Rwanda

Rwanda public holidays 2025

Rwanda had 15 nationwide public holidays in 2025. After them, 2025 had 246 working days.

Public holidays in Rwanda in 2025
Date	Holiday
January
Jan 1Wednesday	New Year's DayNationwide
Jan 2Thursday	Day after New Year's DayNationwide
February
Feb 1Saturday	National Heroes' DayNationwide
Feb 3Monday	National Heroes' Day Day off in lieuNationwide
March
Mar 31Monday	Eid al-FitrNationwide
April
Apr 7Monday	Memorial Day of Genocide perpetrated against the Tutsi in 1994Nationwide
Apr 18Friday	Good FridayNationwide
Apr 21Monday	Easter MondayNationwide
May
May 1Thursday	Labor DayNationwide
June
Jun 6Friday	Eid al-AdhaNationwide
July
Jul 1Tuesday	Independence DayNationwide
Jul 4Friday	Liberation DayNationwide
August
Aug 1Friday	Umuganura DayNationwide
Aug 15Friday	Assumption DayNationwide
December
Dec 25Thursday	Christmas DayNationwide
Dec 26Friday	Boxing DayNationwide

Nationwide: 15public holidays
By region: 15no regional days
Working days: 246after nationwide days off
Long weekends: 9+3 with 1 day off

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.

5 daysWed, Jan 1 – Sun, Jan 5 · New Year's Day, Day after New Year's DayTake Fri, Jan 3 off to join it up
3 daysSat, Feb 1 – Mon, Feb 3 · National Heroes' Day
3 daysSat, Mar 29 – Mon, Mar 31 · Eid al-Fitr
3 daysSat, Apr 5 – Mon, Apr 7 · Memorial Day of Genocide perpetrated against the Tutsi in 1994
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 daysFri, Jun 6 – Sun, Jun 8 · Eid al-Adha
4 daysSat, Jun 28 – Tue, Jul 1 · Independence DayTake Mon, Jun 30 off to join it up
3 daysFri, Jul 4 – Sun, Jul 6 · Liberation Day
3 daysFri, Aug 1 – Sun, Aug 3 · Umuganura Day
3 daysFri, Aug 15 – Sun, Aug 17 · Assumption Day
4 daysThu, Dec 25 – Sun, Dec 28 · Christmas Day, Boxing Day

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Frequently asked questions

How many public holidays are there in Rwanda in 2025?

15 nationwide public holidays: New Year's Day (Jan 1); Day after New Year's Day (Jan 2); National Heroes' Day (Feb 1); Eid al-Fitr (Mar 31); Memorial Day of Genocide perpetrated against the Tutsi in 1994 (Apr 7); Good Friday (Apr 18); Easter Monday (Apr 21); Labor Day (May 1); Eid al-Adha (Jun 6); Independence Day (Jul 1); Liberation Day (Jul 4); Umuganura Day (Aug 1); Assumption Day (Aug 15); Christmas Day (Dec 25); Boxing Day (Dec 26).

Which month has the most public holidays in 2025?

April, with 3 nationwide public holidays. 3 months have none.

How many working days are there in 2025?

246 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.

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.