Kenya Public Holidays 2027
Kenya has 12 national public holidays in 2027, starting with New Year's Day on 1 January 2027 and ending with Boxing Day on 26 December 2027, observed on Monday 27 December 2027. Christmas Day lands on a Saturday in 2027, on 25 December 2027, and no substitute weekday is granted for it here, so it costs the calendar a day off compared with a year when it falls midweek.
| Holiday | Date | Weekday | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Year's DayMwaka mpya | Friday | Public holiday | |
| End of Ramadan (Eid al-Fitr)Idd-ul-Fitr | Tuesday | Public holiday | |
| Good FridayIjumaa Kuu | Friday | Public holiday | |
| Easter MondayJumatatu ya Pasaka | Monday | Public holiday | |
| Labour Day | SaturdayWeekend | Public holiday | |
| Feast of the Sacrifice (Eid al-Adha)Idd-ul-Azha | SundayWeekend | Public holiday | |
| Madaraka DaySiku ya Madaraka | Tuesday | Public holiday | |
| Mazingira Day | in lieu of | Monday | Public holidayMoved |
| Mashujaa DaySiku ya Mashujaa | Wednesday | Public holiday | |
| Jamhuri DaySiku ya Jamhuri | in lieu of | Monday | Public holidayMoved |
| Christmas DayKrismasi | SaturdayWeekend | Public holiday | |
| Boxing Day | in lieu of | Monday | Public holidayMoved |
- Status
- Set in lawThe calendar is set in standing law rather than announced year by year, so 2027 needs no separate publication.
- Last verified
- The newest check behind a Kenya entry, against the source named in the corrections log.
- Source
- date-holidays open dataset (ISC and CC BY 3.0), with 2 corrections applied to Kenya. See what we changed.Always confirm official dates with a local authority before booking travel. How these calendars are built. Spotted an error? Tell us and we will check it.
Expect the most closures around March (3 holidays), so schedule deliveries and appointments with that in mind. Three of them fall on a Saturday or Sunday in 2027, which is worth checking if you are counting on days off from work. Three holidays are moved this year because the calendar date falls on a weekend, and they are listed once, on the day actually taken off, rather than twice. The table below lists every Kenya public holiday for 2027 with its exact date and the weekday it falls on, so you can see the long weekends at a glance. Regional and local observances are excluded, so what you see are the holidays recognised across Kenya.
Frequently asked questions
How many public holidays does Kenya have in 2027?
Kenya has 12 national public holidays in 2027. The first is New Year's Day on 1 January 2027 and the last is Boxing Day on 26 December 2027, observed on Monday 27 December 2027.
What is the first public holiday of 2027 in Kenya?
The first public holiday of 2027 is New Year's Day, which falls on 1 January 2027.
When is New Year celebrated in Kenya in 2027?
In 2027, New Year's Day in Kenya is on 1 January 2027.
Which 2027 holidays in Kenya are moved to another day?
3 are: Mazingira Day, which falls on 10 October 2027 but is taken on Monday 11 October 2027, Jamhuri Day, which falls on 12 December 2027 but is taken on Monday 13 December 2027 and Boxing Day, which falls on 26 December 2027 but is taken on Monday 27 December 2027. A moved holiday is one holiday with a shifted day off, not two holidays, so it is counted once here. Sites that list both the weekend date and its replacement report a higher total than the official calendar does.
Are regional holidays included for Kenya?
No. This calendar lists national public holidays only, so it stays consistent across countries. Holidays that apply to just part of Kenya are listed separately on the Kenya holiday hub, together with the regions that observe them.
Do the Kenya holiday dates change from 2027 to the next year?
Some of them do. Four of the 12 holidays in 2027 sit on a moving rule (islamic (hijri) calendar and linked to easter), so their date has to be recalculated for every year. The rest keep the same calendar date and only change weekday. Moving ones this year include End of Ramadan (Eid al-Fitr) on 9 March 2027, Good Friday on 26 March 2027 and Easter Monday on 29 March 2027, plus 1 more.
How far ahead is the Kenya calendar actually fixed?
Through 2027. The holidays are set in law rather than announced year by year, so the dates repeat predictably. What can still change is a law amendment, a one-off holiday declared for a national event, and the exact day of any holiday on the Islamic calendar, which is confirmed by moon sighting. This table also applies 2 corrections to the underlying open dataset, each checked against the legislation. The full list with sources is on the Kenya holiday hub.
Which Kenya holidays are regional, and which move?
The table above is the national calendar for 2027. Some holidays keep the same date every year while others are tied to Easter, to a lunar calendar or to a named weekday, and some parts of the country add their own days off. The Kenya holiday hub breaks that down: which holidays are fixed, which move and why, and which ones are observed in certain regions only. To compare Kenya with other countries in the same year, see the 2027 worldwide overview.
Other years for Kenya
Planning further ahead or looking back? Compare the Kenya public holiday calendar across years:
Plan around the Kenya 2027 calendar
Knowing the dates is half the question. The other half is what they add up to: which of them create a long weekend and how many working days the year leaves. The 2027 worldwide overview compares every country on holiday count and weekend overlap, and the country index ranks all 44 of them. The same figures are available as JSON, and the dates as a calendar file.