Public holidays in Kenya 2026

There are 13 public holidays in Kenya in 2026, 9 of them on a weekday. The next one is counted down below, with the long weekends and the days worth taking off between them.

 

 

Public holidays in 2026

Date Holiday
Thu, Jan 1 New Year's Day
Fri, Mar 20 End of Ramadan (Eid al-Fitr) Expected
Fri, Apr 3 Good Friday
Sun, Apr 5 Easter Sunday
Mon, Apr 6 Easter Monday
Fri, May 1 Labour Day
Wed, May 27 Feast of the Sacrifice (Eid al-Adha) Expected
Mon, Jun 1 Madaraka Day
Sat, Oct 10 Moi Day
Tue, Oct 20 Mashujaa Day
Sat, Dec 12 Jamhuri Day
Fri, Dec 25 Christmas Day
Sat, Dec 26 Boxing Day

Public holidays in 2027

Date Holiday
Fri, Jan 1 New Year's Day
Tue, Mar 9 End of Ramadan (Eid al-Fitr) Expected
Fri, Mar 26 Good Friday
Sun, Mar 28 Easter Sunday
Mon, Mar 29 Easter Monday
Sat, May 1 Labour Day
Sun, May 16 Feast of the Sacrifice (Eid al-Adha) Expected
Tue, Jun 1 Madaraka Day
Sun, Oct 10 Moi Day
Mon, Oct 11 Moi Day (substitute day)
Wed, Oct 20 Mashujaa Day
Sun, Dec 12 Jamhuri Day
Mon, Dec 13 Jamhuri Day (substitute day)
Sat, Dec 25 Christmas Day
Sun, Dec 26 Boxing Day
Mon, Dec 27 Boxing Day (substitute day)

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Long weekends in 2026

  • Fri, Mar 20 – Sun, Mar 22: 3 days off · End of Ramadan (Eid al-Fitr)
  • Fri, Apr 3 – Mon, Apr 6: 4 days off · Good Friday, Easter Sunday, Easter Monday
  • Fri, May 1 – Sun, May 3: 3 days off · Labour 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 in 2026

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

Long weekends in 2027

  • Fri, Jan 1 – Sun, Jan 3: 3 days off · New Year's Day
  • Fri, Mar 26 – Mon, Mar 29: 4 days off · Good Friday, Easter Sunday, Easter Monday
  • Sat, Oct 9 – Mon, Oct 11: 3 days off · Moi Day, Moi Day (substitute day)
  • Sat, Dec 11 – Mon, Dec 13: 3 days off · Jamhuri Day, Jamhuri Day (substitute day)
  • Sat, Dec 25 – Mon, Dec 27: 3 days off · Christmas Day, Boxing Day, Boxing Day (substitute day)

Bridge days in 2027

  • Take Mon, Mar 8 off: 4 days off, Sat, Mar 6 – Tue, Mar 9 · End of Ramadan (Eid al-Fitr)
  • Take Mon, May 31 off: 4 days off, Sat, May 29 – Tue, Jun 1 · Madaraka Day

The dates are worked out from the rules of date-holidays, an open-source holiday database built from Wikipedia’s articles. The lists on this page are shared under the same license, CC BY-SA 3.0. A holiday announced for one year only may be missing: check your government’s or employer’s list before you book.

Holidays of the Islamic calendar begin when the new moon is sighted, so their dates are marked expected and may move by a day.

Questions and answers

How many public holidays are there in Kenya in 2026?

13: New Year's Day, End of Ramadan (Eid al-Fitr), Good Friday, Easter Sunday, Easter Monday, Labour Day, Feast of the Sacrifice (Eid al-Adha), Madaraka Day, Moi Day, Mashujaa Day, Jamhuri Day, Christmas Day, Boxing Day.

What is a bridge day?

A workday between a holiday and a weekend. One day of leave taken there gives you four or more days off in a row; the list above shows each one.

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