Public holidays in Rwanda 2023

17 nationwide public holidays in 2023.

Next nationwide holiday in Rwanda

See the list of nationwide holidays below.

Nationwide holidays 2023

Date	Weekday	Holiday	Local name
1 January Sunday	Sunday	New Year's Day Ubunani	Ubunani
2 January Monday	Monday	Day after New Year's Day Umunsi ukurikira Ubunani	Umunsi ukurikira Ubunani
3 January Tuesday	Tuesday	New Year's Day (observed) Ubunani (yizihijwe) Observed day off for New Year's Day (Sun 1 Jan)	Ubunani (yizihijwe)
1 February Wednesday	Wednesday	National Heroes' Day National day Umunsi w'Intwari	Umunsi w'Intwari
7 April Friday	Friday	Good Friday Religious Umunsi wa Gatanu Mutagatifu	Umunsi wa Gatanu Mutagatifu
7 April Friday	Friday	Memorial Day of Genocide perpetrated against the Tutsi in 1994 Umunsi wo Kwibuka Jenoside yakorewe Abatutsi mu 1994	Umunsi wo Kwibuka Jenoside yakorewe Abatutsi mu 1994
10 April Monday	Monday	Easter Monday Religious Ku wa mbere wa Pasika	Ku wa mbere wa Pasika
21 April Friday	Friday	Eid al-Fitr Religious Eid El Fitr	Eid El Fitr
1 May Monday	Monday	Labor Day Umunsi Mukuru w'Umurimo	Umunsi Mukuru w'Umurimo
28 June Wednesday	Wednesday	Eid al-Adha Religious
1 July Saturday	Saturday	Independence Day National day Umunsi w'Ubwigenge	Umunsi w'Ubwigenge
3 July Monday	Monday	Independence Day (observed) National day Umunsi w'Ubwigenge (yizihijwe) Observed day off for Independence Day (Sat 1 Jul)	Umunsi w'Ubwigenge (yizihijwe)
4 July Tuesday	Tuesday	Liberation Day National day Umunsi wo Kwibohora	Umunsi wo Kwibohora
4 August Friday	Friday	Umuganura Day Umunsi w'Umuganura	Umunsi w'Umuganura
15 August Tuesday	Tuesday	Assumption Day Religious Ijyanwa mu Ijuru rya Bikiramariya	Ijyanwa mu Ijuru rya Bikiramariya
25 December Monday	Monday	Christmas Day Religious Noheli	Noheli
26 December Tuesday	Tuesday	Boxing Day Religious Umunsi ukurikira Noheli	Umunsi ukurikira Noheli

Long weekends and bridge days 2023

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

Long weekends

Sat 31 Dec – Tue 3 Jan 2023 · 4 days off
New Year's Day, Day after New Year's Day, New Year's Day (observed)
Typically in Kigali: high 26°C (79°F), low 15°C (59°F), rain on 57% of days
Fri 7 Apr – Mon 10 Apr · 4 days off
Good Friday, Memorial Day of Genocide perpetrated against the Tutsi in 1994, Easter Monday
Typically in Kigali: high 25°C (77°F), low 15°C (59°F), rain on 84% of days
Fri 21 Apr – Sun 23 Apr · 3 days off
Eid al-Fitr
Typically in Kigali: high 24°C (75°F), low 16°C (61°F), rain on 94% of days
Sat 29 Apr – Mon 1 May · 3 days off
Labor Day
Typically in Kigali: high 24°C (75°F), low 16°C (61°F), rain on 93% of days
Sat 1 Jul – Tue 4 Jul · 4 days off
Independence Day, Independence Day (observed), Liberation Day
Typically in Kigali: high 25°C (77°F), low 13°C (55°F), rain on 7% of days
Fri 4 Aug – Sun 6 Aug · 3 days off
Umuganura Day
Typically in Kigali: high 26°C (79°F), low 14°C (57°F), rain on 21% of days
Sat 23 Dec – Tue 26 Dec · 4 days off
Christmas Day, Boxing Day
Typically in Kigali: high 26°C (79°F), low 16°C (61°F), rain on 79% of days
Sat 30 Dec – Tue 2 Jan 2024 · 4 days off
New Year's Day, Day after New Year's Day
Typically in Kigali: high 26°C (79°F), low 15°C (59°F), rain on 59% of days

Bridge days

Mon 14 Aug: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Sat 12 Aug – Tue 15 Aug)
Assumption Day
Typically in Kigali: high 27°C (81°F), low 15°C (59°F), rain on 23% 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: Sat 23 Dec – Tue 2 Jan 2024 — 11 days off for 3 leave days (Wed 27 Dec, Thu 28 Dec, Fri 29 Dec).Show on calendar ↓

Take 1 day off (Thu 6 Apr) get 5 days in a rowThu 6 Apr – Mon 10 Apr · Good Friday, Memorial Day of Genocide perpetrated against the Tutsi in 1994, Easter MondayShow 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 · Labor DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 30 Jun) get 5 days in a rowFri 30 Jun – Tue 4 Jul · Independence Day, Independence Day (observed), Liberation DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 22 Dec) get 5 days in a rowFri 22 Dec – Tue 26 Dec · Christmas Day, Boxing DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 29 Dec) get 5 days in a rowFri 29 Dec – Tue 2 Jan 2024 · New Year's Day, Day after New Year's DayShow on calendar ↓