Kenya

Kenya public holidays 2025

Kenya had 12 nationwide public holidays in 2025. After them, 2025 had 250 working days.

Public holidays in Kenya in 2025
Date	Holiday
January
Jan 1Wednesday	New Year's DayNationwide
March
Mar 30Sunday	Eid al-Fitr EstimatedNationwide
Mar 31Monday	Eid al-Fitr (observed, estimated)Nationwide
April
Apr 18Friday	Good FridayNationwide
Apr 21Monday	Easter MondayNationwide
May
May 1Thursday	Labor DayNationwide
June
Jun 1Sunday	Madaraka DayNationwide
Jun 2Monday	Madaraka Day Day off in lieuNationwide
October
Oct 10Friday	Mazingira DayNationwide
Oct 20Monday	Mashujaa DayNationwide
December
Dec 12Friday	Jamhuri DayNationwide
Dec 25Thursday	Christmas DayNationwide
Dec 26Friday	Boxing DayNationwide

Nationwide: 12public holidays
By region: 12no regional days
Working days: 250after nationwide days off
Long weekends: 7+1 with 1 day off

Dates marked Estimated depend on the moon or an official announcement and can shift by a day or two.

Dates come from the open-source holidays project, which compiles each country's statutory holidays from official sources. Governments sometimes add or move days at short notice, so check official announcements for critical plans. See our sources.

Long weekends in 2025

Stretches of three or more days off built from nationwide holidays and the weekend, plus the ones you can make by taking a single day off.

3 daysSat, Mar 29 – Mon, Mar 31 · Eid al-Fitr, Eid al-Fitr (observed, estimated)
4 daysFri, Apr 18 – Mon, Apr 21 · Good Friday, Easter Monday
4 daysThu, May 1 – Sun, May 4 · Labor DayTake Fri, May 2 off to join it up
3 daysSat, May 31 – Mon, Jun 2 · Madaraka Day
3 daysFri, Oct 10 – Sun, Oct 12 · Mazingira Day
3 daysSat, Oct 18 – Mon, Oct 20 · Mashujaa Day
3 daysFri, Dec 12 – Sun, Dec 14 · Jamhuri Day
4 daysThu, Dec 25 – Sun, Dec 28 · Christmas Day, Boxing Day

Kenya public holidays by year

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Frequently asked questions

How many public holidays are there in Kenya in 2025?

12 nationwide public holidays: New Year's Day (Jan 1); Eid al-Fitr (Mar 30); Eid al-Fitr (observed, estimated) (Mar 31); Good Friday (Apr 18); Easter Monday (Apr 21); Labor Day (May 1); Madaraka Day (Jun 1); Mazingira Day (Oct 10); Mashujaa Day (Oct 20); Jamhuri Day (Dec 12); Christmas Day (Dec 25); Boxing Day (Dec 26).

Which month has the most public holidays in 2025?

December, with 3 nationwide public holidays. 5 months have none.

How many working days are there in 2025?

250 working days, counting Monday to Friday and taking out the nationwide holidays that fall on working days. Regional holidays and company closures can lower it further.

Why are some dates marked "Estimated"?

They follow a lunar calendar or wait for an official announcement — for example Islamic holidays, which depend on sighting the new moon. The date shown is the expected one and can move by a day or two.

What does "Day off in lieu" mean?

When a holiday falls on a weekend, the day off moves to a nearby working day, usually the following Monday. Those substitute days are listed separately.