Burkina Faso Holidays

National and bank holidays for 2026

Year:

Holidays

National

Bank

January

New Year's Day (Jour de l'An) national

Celebrates the first day of the new year

Thu, Jan 1

Revolution Day (Journee de la Revolution) national

Commemorates the 1966 uprising that led to the first republic

Sat, Jan 3

March

International Women's Day (Journee internationale des femmes) national

Celebrates women's achievements and promotes gender equality

Sun, Mar 8

Eid al-Fitr (Fete de la Ramadan) national

Islamic holiday marking the end of Ramadan fasting month

Mon, Mar 30

April

Easter Monday (Lundi de Paques) national

Christian holiday celebrating the day after Easter Sunday

Mon, Apr 6

May

Labour Day (Fete du Travail) national

Celebrates workers and the labor movement

Fri, May 1

Ascension Day (Ascension) national

Christian holiday commemorating Jesus Christ's ascension to heaven

Thu, May 14

June

Eid al-Adha (Fete de la Tabaski) national

Islamic festival of sacrifice honoring Ibrahim's willingness to sacrifice his son

Sat, Jun 6

August

Independence Day (Fete de l'Independance) national

Commemorates independence from France in 1960

Wed, Aug 5

Assumption Day (Assomption) national

Christian holiday celebrating the Virgin Mary's assumption into heaven

Sat, Aug 15

September

Prophet's Birthday (Mouloud) national

Islamic holiday celebrating the birth of Prophet Muhammad

Fri, Sep 4

November

All Saints' Day (Toussaint) national

Christian holiday honoring all saints

Sun, Nov 1

December

Christmas Day (Noel) national

Christian holiday celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ

Fri, Dec 25

API Access

/national-holidays/api/BF/index.json View JSON

All available years for Burkina Faso

/national-holidays/api/BF/2026.json View JSON

/national-holidays/api/BF/2027.json View JSON

/national-holidays/api/BF/2028.json View JSON

/national-holidays/api/BF/2029.json View JSON

/national-holidays/api/BF/2030.json View JSON

ISO Alpha-2

ISO Alpha-3

BFA

Official Name

Burkina Faso

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