Public holidays in Guinea-Bissau 2023

11 nationwide public holidays in 2023.

Next nationwide holiday in Guinea-Bissau

See the list of nationwide holidays below.

Local time · Guinea-Bissau

Nationwide holidays 2023

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

Long weekends and bridge days 2023

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

Long weekends

Fri 20 Jan – Mon 23 Jan · 4 days off
National Heroes' Day, 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 21 Apr – Sun 23 Apr · 3 days off
Eid al-Fitr
Typically in Bissau: high 37°C (99°F), low 23°C (73°F), rain on 0% of days
Sat 29 Apr – Mon 1 May · 3 days off
Worker's Day
Typically in Bissau: high 37°C (99°F), low 24°C (75°F), rain on 0% of days
Sat 23 Dec – Mon 25 Dec · 3 days off
Christmas Day
Typically in Bissau: high 28°C (82°F), low 17°C (63°F), rain on 0% of days
Sat 30 Dec – Mon 1 Jan 2024 · 3 days off
New Year's Day
Typically in Bissau: high 29°C (84°F), low 18°C (64°F), rain on 3% of days

Bridge days

Fri 4 Aug: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Thu 3 Aug – Sun 6 Aug)
Pidjiguiti Day
Typically in Bissau: high 29°C (84°F), low 25°C (77°F), rain on 94% of days

Leave planner 2023

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: Tue 17 Jan – Mon 23 Jan — 7 days off for 3 leave days (Tue 17 Jan, Wed 18 Jan, Thu 19 Jan).Show on calendar ↓

Take 1 day off (Thu 19 Jan) get 5 days in a rowThu 19 Jan – Mon 23 Jan · National Heroes' Day, Day of the Beginning of the Armed StruggleShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 20 Apr) get 4 days in a rowThu 20 Apr – Sun 23 Apr · Eid al-FitrShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 28 Apr) get 4 days in a rowFri 28 Apr – Mon 1 May · Worker's DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 4 Aug) get 4 days in a rowThu 3 Aug – Sun 6 Aug · Pidjiguiti DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 22 Dec) get 4 days in a rowFri 22 Dec – Mon 25 Dec · Christmas DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 29 Dec) get 4 days in a rowFri 29 Dec – Mon 1 Jan 2024 · New Year's DayShow on calendar ↓