Guinea-Bissau

Guinea-Bissau public holidays 2025

Guinea-Bissau had 11 nationwide public holidays in 2025. After them, 2025 had 254 working days.

Public holidays in Guinea-Bissau in 2025
Date	Holiday
January
Jan 1Wednesday	New Year's DayNationwide
Jan 20Monday	National Heroes' DayNationwide
Jan 23Thursday	Day of the Beginning of the Armed StruggleNationwide
March
Mar 8Saturday	International Women's DayNationwide
Mar 30Sunday	Eid al-FitrNationwide
April
Apr 20Sunday	Easter SundayNationwide
May
May 1Thursday	Worker's DayNationwide
June
Jun 6Friday	Eid al-AdhaNationwide
August
Aug 3Sunday	Pidjiguiti DayNationwide
September
Sep 24Wednesday	Independence DayNationwide
December
Dec 25Thursday	Christmas DayNationwide

Nationwide: 11public holidays
By region: 11no regional days
Working days: 254after nationwide days off
Long weekends: 2+3 with 1 day off

Dates come from the open-source holidays project, which compiles each country's statutory holidays from official sources. Governments sometimes add or move days at short notice, so check official announcements for critical plans. See our sources.

Long weekends in 2025

Stretches of three or more days off built from nationwide holidays and the weekend, plus the ones you can make by taking a single day off.

3 daysSat, Jan 18 – Mon, Jan 20 · National Heroes' Day
4 daysThu, Jan 23 – Sun, Jan 26 · Day of the Beginning of the Armed StruggleTake Fri, Jan 24 off to join it up
4 daysThu, May 1 – Sun, May 4 · Worker's DayTake Fri, May 2 off to join it up
3 daysFri, Jun 6 – Sun, Jun 8 · Eid al-Adha
4 daysThu, Dec 25 – Sun, Dec 28 · Christmas DayTake Fri, Dec 26 off to join it up

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Frequently asked questions

How many public holidays are there in Guinea-Bissau in 2025?

11 nationwide public holidays: New Year's Day (Jan 1); National Heroes' Day (Jan 20); Day of the Beginning of the Armed Struggle (Jan 23); International Women's Day (Mar 8); Eid al-Fitr (Mar 30); Easter Sunday (Apr 20); Worker's Day (May 1); Eid al-Adha (Jun 6); Pidjiguiti Day (Aug 3); Independence Day (Sep 24); Christmas Day (Dec 25).

Which month has the most public holidays in 2025?

January, with 3 nationwide public holidays. 4 months have none.

How many working days are there in 2025?

254 working days, counting Monday to Friday and taking out the nationwide holidays that fall on working days. Regional holidays and company closures can lower it further.