Public holidays in Burundi 2023

16 nationwide public holidays in 2023.

Next nationwide holiday in Burundi

See the list of nationwide holidays below.

Nationwide holidays 2023

Date	Weekday	Holiday	Local name
1 January Sunday	Sunday	New Year's Day Jour de l'an	Jour de l'an
2 January Monday	Monday	New Year's Day (observed) Jour de l'an (observé) Observed day off for New Year's Day (Sun 1 Jan)	Jour de l'an (observé)
5 February Sunday	Sunday	Unity Day National day Fête de l'Unité	Fête de l'Unité
6 February Monday	Monday	Unity Day (observed) National day Fête de l'Unité (observé) Observed day off for Unity Day (Sun 5 Feb)	Fête de l'Unité (observé)
6 April Thursday	Thursday	Commemoration of the Assassination of President Cyprien Ntaryamira National day Commémoration de l'Assassinat du Président Cyprien Ntaryamira	Commémoration de l'Assassinat du Président Cyprien Ntaryamira
21 April Friday	Friday	Eid al-Fitr Religious Aid-El-Fithr	Aid-El-Fithr
1 May Monday	Monday	International Labor Day Fête Internationale du Travail	Fête Internationale du Travail
18 May Thursday	Thursday	Ascension Day Religious Jour de l'Ascension	Jour de l'Ascension
8 June Thursday	Thursday	National Day of Patriotism and Commemoration of the Death of President Pierre Nkurunziza National day Journée Nationale du Patriotisme et Commémoration de la Mort du Président Pierre Nkurunziza	Journée Nationale du Patriotisme et Commémoration de la Mort du Président Pierre Nkurunziza
28 June Wednesday	Wednesday	Eid al-Adha Religious Aid-El-Adha	Aid-El-Adha
1 July Saturday	Saturday	Independence Day National day Anniversaire de l'Indépendance	Anniversaire de l'Indépendance
15 August Tuesday	Tuesday	Assumption Day Religious Assomption	Assomption
13 October Friday	Friday	Commemoration of the Assassination of National Hero, Prince Louis Rwagasore National day Commémoration de l'Assassinat du Héros National, le Prince Louis Rwagasore	Commémoration de l'Assassinat du Héros National, le Prince Louis Rwagasore
21 October Saturday	Saturday	Commemoration of the Assassination of President Melchior Ndadaye National day Commémoration de l'Assassinat du Président Melchior Ndadaye	Commémoration de l'Assassinat du Président Melchior Ndadaye
1 November Wednesday	Wednesday	All Saints' Day Religious Toussaint	Toussaint
25 December Monday	Monday	Christmas Day Religious Noël	Noël

Long weekends and bridge days 2023

Based on nationwide holidays and the weekend in Burundi (Saturday and Sunday). Regional, local and group holidays are not included.

Long weekends

Sat 31 Dec – Mon 2 Jan 2023 · 3 days off
New Year's Day, New Year's Day (observed)
Typically in Bujumbura: high 26°C (79°F), low 18°C (64°F), rain on 83% of days
Sat 4 Feb – Mon 6 Feb · 3 days off
Unity Day, Unity Day (observed)
Typically in Bujumbura: high 26°C (79°F), low 18°C (64°F), rain on 83% of days
Fri 21 Apr – Sun 23 Apr · 3 days off
Eid al-Fitr
Typically in Bujumbura: high 26°C (79°F), low 18°C (64°F), rain on 84% of days
Sat 29 Apr – Mon 1 May · 3 days off
International Labor Day
Typically in Bujumbura: high 25°C (77°F), low 18°C (64°F), rain on 94% of days
Fri 13 Oct – Sun 15 Oct · 3 days off
Commemoration of the Assassination of National Hero, Prince Louis Rwagasore
Typically in Bujumbura: high 27°C (81°F), low 19°C (66°F), rain on 74% of days
Sat 23 Dec – Mon 25 Dec · 3 days off
Christmas Day
Typically in Bujumbura: high 26°C (79°F), low 18°C (64°F), rain on 90% of days
Sat 30 Dec – Mon 1 Jan 2024 · 3 days off
New Year's Day
Typically in Bujumbura: high 26°C (79°F), low 18°C (64°F), rain on 87% of days

Bridge days

Fri 7 Apr: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Thu 6 Apr – Sun 9 Apr)
Commemoration of the Assassination of President Cyprien Ntaryamira
Typically in Bujumbura: high 26°C (79°F), low 18°C (64°F), rain on 90% of days
Fri 19 May: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Thu 18 May – Sun 21 May)
Ascension Day
Typically in Bujumbura: high 26°C (79°F), low 18°C (64°F), rain on 47% of days
Fri 9 Jun: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Thu 8 Jun – Sun 11 Jun)
National Day of Patriotism and Commemoration of the Death of President Pierre Nkurunziza
Typically in Bujumbura: high 25°C (77°F), low 16°C (61°F), rain on 19% of days
Mon 14 Aug: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Sat 12 Aug – Tue 15 Aug)
Assumption Day
Typically in Bujumbura: high 27°C (81°F), low 17°C (63°F), rain on 16% of days

Leave planner 2023

Choose how many leave days you can take for one break. The planner finds the breaks that give the most days off in a row around nationwide holidays and weekends, and marks the leave days on the calendar below.

Leave days per break: 3

Longest break with up to 3 leave days: Wed 1 Feb – Mon 6 Feb — 6 days off for 3 leave days (Wed 1 Feb, Thu 2 Feb, Fri 3 Feb).Show on calendar ↓

Take 1 day off (Fri 3 Feb) get 4 days in a rowFri 3 Feb – Mon 6 Feb · Unity Day, Unity Day (observed)Show on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 7 Apr) get 4 days in a rowThu 6 Apr – Sun 9 Apr · Commemoration of the Assassination of President Cyprien NtaryamiraShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 20 Apr) get 4 days in a rowThu 20 Apr – Sun 23 Apr · Eid al-FitrShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 28 Apr) get 4 days in a rowFri 28 Apr – Mon 1 May · International Labor DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 19 May) get 4 days in a rowThu 18 May – Sun 21 May · Ascension DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 9 Jun) get 4 days in a rowThu 8 Jun – Sun 11 Jun · National Day of Patriotism and Commemoration of the Death of President Pierre NkurunzizaShow on calendar ↓