This is a list of public holidays in Burundi.

DateEnglish nameComments
January 1New Year's Day
February 5Unity DayIntended to help reconcile ethnic differences between the Tutsi and the Hutu.
April 6Ntaryamira DayMarks the anniversary of President Ntaryamira's death in 1994.
May 1Labour DayInternational Workers' Day
April or May 40 days after EasterAscension Day
June 8Nkurunziza DayMarks the anniversary of President Nkurunziza's death in 2020.
July 1Independence DayIndependence from Belgium in 1962.
August 15Assumption Day
October 13Rwagasore DayPrince Louis Rwagasore was a nationalist, assassinated in 1961.
October 21Ndadaye DayPresident Melchior Ndadaye's assassination in 1993 sparked the Burundian Civil War
November 1All Saints' Day
December 25Christmas Day
1 Shawwal date variesEid al-FitrThis national holiday celebrates the end of Ramadan.
10 Dhu al-Hijjah date variesEid al-AdhaThis national holiday is the holiest day of the Islamic year; it celebrates Abraham′s sacrifice of his son.

Dates of variable holidays

2021

  • Ascension: May 13
  • Eid al-Adha: July 20

2022

  • Labour Day: May 2
  • Ascension: May 25
  • Eid al-Adha: July 10
  • Christmas: December 26

2023

  • Ascension: May 18
  • Eid al-Adha: June 28

2024

  • Ascension: May 9
  • Eid al-Adha: June 17

2025

  • Ascension: May 29
  • Eid al-Adha: June 7