Events and Holidays in Kenya

You can make your Kenya vacation even more memorable by planning it around one of the local national holidays. Here's a list of the country's major festive events.

January 1 - New Year's Eve

March 25 - Good Friday.

March 28 - Watering Monday.

April - Kenya Safari Rally

May 1 - Spring and Labor Festival

June 6 - Accountability Day.

July 6 - Feast of Unfaithfulness

July through August - Annual antelope migration

September 11 - Feast of Sacrifice

September - Mombasa Folk Carnival

October 20 - Kenyatta Day.

December 13 - Independence Day.

December 25 - Christmas Day

December 26 - Boxing Day.