Public holidays in Guinea-Bissau 2026

11 nationwide public holidays in 2026.

Next nationwide holiday in Guinea-Bissau

See the list of nationwide holidays below.

Nationwide holidays 2026

Date	Weekday	Holiday	Local name
1 January Thursday	Thursday	New Year's Day Ano Novo	Ano Novo
20 January Tuesday	Tuesday	National Heroes' Day Dia dos Heróis Nacionais	Dia dos Heróis Nacionais
23 January Friday	Friday	Day of the Beginning of the Armed Struggle Dia do Início da Luta Armada	Dia do Início da Luta Armada
8 March Sunday	Sunday	International Women's Day Dia Internacional da Mulher	Dia Internacional da Mulher
20 March Friday	Friday	Eid al-Fitr Korité Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	Korité
5 April Sunday	Sunday	Easter Sunday Páscoa	Páscoa
1 May Friday	Friday	Worker's Day Dia do Trabalhador	Dia do Trabalhador
27 May Wednesday	Wednesday	Eid al-Adha Tabaski Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	Tabaski
3 August Monday	Monday	Pidjiguiti Day Dia de Pidjiguiti	Dia de Pidjiguiti
24 September Thursday	Thursday	Independence Day Dia da Independência	Dia da Independência
25 December Friday	Friday	Christmas Day Dia de Natal	Dia de Natal

Long weekends and bridge days 2026

Based on nationwide holidays and the weekend in Guinea-Bissau (Saturday and Sunday). Regional, local and group holidays are not included.

Long weekends

Fri 23 Jan – Sun 25 Jan · 3 days off
Day of the Beginning of the Armed Struggle
Typically in Bissau: high 30°C (86°F), low 17°C (63°F), rain on 0% of days
Fri 20 Mar – Sun 22 Mar · 3 days off
Eid al-Fitr (estimated)
Typically in Bissau: high 35°C (95°F), low 21°C (70°F), rain on 0% of days
Fri 1 May – Sun 3 May · 3 days off
Worker's Day
Typically in Bissau: high 37°C (99°F), low 24°C (75°F), rain on 0% of days
Sat 1 Aug – Mon 3 Aug · 3 days off
Pidjiguiti Day
Typically in Bissau: high 29°C (84°F), low 25°C (77°F), rain on 99% of days
Fri 25 Dec – Sun 27 Dec · 3 days off
Christmas Day
Typically in Bissau: high 29°C (84°F), low 18°C (64°F), rain on 0% of days

Bridge days

Fri 2 Jan: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Thu 1 Jan – Sun 4 Jan)
New Year's Day
Typically in Bissau: high 29°C (84°F), low 18°C (64°F), rain on 3% of days
Mon 19 Jan: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Sat 17 Jan – Tue 20 Jan)
National Heroes' Day
Typically in Bissau: high 30°C (86°F), low 18°C (64°F), rain on 0% of days
Fri 25 Sep: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Thu 24 Sep – Sun 27 Sep)
Independence Day
Typically in Bissau: high 29°C (84°F), low 25°C (77°F), rain on 96% of days

Leave planner 2026

Choose how many leave days you can take for one break. The planner finds the breaks that give the most days off in a row around nationwide holidays and weekends, and marks the leave days on the calendar below.

Leave days per break: 3

Longest break with up to 3 leave days: Sat 17 Jan – Sun 25 Jan — 9 days off for 3 leave days (Mon 19 Jan, Wed 21 Jan, Thu 22 Jan).Show on calendar ↓

Take 1 day off (Fri 2 Jan) get 4 days in a rowThu 1 Jan – Sun 4 Jan · New Year's DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Mon 19 Jan) get 4 days in a rowSat 17 Jan – Tue 20 Jan · National Heroes' DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 22 Jan) get 4 days in a rowThu 22 Jan – Sun 25 Jan · Day of the Beginning of the Armed StruggleShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 19 Mar) get 4 days in a rowThu 19 Mar – Sun 22 Mar · Eid al-FitrShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 30 Apr) get 4 days in a rowThu 30 Apr – Sun 3 May · Worker's DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 31 Jul) get 4 days in a rowFri 31 Jul – Mon 3 Aug · Pidjiguiti DayShow on calendar ↓