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 holiday25 DecemberChristmas Day
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.