Public holidays
Public holidays in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso has 17 public holidays in 2026, of which 5 fall on a weekend. Dates below are national holidays; regions, states and individual companies often add their own, so confirm with the person you are scheduling with.
Next public holiday31 OctoberMartyrs' Day
202617 dayspublic holidays in total
202718 daysalready scheduled
2026
Thursday 1 JanuaryNew Year's Day
Saturday 3 JanuaryRevolution Dayfalls on a weekend
Sunday 8 MarchInternational Women's Dayfalls on a weekend
Monday 9 MarchInternational Women's Day (observed)long weekend likely
Friday 20 MarchEid al-Fitrlong weekend likelydate set by moon sighting
Monday 6 AprilEaster Mondaylong weekend likely
Friday 1 MayLabor Daylong weekend likely
Thursday 14 MayAscension Day
Wednesday 27 MayEid al-Adhadate set by moon sighting
Wednesday 5 AugustIndependence Day
Saturday 15 AugustAssumption Dayfalls on a weekend
Tuesday 25 AugustProphet's Birthdaydate set by moon sighting
Saturday 31 OctoberMartyrs' Dayfalls on a weekend
Sunday 1 NovemberAll Saints' Dayfalls on a weekend
Monday 2 NovemberAll Saints' Day (observed)long weekend likely
Friday 11 DecemberProclamation of Independence Daylong weekend likely
Friday 25 DecemberChristmas Daylong weekend likely
2027
Friday 1 JanuaryNew Year's Daylong weekend likely
Sunday 3 JanuaryRevolution Dayfalls on a weekend
Monday 4 JanuaryRevolution Day (observed)long weekend likely
Monday 8 MarchInternational Women's Daylong weekend likely
Tuesday 9 MarchEid al-Fitrdate set by moon sighting
Monday 29 MarchEaster Mondaylong weekend likely
Saturday 1 MayLabor Dayfalls on a weekend
Thursday 6 MayAscension Day
Sunday 16 MayEid al-Adhafalls on a weekenddate set by moon sighting
Thursday 5 AugustIndependence Day
Saturday 14 AugustProphet's Birthdayfalls on a weekenddate set by moon sighting
Sunday 15 AugustAssumption Dayfalls on a weekend
Monday 16 AugustAssumption Day (observed)long weekend likely
Sunday 31 OctoberMartyrs' Dayfalls on a weekend
Monday 1 NovemberAll Saints' Daylong weekend likely
Monday 1 NovemberMartyrs' Day (observed)long weekend likely
Saturday 11 DecemberProclamation of Independence Dayfalls on a weekend
Saturday 25 DecemberChristmas Dayfalls on a weekend
How to use this
A public holiday does not always mean nobody is working, and a clear calendar does not mean your colleague is free. Treat these dates as a prompt to ask rather than an answer — especially the ones marked as set by moon sighting, where the final date is confirmed only days ahead.