Public Holidays

Discover upcoming public holiday dates for Burundi and start planning to make the most of your time off.

2026 Public Holidays

Date	Day	Holiday
1 Jan	Thu	New Year's Day
5 Feb	Thu	Unity Day
20 Mar	Fri	Aid el-Fithr
6 Apr	Mon	President Ntaryamira Day
1 May	Fri	Labour Day
14 May	Thu	Ascension Day
27 May	Wed	Aid al-Hadj
8 Jun	Mon	President Pierre Nkurunziza Day
1 Jul	Wed	Independence Day
15 Aug	Sat	Assumption Day
13 Oct	Tue	Prince Rwagasore Day
21 Oct	Wed	President Ndadaye Day
1 Nov	Sun	All Saints' Day
2 Nov	Mon	All Saints' Day Holiday
25 Dec	Fri	Christmas Day
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2027 Public Holidays

Date	Day	Holiday
1 Jan	Fri	New Year's Day
5 Feb	Fri	Unity Day
9 Mar	Tue	Aid el-Fithr
6 Apr	Tue	President Ntaryamira Day
1 May	Sat	Labour Day
6 May	Thu	Ascension Day
16 May	Sun	Aid al-Hadj
17 May	Mon	Aid al-Hadj Holiday
8 Jun	Tue	President Pierre Nkurunziza Day
1 Jul	Thu	Independence Day
15 Aug	Sun	Assumption Day
16 Aug	Mon	Assumption Day Holiday
13 Oct	Wed	Prince Rwagasore Day
21 Oct	Thu	President Ndadaye Day
1 Nov	Mon	All Saints' Day
25 Dec	Sat	Christmas Day
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2028 Public Holidays

Date	Day	Holiday
1 Jan	Sat	New Year's Day
5 Feb	Sat	Unity Day
26 Feb	Sat	Aid el-Fithr
6 Apr	Thu	President Ntaryamira Day
1 May	Mon	Labour Day
5 May	Fri	Aid al-Hadj
25 May	Thu	Ascension Day
8 Jun	Thu	President Pierre Nkurunziza Day
1 Jul	Sat	Independence Day
15 Aug	Tue	Assumption Day
13 Oct	Fri	Prince Rwagasore Day
21 Oct	Sat	President Ndadaye Day
1 Nov	Wed	All Saints' Day
25 Dec	Mon	Christmas Day
The dates in this table are an estimate. We will update this page once the official public holiday dates for 2028 are released.

The Republic of Burundi is a Central East African nation that currently celebrates 13 national holidays. The president of Burundi reserves the right to declare additional national non-working holidays during the year if necessary. It is very common for the government of Burundi to declare election days as non-working holidays to encourage more people to vote.

National holidays are regulated under Decree 100-182 published in the National Register on July 27, 2006. This decree overrides any and all previous decrees. In addition to this decree, employer obligations are regulated under the Burundi Labour Code.

The Labour Code requires that all employers provide employees with a day off from work for national holidays. It is assumed that employees are only paid for this day off if it is stated in their work contract. There are no official laws that can be currently conformed if businesses are required to pay. It is believed that all government workers receive pay for national holidays in addition to their day off.