2028

Public holidays in Rwanda in 2028

Rwanda has 18 public holidays in 2028. 4 of them fall on the weekend (Saturday and Sunday). The months with the most public holidays are January, February, April, and July (3 each).

All public holidays in Rwanda in 2028

• New Year's Day (Ubunani) – Saturday, January 1, 2028
• Day after New Year's Day (Umunsi ukurikira Ubunani) – Sunday, January 2, 2028
• New Year's Day (observed) (Ubunani (yizihijwe)) – Monday, January 3, 2028
• National Heroes' Day (Umunsi w'Intwari) – Tuesday, February 1, 2028
• Eid al-Fitr (estimated) (Eid El Fitr (yagereranijwe)) – Saturday, February 26, 2028
• Eid al-Fitr (observed, estimated) (Eid El Fitr (yizihijwe, yagereranijwe)) – Monday, February 28, 2028
• Memorial Day of Genocide perpetrated against the Tutsi in 1994 (Umunsi wo Kwibuka Jenoside yakorewe Abatutsi mu 1994) – Friday, April 7, 2028
• Good Friday (Umunsi wa Gatanu Mutagatifu) – Friday, April 14, 2028
• Easter Monday (Ku wa mbere wa Pasika) – Monday, April 17, 2028
• Labor Day (Umunsi Mukuru w'Umurimo) – Monday, May 1, 2028
• Eid al-Adha (estimated) (Eid al-Adha (yagereranijwe)) – Friday, May 5, 2028
• Independence Day (Umunsi w'Ubwigenge) – Saturday, July 1, 2028
• Independence Day (observed) (Umunsi w'Ubwigenge (yizihijwe)) – Monday, July 3, 2028
• Liberation Day (Umunsi wo Kwibohora) – Tuesday, July 4, 2028
• Umuganura Day (Umunsi w'Umuganura) – Friday, August 4, 2028
• Assumption Day (Ijyanwa mu Ijuru rya Bikiramariya) – Tuesday, August 15, 2028
• Christmas Day (Noheli) – Monday, December 25, 2028
• Boxing Day (Umunsi ukurikira Noheli) – Tuesday, December 26, 2028

Long weekends and bridge days in Rwanda in 2028

The weekend in Rwanda: Saturday and Sunday. Rwanda has 9 long weekends in 2028: three days or more off in a row thanks to a public holiday.

• Sat, Jan 1 – Mon, Jan 3 – 3 days off (New Year's Day, Day after New Year's Day, New Year's Day (observed))
• Sat, Feb 26 – Mon, Feb 28 – 3 days off (Eid al-Fitr (estimated), Eid al-Fitr (observed, estimated))
• Fri, Apr 7 – Sun, Apr 9 – 3 days off (Memorial Day of Genocide perpetrated against the Tutsi in 1994)
• Fri, Apr 14 – Mon, Apr 17 – 4 days off (Good Friday, Easter Monday)
• Sat, Apr 29 – Mon, May 1 – 3 days off (Labor Day)
• Fri, May 5 – Sun, May 7 – 3 days off (Eid al-Adha (estimated))
• Sat, Jul 1 – Tue, Jul 4 – 4 days off (Independence Day, Independence Day (observed), Liberation Day)
• Fri, Aug 4 – Sun, Aug 6 – 3 days off (Umuganura Day)
• Sat, Dec 23 – Tue, Dec 26 – 4 days off (Christmas Day, Boxing Day)

Bridge days: a few days off, a long break

• Take Mon, Jan 31 off: 4 days off in a row, Sat, Jan 29 – Tue, Feb 1 (National Heroes' Day)
• Take Mon, Aug 14 off: 4 days off in a row, Sat, Aug 12 – Tue, Aug 15 (Assumption Day)

2028 at a glance

• 2028 has 366 days.
• 2028 starts on a Saturday and ends on a Sunday.
• 2028 is a leap year: February has 29 days.
• 2028 has the same calendar as 2000 and 2056.
• Public holidays in Rwanda: 18

Monthly calendars for 2028

• January 2028 – 3 holidays
• February 2028 – 3 holidays
• March 2028 – 0 holidays
• April 2028 – 3 holidays
• May 2028 – 2 holidays
• June 2028 – 0 holidays
• July 2028 – 3 holidays
• August 2028 – 2 holidays
• September 2028 – 0 holidays
• October 2028 – 0 holidays
• November 2028 – 0 holidays
• December 2028 – 2 holidays

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Public holidays 2028 in nearby countries

• Seychelles – 15 holidays
• Somalia – 10 holidays
• South Sudan – 15 holidays
• Tanzania – 17 holidays
• Uganda – 14 holidays
• Zambia – 17 holidays