Kenya Public Holidays 2025
10 national holidays
Kenya has 10 national public holidays in 2025. There are 7 long weekends of three days or more.
January 2025
- 1New Year's DayWednesday
April 2025
- 18Good FridayFriday
- 21Easter MondayMonday
May 2025
- 1Labour DayThursday
June 2025
- 2Madaraka DayMonday
October 2025
- 10Mazingira DayFriday
- 20Mashujaa DayMonday
December 2025
- 12Jamhuri DayFriday
- 25Christmas DayThursday
- 26Boxing DayFriday
Long weekends 2025
- 18 April – 21 April4 days
- 1 May – 4 May4 days · take 2 May off
- 31 May – 2 June3 days
- 10 October – 12 October3 days
- 18 October – 20 October3 days
- 12 December – 14 December3 days
- 25 December – 28 December4 days
Frequently asked questions
How many public holidays are there in Kenya in 2025?
10 national holidays.
When are the long weekends in Kenya in 2025?
18 April–21 April (4 days); 1 May–4 May (4 days, with a bridge day off); 31 May–2 June (3 days); 10 October–12 October (3 days); 18 October–20 October (3 days); 12 December–14 December (3 days).
Dates are the days off, so a holiday that falls on a weekend may be shown on the weekday it is observed. Source: Nager.Date public holiday data (open source, MIT licence). Governments can add or move holidays at short notice — check official announcements for important plans.