Public holidays in Kenya, 2025
Kenya has 14 public holidays in 2025. 11 fall on a working day and 3 on a weekend — which is the number that decides how many days off you actually get.
14 of 14 holidays
- 01 01 Mwaka mpya Wednesday
- 30 03 Idd-ul-Fitr Sunday · falls on a weekend
- 18 04 Ijumaa Kuu Friday
- 20 04 Pasaka Sunday · falls on a weekend
- 21 04 Jumatatu ya Pasaka Monday
- 01 05 Labour Day Thursday
- 01 06 Siku ya Madaraka Sunday · falls on a weekend
- 02 06 Siku ya Madaraka (substitute day) Monday
- 06 06 Idd-ul-Azha Friday
- 10 10 Moi Day Friday
- 20 10 Siku ya Mashujaa Monday
- 12 12 Siku ya Jamhuri Friday
- 25 12 Krismasi Thursday
- 26 12 Boxing Day Friday
2025 at a glance
Every day of the year. Filled squares are public holidays; the pale ones are weekends. A holiday touching a weekend is a long one.
Holidays you have, and days off you get
These are the two different questions this page answers. A country can have a long list of public holidays and still give you fewer days away from work than a neighbour with a shorter list, purely because of which weekday they fall on. Only some countries substitute a weekday when a holiday lands on a weekend; where they do not, the holiday simply passes.
FAQ
How many public holidays does Kenya have in 2025?
14, of which 11 fall on a working day and 3 on a weekend.
Why does it matter which fall on a weekend?
Because a holiday on a Saturday is a holiday you do not get. 3 of Kenya's land on one, and most countries do not move them.