Public holidays
Public holidays in Guinea Bissau
Guinea Bissau has 11 public holidays in 2026, of which 2 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 holiday24 SeptemberIndependence Day — in 13 days
202611 dayspublic holidays in total
202711 daysalready scheduled
2026
Thursday 1 JanuaryNew Year's Day
Tuesday 20 JanuaryNational Heroes' Day
Friday 23 JanuaryDay of the Beginning of the Armed Strugglelong weekend likely
Sunday 8 MarchInternational Women's Dayfalls on a weekend
Friday 20 MarchEid al-Fitrlong weekend likelydate set by moon sighting
Sunday 5 AprilEaster Sundayfalls on a weekend
Friday 1 MayWorker's Daylong weekend likely
Wednesday 27 MayEid al-Adhadate set by moon sighting
Monday 3 AugustPidjiguiti Daylong weekend likely
Thursday 24 SeptemberIndependence Day
Friday 25 DecemberChristmas Daylong weekend likely
2027
Friday 1 JanuaryNew Year's Daylong weekend likely
Wednesday 20 JanuaryNational Heroes' Day
Saturday 23 JanuaryDay of the Beginning of the Armed Strugglefalls on a weekend
Monday 8 MarchInternational Women's Daylong weekend likely
Tuesday 9 MarchEid al-Fitrdate set by moon sighting
Sunday 28 MarchEaster Sundayfalls on a weekend
Saturday 1 MayWorker's Dayfalls on a weekend
Sunday 16 MayEid al-Adhafalls on a weekenddate set by moon sighting
Tuesday 3 AugustPidjiguiti Day
Friday 24 SeptemberIndependence Daylong weekend likely
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.