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Rwanda holidays 2026 and 2027

Rwanda (RW). Public holidays fall on 15 weekdays in Rwanda in 2026.

Id
RW
Kind
Country or region
Time zone
—
Weekend
Sat–Sun
Years of data
2012–2040
Verified years
none yet
Last verified
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2026

From the holidays library: not yet checked against an official source.

DateNameEffectSources
Thu 1 Jan 2026New Year's DayClosed
Fri 2 Jan 2026Day after New Year's DayClosed
Sun 1 Feb 2026National Heroes' DayClosed
Mon 2 Feb 2026National Heroes' Day (observed)Closed
Fri 20 Mar 2026Eid al-Fitr (estimated)Closed
Fri 3 Apr 2026Good FridayClosed
Mon 6 Apr 2026Easter MondayClosed
Tue 7 Apr 2026Memorial Day of Genocide perpetrated against the Tutsi in 1994Closed
Fri 1 May 2026Labor DayClosed
Wed 27 May 2026Eid al-Adha (estimated)Closed
Wed 1 Jul 2026Independence DayClosed
Sat 4 Jul 2026Liberation DayClosed
Mon 6 Jul 2026Liberation Day (observed)Closed
Fri 7 Aug 2026Umuganura DayClosed
Sat 15 Aug 2026Assumption DayClosed
Mon 17 Aug 2026Assumption Day (observed)Closed
Fri 25 Dec 2026Christmas DayClosed
Sat 26 Dec 2026Boxing DayClosed
Mon 28 Dec 2026Boxing Day (observed)Closed

2027

From the holidays library: not yet checked against an official source.

DateNameEffectSources
Fri 1 Jan 2027New Year's DayClosed
Sat 2 Jan 2027Day after New Year's DayClosed
Mon 4 Jan 2027Day after New Year's Day (observed)Closed
Mon 1 Feb 2027National Heroes' DayClosed
Tue 9 Mar 2027Eid al-Fitr (estimated)Closed
Fri 26 Mar 2027Good FridayClosed
Mon 29 Mar 2027Easter MondayClosed
Wed 7 Apr 2027Memorial Day of Genocide perpetrated against the Tutsi in 1994Closed
Sat 1 May 2027Labor DayClosed
Mon 3 May 2027Labor Day (observed)Closed
Sun 16 May 2027Eid al-Adha (estimated)Closed
Mon 17 May 2027Eid al-Adha (observed, estimated)Closed
Thu 1 Jul 2027Independence DayClosed
Sun 4 Jul 2027Liberation DayClosed
Mon 5 Jul 2027Liberation Day (observed)Closed
Fri 6 Aug 2027Umuganura DayClosed
Sun 15 Aug 2027Assumption DayClosed
Mon 16 Aug 2027Assumption Day (observed)Closed
Sat 25 Dec 2027Christmas DayClosed
Sun 26 Dec 2027Boxing DayClosed
Mon 27 Dec 2027Christmas Day (observed)Closed
Provenance

Official sources

A verified year has been checked against these sources. We keep a dated copy of each page and watch it for changes.

No official source is cited for this calendar yet: its dates come from the open-source holidays library (coverage "library").

Rwanda holidays: questions

How many weekdays is Rwanda closed in 2026?

15: New Year's Day (Thu 1 Jan 2026); Day after New Year's Day (Fri 2 Jan 2026); National Heroes' Day (observed) (Mon 2 Feb 2026); Eid al-Fitr (estimated) (Fri 20 Mar 2026); Good Friday (Fri 3 Apr 2026); Easter Monday (Mon 6 Apr 2026); Memorial Day of Genocide perpetrated against the Tutsi in 1994 (Tue 7 Apr 2026); Labor Day (Fri 1 May 2026); Eid al-Adha (estimated) (Wed 27 May 2026); Independence Day (Wed 1 Jul 2026); Liberation Day (observed) (Mon 6 Jul 2026); Umuganura Day (Fri 7 Aug 2026); Assumption Day (observed) (Mon 17 Aug 2026); Christmas Day (Fri 25 Dec 2026); Boxing Day (observed) (Mon 28 Dec 2026).

Use it from the API

With your API key, the same dates as above, as JSON:

curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $FC_API_KEY" "https://api.financecalendarapi.com/v1/holidays?calendars=RW&from=2026-01-01&to=2027-12-31"

Holidays endpoint reference

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