Public Holidays in Kenya 2026

10 days off · open Nager.Date data · updated automatically

Kenya

10 public holidays in 2026 · 10 across the whole country
Next day off: Jamhuri Day · Saturday, 12 December 2026 · 44 days away

Total days off 2026

10 national · 0 state/regional

Busiest month

December

3 holidays inside one month

Most frequent weekday

Friday

3 holidays fall on this day

Every public holiday in Kenya 2026

Date	Day	Celebration	Scope	Type
2026-01-01	Thursday	New Year's Day	Whole country	Public
2026-04-03	Friday	Good Friday	Whole country	Public
2026-04-06	Monday	Easter Monday	Whole country	Public
2026-05-01	Friday	Labour Day	Whole country	Public
2026-06-01	Monday	Madaraka Day	Whole country	Public
2026-10-10	Saturday	Mazingira Day	Whole country	Public
2026-10-20	Tuesday	Mashujaa Day	Whole country	Public
2026-12-12	Saturday	Jamhuri Day	Whole country	Public
2026-12-25	Friday	Christmas Day	Whole country	Public
2026-12-26	Saturday	Boxing Day	Whole country	Public

Long weekends in Kenya 2026

Period	Starts	Days	Bridge day
1 Jan – 4 Jan	Thursday	4 days	2026-01-02
3 Apr – 6 Apr	Friday	4 days	Automatic
1 May – 3 May	Friday	3 days	Automatic
30 May – 1 Jun	Saturday	3 days	Automatic
17 Oct – 20 Oct	Saturday	4 days	2026-10-19
25 Dec – 27 Dec	Friday	3 days	Automatic

Planning leave in Kenya

Kenya gives 10 public days off in 2026 — all of them nationwide. The longest weekend run this year is 4 days (1 Jan – 4 Jan). The busiest month is December, and holidays land most often on a Friday — two facts that are enough to decide when a ticket must be bought early.

Countries with multi-faith calendars usually have «moving» holidays (Eid al-Fitr, Easter, Chinese New Year, Diwali) whose dates change every year, so check the table a year ahead before booking school holidays.

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