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Kenya Holidays 2026

All public holidays, festivals and observances in Kenya for 2026

Total holidays

21

Public holidays

11

Long weekends

4

Next holiday

Jamhuri Day

Sat, Dec 12

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Kenya holidays 2026

Showing 21 of 21 holidays

  • Dec12Sat

    Jamhuri Day

    Saturday, December 12, 2026in 34 days

  • Dec21Mon

    December Solstice

    Monday, December 21, 2026

  • Dec24Thu

    Christmas Eve

    Thursday, December 24, 2026

  • Dec25Fri

    Christmas Day

    Friday, December 25, 2026

  • Dec26Sat

    Boxing Day

    Saturday, December 26, 2026

  • Dec31Thu

    New Year's Eve

    Thursday, December 31, 2026

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

Frequently asked questions

How many holidays are there in Kenya in 2026?

There are 11 public holidays and 21 holidays and observances in total in Kenya in 2026. Planning ahead? Check upcoming holidays

How do I add Kenya holidays to my calendar?

Use the Subscribe to calendar link above to add an auto-updating feed to Google Calendar, Outlook or Apple Calendar, or use Export → Calendar (.ics) to download this year's holidays.

How to retrieve the Kenya holidays list via API?

Make a GET request to v1/holidays?country=KE&year=2026 to retrieve this list. Here is an example using our official package on NPM:

// npm i 11holidays
import HolidaysApi from '11holidays';

const instance = new HolidaysApi(API_KEY);
const holidays = await instance.holidays.list({
  country: 'KE',
  year: '2026'
});
API Examples
Quick start examples in different programming languages
curl -X GET "https://api.11holidays.com/v1/holidays?country=KE&year=2026" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"
Learn more in the API docs