This is a list of public holidays in Rwanda. Rwanda observes fourteen[1] regular public holidays.
Additionally, the week following Genocide Memorial Day on 7 April is designated an official week of mourning.[2] The last Saturday of each month is umuganda, a national day of community service, during which most normal services remain closed until midday.[3]
| Date | English Name | Comments |
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| 1-2 January | New Year's Day | |
| 1 February | National Heroes' Day | An annual event to pay tribute to people who exemplified and defended the highest values of patriotism and sacrifice for the wellbeing of the country and its citizens.[4] |
| Friday before Easter | Good Friday | |
| Monday after Easter | Easter Monday | |
| 7 April | Tutsi Genocide Memorial Day | Tutsi Genocide Memorial Day public holiday memorializes victims of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi.[5] |
| 1 May | Labour Day | Labour Day |
| 1 July | Independence Day | Rwanda's National Day celebrates its independence from Belgium in July 1962.[6] |
| 4 July | Liberation Day | Marks the end of the 100 day Genocide against the Tutsi that took place in 1994.[7] |
| 15 August | Assumption Day | |
| First Friday in August | Umuganura Day | AThanksgiving festival to mark the start of the harvest.[8] |
| 25 December | Christmas Day | |
| 26 December | Boxing Day | |
| 1Shawwal | Eid al-Fitr | Festival of Breaking the Fast[9] |
| 10Dhu al-Hijjah | Eid al-Adha | Feast of the Sacrifice[10] |
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