?
52 working days from 19 October 2026 to the end of the year, out of 74 calendar days, counting Saturday and Sunday as the weekend. For any other range, use the working days calculator.
Is there a bank holiday or public holiday this month?
The table above lists every upcoming date with the days until each one. For the whole year at a glance, see public holidays in Rwanda 2026.
Can I get this in my calendar?
Yes: subscribe to https://openworkdays.com/api/v1/rw.ics in Google Calendar, Outlook or Apple Calendar. It holds every year from 2024 to 2030 and refreshes by itself.

Cite or reuse this data

The next public holiday in Rwanda after 19 October 2026 is Christmas Day on 25 December 2026. Source: OpenWorkdays, https://openworkdays.com/rwanda/next-public-holiday/ (dataset holidays 0.106, CC BY 4.0). Machine readable: JSON, with the reference date, all years as JSON.

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