Kenya 2025 Holidays

List of public holidays in Kenya for year 2025

Kenya - 2025 Holidays
23 of 23 holidays
DateDayNameType
Jan 1, 2025WednesdayNew Year's DayPublic holiday
Mar 1, 2025SaturdayRamadan Start (Tentative Date)Observance
Mar 20, 2025ThursdayMarch EquinoxSeason
Mar 31, 2025MondayIdd ul-Fitr (Tentative Date)Public holiday
Apr 18, 2025FridayGood FridayPublic holiday
Apr 20, 2025SundayEaster SundayObservance
Apr 21, 2025MondayEaster MondayPublic holiday
May 1, 2025ThursdayLabour DayPublic holiday
May 11, 2025SundayMother's DayObservance
Jun 1, 2025SundayMadaraka DayPublic holiday
Jun 2, 2025MondayDay off for Madaraka DayPublic holiday
Jun 7, 2025SaturdayEid al-Adha (Tentative Date)Optional Holiday
Jun 21, 2025SaturdayJune SolsticeSeason
Sep 22, 2025MondaySeptember EquinoxSeason
Oct 10, 2025FridayMazingira DayPublic holiday
Oct 20, 2025MondayDiwaliOptional Holiday
Oct 20, 2025MondayMashujaa DayPublic holiday
Dec 12, 2025FridayJamhuri DayPublic holiday
Dec 21, 2025SundayDecember SolsticeSeason
Dec 24, 2025WednesdayChristmas EveObservance
Dec 25, 2025ThursdayChristmas DayPublic holiday
Dec 26, 2025FridayBoxing DayPublic holiday
Dec 31, 2025WednesdayNew Year's EveObservance

We strive to provide an accurate and up-to-date holiday list for Kenya. However, please note that some holiday dates may change. If you discover any discrepancies, kindly report to us.

Holiday Type Color Legend

Holidays are color-coded based on their types:

  • Public HolidayPublic, National, Federal, and Gazetted holidays
  • Local HolidayLocal, Regional, State, and Provincial holidays
  • Other HolidayObservances and other types of holidays
Frequently Asked Questions

How many holidays in Kenya this year in 2025?

There are 12 public holidays in Kenya in 2025. If you are planning ahead? Check upcoming holidays

How to retrieve the Kenya holidays list via API?

Simply make a GET request to v1/holidays?country=KE&year=2025 API to retrieve this list of Kenya holidays.

Here is an example using Node.js and our official package on NPM:

// Install the 11holidays package from NPM
// npm i 11holidays

import HolidaysApi from '11holidays';

const instance = new HolidaysApi(API_KEY);
const holidays = await instance.holidays.list({
  country: 'KE',
  year: '2025'
});
console.log(holidays);
API Examples
Quick start examples in different programming languages
curl -X GET "https://api.11holidays.com/v1/holidays?country=KE&year=2025" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"