Kenya Holidays in 2025
List of public holidays in Kenya 2025 calendar
| Date | Day | Name | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st January | Wednesday | New Year's Day | Public holiday |
| 1st March | Saturday | Ramadan Start (Tentative Date) | Observance |
| 20th March | Thursday | March Equinox | Season |
| 31st March | Monday | Idd ul-Fitr (Tentative Date) | Public holiday |
| 18th April | Friday | Good Friday | Public holiday |
| 20th April | Sunday | Easter Sunday | Observance |
| 21st April | Monday | Easter Monday | Public holiday |
| 1st May | Thursday | Labour Day | Public holiday |
| 11th May | Sunday | Mother's Day | Observance |
| 1st June | Sunday | Madaraka Day | Public holiday |
| 2nd June | Monday | Day off for Madaraka Day | Public holiday |
| 7th June | Saturday | Eid al-Adha (Tentative Date) | Optional Holiday |
| 21st June | Saturday | June Solstice | Season |
| 22nd September | Monday | September Equinox | Season |
| 10th October | Friday | Mazingira Day | Public holiday |
| 20th October | Monday | Diwali | Optional Holiday |
| 20th October | Monday | Mashujaa Day | Public holiday |
| 12th December | Friday | Jamhuri Day | Public holiday |
| 21st December | Sunday | December Solstice | Season |
| 24th December | Wednesday | Christmas Eve | Observance |
| 25th December | Thursday | Christmas Day | Public holiday |
| 26th December | Friday | Boxing Day | Public holiday |
| 31st December | Wednesday | New Year's Eve | Observance |
We strive to provide an accurate and up-to-date holiday's list for Kenya. however, please note that some holidays dates may change. If you discover any discrepancies, kindly report to us.
Note: Some holidays are color-coded based on the types of holidays. For example -
- Public Holidays
- Local Holidays
- Other Holidays
Frequently Asked Questions
How many holidays in Kenya this year in 2025?
There are 12 holidays in Kenya in 2025
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);