Public Holidays in Kenya 2025 🇰🇪
Kenya has 13 public holidays in 2025. The next public holiday is Mazingira Day on 10. Oct. The table below lists every national public holiday with its date and weekday, so you can plan travel, business days and time off in Kenya.
| Date | Day | Holiday Name | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wednesday | New Year's Day | Public holiday | |
| Sunday | Eid-al-Fitr (estimated) | Public holiday | |
| Monday Long weekend | Eid-al-Fitr (observed, estimated) | Public holiday | |
| Friday Long weekend | Good Friday | Public holiday | |
| Monday Long weekend | Easter Monday | Public holiday | |
| Thursday Bridge day | Labor Day | Public holiday | |
| Sunday | Madaraka Day | Public holiday | |
| Monday Long weekend | Madaraka Day (observed) | Public holiday | |
| Friday Long weekend | Mazingira Day | Public holiday | |
| Monday Long weekend | Mashujaa Day | Public holiday | |
| Friday Long weekend | Jamhuri Day | Public holiday | |
| Thursday Bridge day | Christmas Day | Public holiday | |
| Friday Long weekend | Boxing Day | Public holiday |
Long weekends in Kenya 2025
These public holidays fall next to the weekend or just one bridge day away, making it easy to plan an extended break.
- Eid-al-Fitr (observed, estimated) — (Monday) — long weekend
- Good Friday — (Friday) — long weekend
- Easter Monday — (Monday) — long weekend
- Labor Day — (Thursday) — take Friday off to bridge into the weekend
- Madaraka Day (observed) — (Monday) — long weekend
- Mazingira Day — (Friday) — long weekend
- Mashujaa Day — (Monday) — long weekend
- Jamhuri Day — (Friday) — long weekend
- Christmas Day — (Thursday) — take Friday off to bridge into the weekend
- Boxing Day — (Friday) — long weekend
Holidays that change date in Kenya
Some holidays are movable and land on a different date each year. Here is how these dates shift from 2025 to 2026.
- Eid-al-Fitr (estimated): →
- Good Friday: →
- Easter Monday: →
