Public holidays 2027
Public holidays in Kenya 2027
Kenya has 10 nationwide public holidays in 2027, 7 of them on a working day. None of its public holidays is regional.
Kenya 2027 at a glance
- Nationwide public holidays
- 10
- Of those, on a working day
- 7
- Of those, on a weekend
- 3
- Regional only
- 0
- Longest break
- 4 days (26 March to 29 March)
- Bridge days
- 1
- Most nationwide holidays in
- December (3)
The weekend is taken as Saturday and Sunday for the working-day count, the long weekends and the bridge days.
All public holidays in Kenya, 2027
| Date | Day | Holiday | Local name | Applies to |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friday | New Year's Day | New Year's Day | Nationwide | |
| Friday | Good Friday | Good Friday | Nationwide | |
| Monday | Easter Monday | Easter Monday | Nationwide | |
| Saturdayweekend | Labour Day | Labour Day | Nationwide | |
| Tuesday | Madaraka Day | Madaraka Day | Nationwide | |
| Monday | Mazingira Day | Mazingira Day | Nationwide | |
| Wednesday | Mashujaa Day | Mashujaa Day | Nationwide | |
| Monday | Jamhuri Day | Jamhuri Day | Nationwide | |
| Saturdayweekend | Christmas Day | Christmas Day | Nationwide | |
| Sundayweekend | Boxing Day | Boxing Day | Nationwide |
Source: Nager.Date, checked on . Regions are ISO 3166-2 codes.
Long weekends and bridge days in Kenya
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 (4)
- Friday 1 January to Sunday 3 January 2027: 3 days off, with New Year's Day.
- Friday 26 March to Monday 29 March 2027: 4 days off, with Good Friday, Easter Monday.
- Saturday 9 October to Monday 11 October 2027: 3 days off, with Mazingira Day.
- Saturday 11 December to Monday 13 December 2027: 3 days off, with Jamhuri Day.
Bridge days (1)
- Monday 31 May: one leave day gives 4 days off in a row, Saturday 29 May to Tuesday 1 June 2027 (next to Madaraka Day).
Regional holidays are left out of both lists: they depend on where the employee works.
Regional holidays
Every public holiday in Kenya applies nationwide, so one list covers all employees there.
Add Kenya 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/kenya/2027.ics
Plan leave around these dates
Check how many working days a trip really needs, with Kenya's holidays taken out, in the vacation calculator. The glossary explains what a public holiday is in HR terms.
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