Rwanda Public Holidays 2025
13 national holidays
Rwanda has 13 national public holidays in 2025. There are 9 long weekends of three days or more.
January 2025
- 1New Year's DayWednesday
- 2New Year's DayThursday
February 2025
- 1National Heroes' DaySaturday
April 2025
- 7Tutsi Genocide Memorial DayMonday
- 18Good FridayFriday
- 21Easter MondayMonday
May 2025
- 1Labour DayThursday
July 2025
- 1Independence DayTuesday
- 4Liberation DayFriday
August 2025
- 1Umuganura DayFriday
- 15Assumption DayFriday
December 2025
- 25Christmas DayThursday
- 26St. Stephen's DayFriday · Boxing Day
Long weekends 2025
- 1 January – 5 January5 days · take 3 January off
- 5 April – 7 April3 days
- 18 April – 21 April4 days
- 1 May – 4 May4 days · take 2 May off
- 28 June – 1 July4 days · take 30 June off
- 4 July – 6 July3 days
- 1 August – 3 August3 days
- 15 August – 17 August3 days
- 25 December – 28 December4 days
Frequently asked questions
How many public holidays are there in Rwanda in 2025?
13 national holidays.
When are the long weekends in Rwanda in 2025?
1 January–5 January (5 days, with a bridge day off); 5 April–7 April (3 days); 18 April–21 April (4 days); 1 May–4 May (4 days, with a bridge day off); 28 June–1 July (4 days, with a bridge day off); 4 July–6 July (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.