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2026 Holidays for Kenya

  • New Year's Day
  • Eid al-Fitr (estimated) (Idd-ul-Fitr (estimated))
  • Good Friday
  • Easter Monday
  • Labor Day (Labour Day)
  • Madaraka Day
  • Mazingira Day
  • Mashujaa Day
  • Jamhuri Day
  • Christmas Day
  • Boxing Day

Public holidays in Kenya in 2026

Kenya has 11 public holidays in 2026. 3 of them fall on the weekend (Saturday and Sunday). The month with the most public holidays is December (3).

All public holidays in Kenya in 2026

  • New Year's Day – Thursday, January 1, 2026
  • Eid al-Fitr (estimated) (Idd-ul-Fitr (estimated)) – Friday, March 20, 2026
  • Good Friday – Friday, April 3, 2026
  • Easter Monday – Monday, April 6, 2026
  • Labor Day (Labour Day) – Friday, May 1, 2026
  • Madaraka Day – Monday, June 1, 2026
  • Mazingira Day – Saturday, October 10, 2026
  • Mashujaa Day – Tuesday, October 20, 2026
  • Jamhuri Day – Saturday, December 12, 2026
  • Christmas Day – Friday, December 25, 2026
  • Boxing Day – Saturday, December 26, 2026

Long weekends and bridge days in Kenya in 2026

The weekend in Kenya: Saturday and Sunday. Kenya has 5 long weekends in 2026: three days or more off in a row thanks to a public holiday.

  • Fri, Mar 20 – Sun, Mar 22 – 3 days off (Eid al-Fitr (estimated))
  • Fri, Apr 3 – Mon, Apr 6 – 4 days off (Good Friday, Easter Monday)
  • Fri, May 1 – Sun, May 3 – 3 days off (Labor Day)
  • Sat, May 30 – Mon, Jun 1 – 3 days off (Madaraka Day)
  • Fri, Dec 25 – Sun, Dec 27 – 3 days off (Christmas Day, Boxing Day)

Bridge days: a few days off, a long break

  • Take Fri, Jan 2 off: 4 days off in a row, Thu, Jan 1 – Sun, Jan 4 (New Year's Day)
  • Take Mon, Oct 19 off: 4 days off in a row, Sat, Oct 17 – Tue, Oct 20 (Mashujaa Day)

2026 at a glance

  • 2026 has 365 days.
  • 2026 starts on a Thursday and ends on a Thursday.
  • 2026 has the same calendar as 2015 and 2037.
  • Public holidays in Kenya: 11

Monthly calendars for 2026

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