Guyana

Guyana public holidays 2025

Guyana had 15 nationwide public holidays in 2025. After them, 2025 had 248 working days.

Public holidays in Guyana in 2025
Date	Holiday
January
Jan 1Wednesday	New Year's DayNationwide
February
Feb 23Sunday	Republic DayNationwide
March
Mar 14Friday	HoliNationwide
April
Apr 18Friday	Good FridayNationwide
Apr 21Monday	Easter MondayNationwide
May
May 1Thursday	Labor DayNationwide
May 5Monday	Arrival DayNationwide
May 26Monday	Independence DayNationwide
June
Jun 7Saturday	Eid al-AdhaNationwide
July
Jul 7Monday	CARICOM DayNationwide
August
Aug 1Friday	Emancipation DayNationwide
September
Sep 5Friday	Prophet's BirthdayNationwide
October
Oct 20Monday	DiwaliNationwide
December
Dec 25Thursday	Christmas DayNationwide
Dec 26Friday	Day After ChristmasNationwide

Nationwide: 15public holidays
By region: 15no regional days
Working days: 248after nationwide days off
Long weekends: 9+1 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 daysFri, Mar 14 – Sun, Mar 16 · Holi
4 daysFri, Apr 18 – Mon, Apr 21 · Good Friday, Easter Monday
5 daysThu, May 1 – Mon, May 5 · Labor Day, Arrival DayTake Fri, May 2 off to join it up
3 daysSat, May 3 – Mon, May 5 · Arrival Day
3 daysSat, May 24 – Mon, May 26 · Independence Day
3 daysSat, Jul 5 – Mon, Jul 7 · CARICOM Day
3 daysFri, Aug 1 – Sun, Aug 3 · Emancipation Day
3 daysFri, Sep 5 – Sun, Sep 7 · Prophet's Birthday
3 daysSat, Oct 18 – Mon, Oct 20 · Diwali
4 daysThu, Dec 25 – Sun, Dec 28 · Christmas Day, Day After Christmas

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Frequently asked questions

How many public holidays are there in Guyana in 2025?

15 nationwide public holidays: New Year's Day (Jan 1); Republic Day (Feb 23); Holi (Mar 14); Good Friday (Apr 18); Easter Monday (Apr 21); Labor Day (May 1); Arrival Day (May 5); Independence Day (May 26); Eid al-Adha (Jun 7); CARICOM Day (Jul 7); Emancipation Day (Aug 1); Prophet's Birthday (Sep 5); Diwali (Oct 20); Christmas Day (Dec 25); Day After Christmas (Dec 26).

Which month has the most public holidays in 2025?

May, with 3 nationwide public holidays. 1 months have none.

How many working days are there in 2025?

248 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.