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Holidays / Guyana

Guyana public holidays

Public holidays in Guyana, 2026

17 public holidays, 8 next to the weekend and 6 breaks of three days or more. Held from 2000 to 2027.

17Holidays in 2026
TodayNext holiday
6Long weekends
28Years held
202520262027

Every public holiday in 2026

Nationwide days, with how each falls against the weekend

DateDayHolidayLocal nameFallsWhen
1 Jan 2026ThuNew Year's Dayweekdaypast
23 Feb 2026MonRepublic Daylong weekendpast
3 Mar 2026TueHoliPhagwahweekdaypast
3 Apr 2026FriGood Fridaylong weekendpast
6 Apr 2026MonEaster Mondaylong weekendpast
1 May 2026FriLabor DayLabour Daylong weekendpast
5 May 2026TueArrival Dayweekdaypast
26 May 2026TueIndependence Dayweekdaypast
28 May 2026ThuEid al-Adha (estimated)Eid-Ul-Azha (estimated)weekdaypast
6 Jul 2026MonCARICOM Daylong weekendpast
1 Aug 2026SatEmancipation Dayweekendpast
26 Aug 2026WedProphet's Birthday (estimated)Youman Nabi (estimated)weekdaypast
8 Nov 2026SunDiwaliDeepavaliweekendToday
9 Nov 2026MonDiwali (observed)Deepavali (observed)long weekendTomorrow
25 Dec 2026FriChristmas Daylong weekendin 47 days
26 Dec 2026SatDay After Christmasweekendin 48 days
28 Dec 2026MonDay After Christmas (observed)long weekendin 50 days

By month

Public holidays in each month of 2026

JFMAMJJASOND

Long weekends

Three days or more off in a row

21 Feb to 23 FebRepublic Day3 days
3 Apr to 6 AprGood Friday, Easter Monday4 days
1 May to 3 MayLabor Day3 days
4 Jul to 6 JulCARICOM Day3 days
7 Nov to 9 NovDiwali, Diwali (observed)3 days
25 Dec to 28 DecChristmas Day, Day After Christmas, Day After Christmas (observed)4 days

More on Guyana

In the API and MCP

The same calendar, free on every plan

/v1/holidays/upcoming

Every holiday in the next 1 to 365 days, all countries.

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/v1/holidays/long-weekends/{iso}

Long weekends and the days to take off, any country and year.

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/v1/holidays/school

School holidays by region and zone, with their days.

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/v1/holidays/matrix

Holidays per country per month, ready for demand models.

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