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Public holidays in Kenya in 2027
Kenya has 16 public holidays in 2027, 9 of them on working days, leaving 252 working days. 6 fall on a Monday or Friday, giving a long weekend automatically.
| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Jan 2027 | Friday | New Year's Day |
| 9 Mar 2027 | Tuesday | End of Ramadan (Eid al-Fitr) |
| 26 Mar 2027 | Friday | Good Friday |
| 28 Mar 2027 | Sunday | Easter Sunday |
| 29 Mar 2027 | Monday | Easter Monday |
| 1 May 2027 | Saturday | Labour Day |
| 16 May 2027 | Sunday | Feast of the Sacrifice (Eid al-Adha) |
| 1 Jun 2027 | Tuesday | Madaraka Day |
| 10 Oct 2027 | Sunday | Moi Day |
| 11 Oct 2027 | Monday | Moi Day (substitute day) |
| 20 Oct 2027 | Wednesday | Mashujaa Day |
| 12 Dec 2027 | Sunday | Jamhuri Day |
| 13 Dec 2027 | Monday | Jamhuri Day (substitute day) |
| 25 Dec 2027 | Saturday | Christmas Day |
| 26 Dec 2027 | Sunday | Boxing Day |
| 27 Dec 2027 | Monday | Boxing Day (substitute day) |
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Long weekends in Kenya, 2027
Take one day of leave to turn these holidays into four-day (or longer) weekends:
- 1 Jan 2027 – 4 Jan 2027: book Monday 4 Jan 2027 (New Year's Day)
- 6 Mar 2027 – 9 Mar 2027: book Monday 8 Mar 2027 (End of Ramadan (Eid al-Fitr))
- 25 Mar 2027 – 29 Mar 2027: book Thursday 25 Mar 2027 (Good Friday, Easter Sunday, Easter Monday)
- 30 Apr 2027 – 2 May 2027: book Friday 30 Apr 2027 (Labour Day)
- 14 May 2027 – 16 May 2027: book Friday 14 May 2027 (Feast of the Sacrifice (Eid al-Adha))
- 29 May 2027 – 1 Jun 2027: book Monday 31 May 2027 (Madaraka Day)
- 8 Oct 2027 – 11 Oct 2027: book Friday 8 Oct 2027 (Moi Day, Moi Day (substitute day))
- 19 Oct 2027 – 20 Oct 2027: book Tuesday 19 Oct 2027 (Mashujaa Day)
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