Public holidays
Public holidays in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea has 14 public holidays in 2026, of which 2 fall on a weekend. A further 2 dates are observed in individual regions rather than nationwide — they are listed below.
Next public holiday12 OctoberNational Independence Day
202614 dayspublic holidays in total
202717 daysalready scheduled
2026
Thursday 1 JanuaryNew Year's Day
Sunday 8 MarchInternational Women's Dayfalls on a weekend
Thursday 2 AprilMaundy Thursday
Friday 3 AprilGood Fridaylong weekend likely
Friday 1 MayInternational Labor Daylong weekend likely
Monday 25 MayAfrican Liberation Daylong weekend likely
Thursday 4 JuneCorpus Christi
Friday 5 JunePresident's Daylong weekend likely
Monday 3 AugustArmed Forces Daylong weekend likely
Saturday 15 AugustConstitution Dayfalls on a weekend
Monday 17 AugustConstitution Day (observed)long weekend likely
Monday 12 OctoberNational Independence Daylong weekend likely
Tuesday 8 DecemberImmaculate Conception
Friday 25 DecemberChristmas Daylong weekend likely
2027
Friday 1 JanuaryNew Year's Daylong weekend likely
Monday 8 MarchInternational Women's Daylong weekend likely
Thursday 25 MarchMaundy Thursday
Friday 26 MarchGood Fridaylong weekend likely
Saturday 1 MayInternational Labor Dayfalls on a weekend
Monday 3 MayInternational Labor Day (observed)long weekend likely
Tuesday 25 MayAfrican Liberation Day
Thursday 27 MayCorpus Christi
Saturday 5 JunePresident's Dayfalls on a weekend
Monday 7 JunePresident's Day (observed)long weekend likely
Tuesday 3 AugustArmed Forces Day
Sunday 15 AugustConstitution Dayfalls on a weekend
Monday 16 AugustConstitution Day (observed)long weekend likely
Tuesday 12 OctoberNational Independence Day
Wednesday 8 DecemberImmaculate Conception
Saturday 25 DecemberChristmas Dayfalls on a weekend
Monday 27 DecemberChristmas Day (observed)long weekend likely
Regional holidays2 more dates observed in individual regions
2026
Saturday 13 JunePatron Saint Festival of AnnobónAnnobón
2027
Sunday 13 JunePatron Saint Festival of AnnobónAnnobón
These are not observed nationwide. Confirm the specific region before assuming someone is working.
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.