RWANDA Holidays in 2026
List of public holidays in RWANDA 2026 calendar
| Date | Day | Name | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st January | Thursday | New Year | Public Holiday |
| 2nd January | Friday | Day After New Year's Day | Public Holiday |
| 1st February | Sunday | National Heroes' Day | Public Holiday |
| 2nd February | Monday | National Heroes' Day observed | Public Holiday |
| 20th March | Friday | Eid al-Fitr (Tentative Date) | Public Holiday |
| 20th March | Friday | March Equinox | Season |
| 3rd April | Friday | Good Friday | Public Holiday |
| 6th April | Monday | Easter Monday | Public Holiday |
| 7th April | Tuesday | Genocide Against the Tutsi Memorial Day | Public Holiday |
| 1st May | Friday | Labor Day | Public Holiday |
| 27th May | Wednesday | Eid al-Adha (Tentative Date) | Public Holiday |
| 21st June | Sunday | June Solstice | Season |
| 1st July | Wednesday | Independence Day | Public Holiday |
| 4th July | Saturday | Liberation Day | Public Holiday |
| 6th July | Monday | Liberation Day observed | Public Holiday |
| 7th August | Friday | Umuganura Day | Public Holiday |
| 15th August | Saturday | Assumption of Mary | Public Holiday |
| 17th August | Monday | Assumption of Mary observed | Public Holiday |
| 23rd September | Wednesday | September Equinox | Season |
| 21st December | Monday | December Solstice | Season |
| 25th December | Friday | Christmas Day | Public Holiday |
| 26th December | Saturday | Boxing Day | Public Holiday |
| 28th December | Monday | Boxing Day observed | Public Holiday |
We strive to provide an accurate and up-to-date holiday's list for RWANDA. however, please note that some holidays dates may change. If you discover any discrepancies, kindly report to us.
Note: Some holidays are color-coded based on the types of holidays. For example -
- Public Holidays
- Local Holidays
- Other Holidays
Frequently Asked Questions
How many holidays in RWANDA this year in 2026?
There are 19 holidays in RWANDA in 2026
How to retrieve the RWANDA holidays list via API?
Simply make a GET request to v1/holidays?country=RW&year=2026 API to retrieve this list of RWANDA holidays. Here is an example using Node.js and our official package on NPM.
// Install the 11holidays package from NPM
// npm i 11holidays
import HolidaysApi from '11holidays';
const instance = new HolidaysApi(API_KEY);
const holidays = await instance.holidays.list({ country: 'RW', year: '2026'});
console.log(holidays);