Rwanda Public holidays
Rwanda has 19 public holidays on the calendar held here, in force from 1 Jan 2026. Last checked against the official source on 15 Jul 2026.
Official public holidays per Presidential Order n° 54/01 of 24/02/2017, including its Article 4 weekend-substitution rule (weekend holidays move to the next working day, except 7 April).
| Current value | 19 days held |
|---|---|
| In force from | 2026-01-01 |
| In force until | 2026-12-31 |
| Official source | Presidential Order n° 54/01 of 24/02/2017 determining official public holidays (RwandaLII consolidated text) |
| Last verified | 2026-07-15 |
| Verification | primary — No verification limitation recorded — read from the official source cited. |
| Provenance | source fingerprint |
What this value means
Both 2026 Eids are declared (Eid dates are announced each year by the Rwanda Moslems' Association / MIFOTRA, typically only days ahead — treat future-year Eid dates as provisional). Umuganura is the first Friday of August. Caution: the gov.rw holidays widget renders several dates incorrectly and omits 2 Jan and the Eids — this calendar follows the gazetted order plus official declarations instead.
Get it programmatically
curl https://afriref.dev/v1/rw/public-holidays
# Free.
# History: curl https://afriref.dev/v1/rw/public-holidays/history?from=2020-01-01
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The same figure elsewhere: Senegal · South Africa · Tanzania · Togo · Tunisia · all 34