Greeting cards for Kenya
12 holidays and observances locally associated with Kenya.
The list below gathers every CardVerse occasion that Wikidata associates with Kenya. It includes nationally observed public holidays, religious holidays of the country’s major faith communities, cultural festivals, and civic remembrance days. If you’re sending a card to someone in Kenya, this page is a good shortcut for finding an occasion they’re likely to recognise immediately.
Some occasions appear under more than one country — widely shared holidays like New Year, Christmas and Mother’s Day may show up here even though they aren’t exclusive to Kenya. For occasions that aren’t country-specific (birthdays, anniversaries, sympathy, friendship cards), see the categories index.
- Cultural & Heritage Cards
Death of Raila Odinga
one-off public holiday in Kenya
- Cultural & Heritage Cards
Huduma Day
former public holiday in Kenya
October 10 - World Observances
inauguration of Uhuru Kenyatta
inauguration of Kenya's 4th president
- National & Civic Holiday Cards
Jamhuri Day
public holiday in Kenya commemorating the establishment of the Republic
December 12 - Cultural & Heritage Cards
Mashujaa Day
public holiday in Kenya, formerly known as Kenyatta Day
October 20 - Cultural & Heritage Cards
Mazingira Day
public holiday in Kenya
October 10 - Cultural & Heritage Cards
Moi Day
former public holiday in Kenya
October 10 - National & Civic Holiday Cards
National Tree Growing Day
public holiday in Kenya dedicated to planting trees
- Cultural & Heritage Cards
Obama Win Celebration
one-off public holiday in Kenya on the occasion of Barack Obama winning the presidential election
- Cultural & Heritage Cards
State funeral of former president Daniel arap Moi
one-off public holiday in Kenya on the occasion of the state funeral of Daniel arap Moi
- Cultural & Heritage Cards
State funeral of former president Mwai Kibaki
one-off public holiday in Kenya on the occasion of the state funeral of Mwai Kibaki
- Cultural & Heritage Cards
Utamaduni Day
public holiday in Kenya commemorating Kenya's cultural diversity and heritage, replaces Moi Day
October 10
Cultural deep-dives for Kenya
Beyond the dated calendar above, CardVerse keeps editorially curated cultural-detail pages for the major festivals of Africa. Each one covers origin, native-language greetings, design tips and reference links.
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Cultural guide
Enkutatash
The Ethiopian new year — observed at the end of the rainy season, when the highlands turn yellow with meskel daisies.…
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Cultural guide
Kwanzaa
A seven-night celebration of African heritage and community, founded in 1966 and now observed by millions across the diaspora.…
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Cultural guide
Timkat
The Ethiopian Orthodox celebration of the baptism of Christ — three days of processions, white shamma robes, and full-immersion bl…