Holidays in Rwanda 2025
Rwanda has 16 public holidays in 2025. 16 of them are national holidays, observed everywhere in Rwanda.
Holidays in Rwanda 2025
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New Year's Day
Ubunani
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Day after New Year's Day
Umunsi ukurikira Ubunani
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National Heroes' Day
Umunsi w'Intwari
National holiday -
National Heroes' Day (observed)
Umunsi w'Intwari (yizihijwe)
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Eid al-Fitr
Eid El Fitr
National holiday -
Memorial Day of Genocide perpetrated against the Tutsi in 1994
Umunsi wo Kwibuka Jenoside yakorewe Abatutsi mu 1994
National holiday -
Good Friday
Umunsi wa Gatanu Mutagatifu
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Easter Monday
Ku wa mbere wa Pasika
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Labor Day
Umunsi Mukuru w'Umurimo
National holiday -
Eid al-Adha
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Independence Day
Umunsi w'Ubwigenge
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Liberation Day
Umunsi wo Kwibohora
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Umuganura Day
Umunsi w'Umuganura
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Assumption Day
Ijyanwa mu Ijuru rya Bikiramariya
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Christmas Day
Noheli
National holiday -
Boxing Day
Umunsi ukurikira Noheli
National holiday
Frequently asked questions
- How many public holidays does Rwanda have in 2025?
- Rwanda has 16 public holidays in 2025.
- Which holidays are national public holidays in Rwanda in 2025?
- Rwanda has 16 national public holidays in 2025: New Year's Day (January 1, 2025), Day after New Year's Day (January 2, 2025), National Heroes' Day (February 1, 2025), National Heroes' Day (observed) (February 3, 2025), Eid al-Fitr (March 31, 2025), Memorial Day of Genocide perpetrated against the Tutsi in 1994 (April 7, 2025), Good Friday (April 18, 2025), Easter Monday (April 21, 2025), Labor Day (May 1, 2025), Eid al-Adha (June 6, 2025), Independence Day (July 1, 2025), Liberation Day (July 4, 2025), Umuganura Day (August 1, 2025), Assumption Day (August 15, 2025), Christmas Day (December 25, 2025), Boxing Day (December 26, 2025).
Federal / national holiday = a public holiday everywhere in the country. Regional holiday = a public holiday only in the listed states or provinces.
Holiday data from the open-source python-holidays project; astronomy computed with ephem; eclipse details from NASA. Governments sometimes change dates — confirm important dates locally.