Rwanda: visas, entry rules and news 2026

Public holidays and festivals in Rwanda in 2026. Non-working days:

• January 1, Thursday: New Year (Umunsi Mushya);
• January 2, Friday: New Year (Umunsi Mushya);
• February 1, Sunday: National Heroes Day (Umunsi w’intwari z’igihugu);
• February 2, Monday: National Heroes Day (Umunsi w’intwari z’igihugu);
• March 20, Friday: Eid al-Fitr;
• April 3, Friday: Good Friday (Kuwa gatanu mutagatifu);
• April 6, Monday: Easter Monday (Ku wa mbere wa Pasika);
• April 7, Tuesday: Tutsi Genocide Remembrance Day (Umunsi wo kwibuka Jenoside yakorewe Abatutsi);
• May 1, Friday: Labor Day (Umunsi w’abakozi);
• May 27, Friday: Kurban Bayram (Eid al-Adha);
• July 1, Wednesday: Independence Day (Umunsi wubwigenge);
• July 4, Saturday: Liberation Day (Umunsi wo Kwibohoza);
• August 7, Friday: Umuganura;
• August 15, Saturday: Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Umunsi wo gufata);
• August 17, Monday: Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Umunsi wo gufata);
• December 25, Friday: Christmas (Umunsi wa Noheri);
• December 26, Saturday: Boxing Day (Umunsi w’iteramakofe).