Guinea-Bissau Holidays

National and bank holidays for 2026

Year:

Holidays

National

Bank

January

New Year's Day (Ano Novo) national

Celebration of the first day of the new year

Thu, Jan 1

Heroes' Day (Dia dos Herois Nacionais) national

Commemorates the death of Amilcar Cabral, leader of the independence movement

Tue, Jan 20

March

International Women's Day (Dia Internacional da Mulher) national

Celebrates women's achievements and promotes gender equality

Sun, Mar 8

Eid al-Fitr national

Islamic holiday marking the end of Ramadan

Mon, Mar 30

May

Labour Day (Dia do Trabalhador) national

International Workers' Day celebrating the labour movement

Fri, May 1

Africa Day (Dia de Africa) national

Anniversary of the founding of the Organisation of African Unity

Mon, May 25

June

Eid al-Adha national

Islamic Feast of Sacrifice commemorating Ibrahim's willingness to sacrifice his son

Sat, Jun 6

September

Independence Day (Dia da Independencia) national

Celebrates Guinea-Bissau's independence from Portugal in 1973

Thu, Sep 24

November

Readjustment Movement Day (Dia do Movimento Reajustador) national

Commemorates the 1980 coup that brought Joao Bernardo Vieira to power

Sat, Nov 14

December

Christmas Day (Natal) national

Christian holiday celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ

Fri, Dec 25

API Access

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

All available years for Guinea-Bissau

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

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

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

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

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

ISO Alpha-2

ISO Alpha-3

GNB

Official Name

Republic of Guinea-Bissau

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