Public holidays 2027
Public holidays in Burundi 2027
Burundi has 12 nationwide public holidays in 2027, 9 of them on a working day. None of its public holidays is regional.
Burundi 2027 at a glance
- Nationwide public holidays
- 12
- Of those, on a working day
- 9
- Of those, on a weekend
- 3
- Regional only
- 0
- Longest break
- 3 days (1 January to 3 January)
- Bridge days
- 5
- Most nationwide holidays in
- May (2)
The weekend is taken as Saturday and Sunday for the working-day count, the long weekends and the bridge days.
All public holidays in Burundi, 2027
| Date | Day | Holiday | Local name | Applies to |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friday | New Year's Day | New Year's Day | Nationwide | |
| Friday | Unity Day | Unity Day | Nationwide | |
| Tuesday | Ntaryamira Day | Ntaryamira Day | Nationwide | |
| Saturdayweekend | Labour Day | Labour Day | Nationwide | |
| Thursday | Ascension Day | Ascension Day | Nationwide | |
| Tuesday | National Patriotism Day | National Patriotism Day | Nationwide | |
| Thursday | Independence Day | Independence Day | Nationwide | |
| Sundayweekend | Assumption Day | Assumption Day | Nationwide | |
| Wednesday | Rwagasore Day | Rwagasore Day | Nationwide | |
| Thursday | Ndadaye Day | Ndadaye Day | Nationwide | |
| Monday | All Saints' Day | All Saints' Day | Nationwide | |
| Saturdayweekend | Christmas Day | Christmas Day | Nationwide |
Source: Nager.Date, checked on . Regions are ISO 3166-2 codes.
Long weekends and bridge days in Burundi
A long weekend is three or more days off in a row made by a nationwide holiday and the weekend. A bridge day is a working day with a day off on both sides: one leave day there joins a holiday to the weekend, or two holidays to each other.
Long weekends (3)
- Friday 1 January to Sunday 3 January 2027: 3 days off, with New Year's Day.
- Friday 5 February to Sunday 7 February 2027: 3 days off, with Unity Day.
- Saturday 30 October to Monday 1 November 2027: 3 days off, with All Saints' Day.
Bridge days (5)
- Monday 5 April: one leave day gives 4 days off in a row, Saturday 3 April to Tuesday 6 April 2027 (next to Ntaryamira Day).
- Friday 7 May: one leave day gives 4 days off in a row, Thursday 6 May to Sunday 9 May 2027 (next to Ascension Day).
- Monday 7 June: one leave day gives 4 days off in a row, Saturday 5 June to Tuesday 8 June 2027 (next to National Patriotism Day).
- Friday 2 July: one leave day gives 4 days off in a row, Thursday 1 July to Sunday 4 July 2027 (next to Independence Day).
- Friday 22 October: one leave day gives 4 days off in a row, Thursday 21 October to Sunday 24 October 2027 (next to Ndadaye Day).
Regional holidays are left out of both lists: they depend on where the employee works.
Regional holidays
Every public holiday in Burundi applies nationwide, so one list covers all employees there.
Add Burundi to your calendar
Download the 2027 calendar (.ics), or paste its address into Google Calendar, Outlook or Apple Calendar to subscribe. It holds one all-day event per public holiday and marks none of them as busy.
https://hoursquare.com/public-holidays/burundi/2027.ics
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Check how many working days a trip really needs, with Burundi's holidays taken out, in the vacation calculator. The glossary explains what a public holiday is in HR terms.
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