Public holidays in Kenya
This page lists all 20 public holidays for Kenya held in the site's holiday data file, data/holidays.json, which is generated from the date.nager.at public holiday API (Nager.Date), by country. Coverage runs 2026-01-01 to 2027-12-26. Dates are the source file's own dates, and each holiday's local-language name is printed exactly as the file records it. Each date and name appears once, in ascending date order.
Holiday data as of 2026-08-04 · source: date.nager.at public holiday API (Nager.Date), by country · country code KE.
| Date | Holiday | Local name |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-01 | New Year's Day | New Year's Day |
| 2026-04-03 | Good Friday | Good Friday |
| 2026-04-06 | Easter Monday | Easter Monday |
| 2026-05-01 | Labour Day | Labour Day |
| 2026-06-01 | Madaraka Day | Madaraka Day |
| 2026-10-10 | Mazingira Day | Mazingira Day |
| 2026-10-20 | Mashujaa Day | Mashujaa Day |
| 2026-12-12 | Jamhuri Day | Jamhuri Day |
| 2026-12-25 | Christmas Day | Christmas Day |
| 2026-12-26 | Boxing Day | Boxing Day |
| 2027-01-01 | New Year's Day | New Year's Day |
| 2027-03-26 | Good Friday | Good Friday |
| 2027-03-29 | Easter Monday | Easter Monday |
| 2027-05-01 | Labour Day | Labour Day |
| 2027-06-01 | Madaraka Day | Madaraka Day |
| 2027-10-11 | Mazingira Day | Mazingira Day |
| 2027-10-20 | Mashujaa Day | Mashujaa Day |
| 2027-12-13 | Jamhuri Day | Jamhuri Day |
| 2027-12-25 | Christmas Day | Christmas Day |
| 2027-12-26 | Boxing Day | Boxing Day |
Time zone reference for this country: Time in Kenya.
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