The Rwandan National Day is a specific date on the 1 July (1962) to observe the Independence Day of Rwanda.

Often this public holiday in Rwanda is not called as National Day. Nonetheless, the banks, schools as well as other public buildings would be closed.

The 1st of January is celebrated as The New Year in Rwanda to mark the beginning of a new calendar year.

May Day can be another countrywide holiday in Rwanda which is observed to commemorate the successes of the labour movement.

Christmas Day is a public holiday in many of the nations around the world and observed on December 25 to commemorate the birth of Jesus.

The Orthodox Christian and Western-Roman Catholic patronal feast day or 'name day' are celebrated in each place's patron saint's day, in accordance with the Calendar of saints.

The most important holidays for Muslims in Rwanda are Eid ul-Fitr. This is celebrated straight after the end of Ramadan and Eid al-Adha which is celebrated at the conclusion of the Hajj.

Diwali (Festival of Light) is probably the significant holidays observed by Hindus, Jains and Sikhs who reside in Rwanda.

Jews who live in Rwanda observe many festivals: the Passover (Spring Feasts of Pesach) and Shavuot, the Rosh Hashanah (beginning of the Year), Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement), Sukkot (Tabernacles), and Shemini Atzeret (Eighth Day of Assembly).