Rwanda: visas, entry rules and news 2026
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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).