Public holidays in Guinea-Bissau 2025

11 nationwide public holidays in 2025.

Next nationwide holiday in Guinea-Bissau

See the list of nationwide holidays below.

Nationwide holidays 2025

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

Long weekends and bridge days 2025

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

Long weekends

Sat 18 Jan – Mon 20 Jan · 3 days off
National Heroes' Day
Typically in Bissau: high 30°C (86°F), low 18°C (64°F), rain on 0% of days
Fri 6 Jun – Sun 8 Jun · 3 days off
Eid al-Adha
Typically in Bissau: high 35°C (95°F), low 25°C (77°F), rain on 27% of days

Bridge days

Fri 24 Jan: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Thu 23 Jan – Sun 26 Jan)
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 2 May: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Thu 1 May – Sun 4 May)
Worker's Day
Typically in Bissau: high 37°C (99°F), low 24°C (75°F), rain on 0% of days
Fri 26 Dec: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Thu 25 Dec – Sun 28 Dec)
Christmas Day
Typically in Bissau: high 29°C (84°F), low 18°C (64°F), rain on 0% of days

Leave planner 2025

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 18 Jan – Sun 26 Jan — 9 days off for 3 leave days (Tue 21 Jan, Wed 22 Jan, Fri 24 Jan).Show on calendar ↓

Take 1 day off (Fri 17 Jan) get 4 days in a rowFri 17 Jan – Mon 20 Jan · National Heroes' DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 24 Jan) get 4 days in a rowThu 23 Jan – Sun 26 Jan · Day of the Beginning of the Armed StruggleShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 7 Mar) get 3 days in a rowFri 7 Mar – Sun 9 Mar · International Women's DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 2 May) get 4 days in a rowThu 1 May – Sun 4 May · Worker's DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 5 Jun) get 4 days in a rowThu 5 Jun – Sun 8 Jun · Eid al-AdhaShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 26 Dec) get 4 days in a rowThu 25 Dec – Sun 28 Dec · Christmas DayShow on calendar ↓