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Public holidays in Rwanda

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This page lists all 26 public holidays for Rwanda 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 RW.

DateHolidayLocal name
2026-01-01New Year's DayNew Year's Day
2026-01-02New Year's DayNew Year's Day
2026-02-01National Heroes' DayNational Heroes' Day
2026-04-03Good FridayGood Friday
2026-04-06Easter MondayEaster Monday
2026-04-07Tutsi Genocide Memorial DayTutsi Genocide Memorial Day
2026-05-01Labour DayLabour Day
2026-07-01Independence DayIndependence Day
2026-07-04Liberation DayLiberation Day
2026-08-07Umuganura DayUmuganura Day
2026-08-15Assumption DayAssumption Day
2026-12-25Christmas DayChristmas Day
2026-12-26St. Stephen's DayBoxing Day
2027-01-01New Year's DayNew Year's Day
2027-01-02New Year's DayNew Year's Day
2027-02-01National Heroes' DayNational Heroes' Day
2027-03-26Good FridayGood Friday
2027-03-29Easter MondayEaster Monday
2027-04-07Tutsi Genocide Memorial DayTutsi Genocide Memorial Day
2027-05-01Labour DayLabour Day
2027-07-01Independence DayIndependence Day
2027-07-04Liberation DayLiberation Day
2027-08-06Umuganura DayUmuganura Day
2027-08-15Assumption DayAssumption Day
2027-12-25Christmas DayChristmas Day
2027-12-26St. Stephen's DayBoxing Day

Time zone reference for this country: Time in Rwanda.

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