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Kenya Holidays 2027

All public holidays, festivals and observances in Kenya for 2027

Total holidays

21

Public holidays

11

Long weekends

5

Next holiday

New Year's Day

Fri, Jan 1

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Kenya holidays 2027

Showing 21 of 21 holidays

  • Jan1Fri

    New Year's Day

    Friday, January 1, 2027in 54 days

  • Feb8Mon

    Ramadan Start

    Monday, February 8, 2027

  • Mar10Wed

    Idd ul-Fitr

    Wednesday, March 10, 2027

  • Mar20Sat

    March Equinox

    Saturday, March 20, 2027

  • Mar26Fri

    Good Friday

    Friday, March 26, 2027

  • Mar28Sun

    Easter Sunday

    Sunday, March 28, 2027

  • Mar29Mon

    Easter Monday

    Monday, March 29, 2027

  • May1Sat

    Labour Day/May Day

    Saturday, May 1, 2027

  • May9Sun

    Mother's Day

    Sunday, May 9, 2027

  • May17Mon

    Eid al-Adha

    Monday, May 17, 2027

  • Jun1Tue

    Madaraka Day

    Tuesday, June 1, 2027

  • Jun21Mon

    June Solstice

    Monday, June 21, 2027

  • Sep23Thu

    September Equinox

    Thursday, September 23, 2027

  • Oct10Sun

    Huduma Day

    Sunday, October 10, 2027

  • Oct20Wed

    Mashujaa Day

    Wednesday, October 20, 2027

  • Dec12Sun

    Jamhuri Day

    Sunday, December 12, 2027

  • Dec22Wed

    December Solstice

    Wednesday, December 22, 2027

  • Dec24Fri

    Christmas Eve

    Friday, December 24, 2027

  • Dec25Sat

    Christmas Day

    Saturday, December 25, 2027

  • Dec26Sun

    Boxing Day

    Sunday, December 26, 2027

  • Dec31Fri

    New Year's Eve

    Friday, December 31, 2027

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 2027?

There are 11 public holidays and 21 holidays and observances in total in Kenya in 2027. 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=2027 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: '2027'
});
API Examples
Quick start examples in different programming languages
curl -X GET "https://api.11holidays.com/v1/holidays?country=KE&year=2027" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"
Learn more in the API docs