Public holidays in Guinea-Bissau 2024

11 nationwide public holidays in 2024.

Next nationwide holiday in Guinea-Bissau

See the list of nationwide holidays below.

Local time · Guinea-Bissau

Nationwide holidays 2024

Date	Weekday	Holiday	Local name
1 January Monday	Monday	New Year's Day Ano Novo	Ano Novo
20 January Saturday	Saturday	National Heroes' Day National day Dia dos Heróis Nacionais	Dia dos Heróis Nacionais
23 January Tuesday	Tuesday	Day of the Beginning of the Armed Struggle Dia do Início da Luta Armada	Dia do Início da Luta Armada
8 March Friday	Friday	International Women's Day Dia Internacional da Mulher	Dia Internacional da Mulher
31 March Sunday	Sunday	Easter Sunday Religious Páscoa	Páscoa
10 April Wednesday	Wednesday	Eid al-Fitr Religious Korité	Korité
1 May Wednesday	Wednesday	Worker's Day Dia do Trabalhador	Dia do Trabalhador
16 June Sunday	Sunday	Eid al-Adha Religious Tabaski	Tabaski
3 August Saturday	Saturday	Pidjiguiti Day Dia de Pidjiguiti	Dia de Pidjiguiti
24 September Tuesday	Tuesday	Independence Day National day Dia da Independência	Dia da Independência
25 December Wednesday	Wednesday	Christmas Day Religious Dia de Natal	Dia de Natal

Long weekends and bridge days 2024

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

Long weekends

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 ↓
Fri 8 Mar – Sun 10 Mar · 3 days offInternational Women's DayTypically in Bissau: high 35°C (95°F), low 20°C (68°F), rain on 0% of daysShow on calendar ↓

Bridge days

Mon 22 Jan: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Sat 20 Jan – Tue 23 Jan)National 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 ↓
Mon 23 Sep: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Sat 21 Sep – Tue 24 Sep)Independence DayTypically in Bissau: high 29°C (84°F), low 25°C (77°F), rain on 97% of daysShow on calendar ↓

Leave planner 2024

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: Thu 18 Jan – Tue 23 Jan — 6 days off for 3 leave days (Thu 18 Jan, Fri 19 Jan, Mon 22 Jan).Show on calendar ↓

Take 1 day off (Mon 22 Jan) get 4 days in a rowSat 20 Jan – Tue 23 Jan · National Heroes' Day, Day of the Beginning of the Armed StruggleShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 7 Mar) get 4 days in a rowThu 7 Mar – Sun 10 Mar · International Women's DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 29 Mar) get 3 days in a rowFri 29 Mar – Sun 31 Mar · Easter SundayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 14 Jun) get 3 days in a rowFri 14 Jun – Sun 16 Jun · Eid al-AdhaShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 2 Aug) get 3 days in a rowFri 2 Aug – Sun 4 Aug · Pidjiguiti DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Mon 23 Sep) get 4 days in a rowSat 21 Sep – Tue 24 Sep · Independence DayShow on calendar ↓