Public holidays in Burundi 2026

15 nationwide public holidays in 2026.

Next nationwide holiday in Burundi

See the list of nationwide holidays below.

Nationwide holidays 2026

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

Long weekends and bridge days 2026

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

Long weekends

Fri 20 Mar – Sun 22 Mar · 3 days off
Eid al-Fitr (estimated)
Typically in Bujumbura: high 26°C (79°F), low 18°C (64°F), rain on 99% of days
Sat 4 Apr – Mon 6 Apr · 3 days off
Commemoration of the Assassination of President Cyprien Ntaryamira
Typically in Bujumbura: high 26°C (79°F), low 18°C (64°F), rain on 91% of days
Fri 1 May – Sun 3 May · 3 days off
International Labor Day
Typically in Bujumbura: high 25°C (77°F), low 18°C (64°F), rain on 96% of days
Sat 6 Jun – Mon 8 Jun · 3 days off
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 21% of days
Sat 31 Oct – Mon 2 Nov · 3 days off
All Saints' Day, All Saints' Day (observed)
Typically in Bujumbura: high 26°C (79°F), low 18°C (64°F), rain on 77% of days
Fri 25 Dec – Sun 27 Dec · 3 days off
Christmas Day
Typically in Bujumbura: high 26°C (79°F), low 18°C (64°F), rain on 90% of days

Bridge days

Fri 2 Jan: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Thu 1 Jan – Sun 4 Jan)
New Year's Day
Typically in Bujumbura: high 26°C (79°F), low 18°C (64°F), rain on 83% of days
Fri 6 Feb: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Thu 5 Feb – Sun 8 Feb)
Unity Day
Typically in Bujumbura: high 26°C (79°F), low 18°C (64°F), rain on 80% of days
Fri 15 May: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Thu 14 May – Sun 17 May)
Ascension Day
Typically in Bujumbura: high 26°C (79°F), low 18°C (64°F), rain on 60% of days
Mon 12 Oct: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Sat 10 Oct – Tue 13 Oct)
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 71% of days

Leave planner 2026

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: Thu 1 Jan – Tue 6 Jan — 6 days off for 3 leave days (Fri 2 Jan, Mon 5 Jan, Tue 6 Jan).Show on calendar ↓

Take 1 day off (Fri 2 Jan) get 4 days in a rowThu 1 Jan – Sun 4 Jan · New Year's DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 6 Feb) get 4 days in a rowThu 5 Feb – Sun 8 Feb · Unity DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 19 Mar) get 4 days in a rowThu 19 Mar – Sun 22 Mar · Eid al-FitrShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 3 Apr) get 4 days in a rowFri 3 Apr – Mon 6 Apr · Commemoration of the Assassination of President Cyprien NtaryamiraShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 30 Apr) get 4 days in a rowThu 30 Apr – Sun 3 May · International Labor DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 15 May) get 4 days in a rowThu 14 May – Sun 17 May · Ascension DayShow on calendar ↓