Public holidays in Guinea-Bissau 2023

11 nationwide public holidays in 2023.

Next nationwide holiday in Guinea-Bissau

See the list of nationwide holidays below.

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Nationwide holidays 2023

Date	Holiday	Local name
Sunday 1 January 2023	New Year's Day Send a card Ano Novo	Ano Novo
Friday 20 January 2023	National Heroes' Day National daySend a card Dia dos Heróis Nacionais	Dia dos Heróis Nacionais
Monday 23 January 2023	Day of the Beginning of the Armed Struggle Send a card Dia do Início da Luta Armada	Dia do Início da Luta Armada
Wednesday 8 March 2023	International Women's Day Send a card Dia Internacional da Mulher	Dia Internacional da Mulher
Sunday 9 April 2023	Easter Sunday ReligiousSend a card Páscoa	Páscoa
Friday 21 April 2023	Eid al-Fitr ReligiousSend a card Korité	Korité
Monday 1 May 2023	Worker's Day Send a card Dia do Trabalhador	Dia do Trabalhador
Wednesday 28 June 2023	Eid al-Adha ReligiousSend a card Tabaski	Tabaski
Thursday 3 August 2023	Pidjiguiti Day Send a card Dia de Pidjiguiti	Dia de Pidjiguiti
Sunday 24 September 2023	Independence Day National daySend a card Dia da Independência	Dia da Independência
Monday 25 December 2023	Christmas Day ReligiousSend a card Dia de Natal	Dia de Natal

Long weekends and bridge days 2023

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

Long weekends

Fri 20 Jan – Mon 23 Jan · 4 days offNational Heroes' Day, Day of the Beginning of the Armed StruggleTypically in Bissau: high 30°C (86°F), low 17°C (63°F), rain on 0% of daysShow on calendar ↓
Fri 21 Apr – Sun 23 Apr · 3 days offEid al-FitrTypically in Bissau: high 37°C (99°F), low 23°C (73°F), rain on 0% of daysShow on calendar ↓
Sat 29 Apr – Mon 1 May · 3 days offWorker's DayTypically in Bissau: high 37°C (99°F), low 24°C (75°F), rain on 0% of daysShow on calendar ↓
Sat 23 Dec – Mon 25 Dec · 3 days offChristmas DayTypically in Bissau: high 28°C (82°F), low 17°C (63°F), rain on 0% of daysShow on calendar ↓
Sat 30 Dec – Mon 1 Jan 2024 · 3 days offNew Year's DayTypically in Bissau: high 29°C (84°F), low 18°C (64°F), rain on 3% of daysShow on calendar ↓

Bridge days

Fri 4 Aug: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Thu 3 Aug – Sun 6 Aug)Pidjiguiti DayTypically in Bissau: high 29°C (84°F), low 25°C (77°F), rain on 94% of daysShow on calendar ↓

Leave planner 2023

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: Tue 17 Jan – Mon 23 Jan — 7 days off for 3 leave days (Tue 17 Jan, Wed 18 Jan, Thu 19 Jan).Show on calendar ↓

Take 1 day off (Thu 19 Jan) get 5 days in a rowThu 19 Jan – Mon 23 Jan · National Heroes' Day, Day of the Beginning of the Armed StruggleShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 20 Apr) get 4 days in a rowThu 20 Apr – Sun 23 Apr · Eid al-FitrShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 28 Apr) get 4 days in a rowFri 28 Apr – Mon 1 May · Worker's DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 4 Aug) get 4 days in a rowThu 3 Aug – Sun 6 Aug · Pidjiguiti DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 22 Dec) get 4 days in a rowFri 22 Dec – Mon 25 Dec · Christmas DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 29 Dec) get 4 days in a rowFri 29 Dec – Mon 1 Jan 2024 · New Year's DayShow on calendar ↓