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Rwanda Holiday Calendar 2025

Rwanda has 16 public holidays in 2025. 16 of them are national holidays, observed everywhere in Rwanda.

Rwanda Holiday Calendar 2025

  • New Year's Day

    Ubunani

    National holiday
  • Day after New Year's Day

    Umunsi ukurikira Ubunani

    National holiday
  • National Heroes' Day

    Umunsi w'Intwari

    National holiday
  • National Heroes' Day (observed)

    Umunsi w'Intwari (yizihijwe)

    National holiday
  • 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

    National holiday
  • Easter Monday

    Ku wa mbere wa Pasika

    National holiday
  • Labor Day

    Umunsi Mukuru w'Umurimo

    National holiday
  • Eid al-Adha

    National holiday
  • Independence Day

    Umunsi w'Ubwigenge

    National holiday
  • Liberation Day

    Umunsi wo Kwibohora

    National holiday
  • Umuganura Day

    Umunsi w'Umuganura

    National holiday
  • Assumption Day

    Ijyanwa mu Ijuru rya Bikiramariya

    National holiday
  • Christmas Day

    Noheli

    National holiday
  • Boxing Day

    Umunsi ukurikira Noheli

    National holiday

Rwanda 2025 calendar with holidays

Public holiday Other holiday or observance Today

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February
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March
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April
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May
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June
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July
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August
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September
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October
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November
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December
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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.