Public holidays 2026 in Burkina Faso
There are 17 public holidays in 2026.
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| Date | Weekday | Holiday | Local name | Countdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thursday | New Year's Day | |||
| Saturday | Revolution Day | |||
| Sunday | International Women's Day | |||
| Monday | International Women's Day (observed) | |||
| Friday | Eid al-Fitr (estimated) | |||
| Monday | Easter Monday | |||
| Friday | Labor Day | Labour Day | ||
| Thursday | Ascension Day | |||
| Wednesday | Eid al-Adha (estimated) | |||
| Wednesday | Independence Day | |||
| Saturday | Assumption Day | |||
| Tuesday | Prophet's Birthday (estimated) | Mawlid (estimated) | ||
| Saturday | Martyrs' Day | |||
| Sunday | All Saints' Day | |||
| Monday | All Saints' Day (observed) | |||
| Friday | Proclamation of Independence Day | |||
| Friday | Christmas Day |
Days marked "observed" are substitute days off when a holiday falls on a weekend. Holidays based on a lunar calendar can shift by a day once the official announcement is made.
Long weekends 2026
17 times a public holiday lies close to a weekend – with a little leave it becomes a long weekend:
| Take leave | Off | Days of leave | Days off | Ratio | Occasion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 2 Jan | 1 Jan – 4 Jan 2026 | 1 | 4 | 4 | New Year's Day, Revolution Day |
| Tue 10 Mar, Wed 11 Mar, Thu 12 Mar, Fri 13 Mar | 7 Mar – 15 Mar 2026 | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | International Women's Day, International Women's Day (observed) |
| Mon 16 Mar, Tue 17 Mar, Wed 18 Mar, Thu 19 Mar | 14 Mar – 22 Mar 2026 | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | Eid al-Fitr (estimated) |
| Tue 7 Apr, Wed 8 Apr, Thu 9 Apr, Fri 10 Apr | 4 Apr – 12 Apr 2026 | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | Easter Monday |
| Mon 27 Apr, Tue 28 Apr, Wed 29 Apr, Thu 30 Apr | 25 Apr – 3 May 2026 | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | Labor Day |
| Mon 11 May, Tue 12 May, Wed 13 May | 9 May – 14 May 2026 | 3 | 6 | 2 | Ascension Day |
| Fri 15 May | 14 May – 17 May 2026 | 1 | 4 | 4 | Ascension Day |
| Mon 25 May, Tue 26 May | 23 May – 27 May 2026 | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | Eid al-Adha (estimated) |
| Thu 28 May, Fri 29 May | 27 May – 31 May 2026 | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | Eid al-Adha (estimated) |
| Mon 3 Aug, Tue 4 Aug | 1 Aug – 5 Aug 2026 | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | Independence Day |
| Thu 6 Aug, Fri 7 Aug | 5 Aug – 9 Aug 2026 | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | Independence Day |
| Mon 24 Aug | 22 Aug – 25 Aug 2026 | 1 | 4 | 4 | Prophet's Birthday (estimated) |
| Wed 26 Aug, Thu 27 Aug, Fri 28 Aug | 25 Aug – 30 Aug 2026 | 3 | 6 | 2 | Prophet's Birthday (estimated) |
| Tue 3 Nov, Wed 4 Nov, Thu 5 Nov, Fri 6 Nov | 31 Oct – 8 Nov 2026 | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | Martyrs' Day, All Saints' Day, All Saints' Day (observed) |
| Mon 7 Dec, Tue 8 Dec, Wed 9 Dec, Thu 10 Dec | 5 Dec – 13 Dec 2026 | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | Proclamation of Independence Day |
| Mon 21 Dec, Tue 22 Dec, Wed 23 Dec, Thu 24 Dec | 19 Dec – 27 Dec 2026 | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | Christmas Day |
| Mon 28 Dec, Tue 29 Dec, Wed 30 Dec, Thu 31 Dec | 25 Dec – 4 Jan 2027 | 4 | 11 | 2.8 | Christmas Day, New Year's Day, Revolution Day, Revolution Day (observed) |
Counted are gaps of up to four working days between a public holiday and the weekend or another public holiday. "Ratio" = days off per day of leave. Weekends follow the local working week.
Dates are generated from the open-source library python-holidays and automatically cross-checked against Nager.Date and the public Google Calendar holiday calendars; every holiday on a working day must be confirmed by a second source. Official announcements take precedence, especially for holidays that depend on the moon or are declared at short notice.
Sources
- Data: python-holidays 0.105 (MIT licence), country code BF (retrieved Sep 27, 2026)
- Cross-check: Nager.Date public holiday API (MIT licence) (retrieved Sep 27, 2026)
- Cross-check: Google Calendar public holiday calendar (en.bf) (retrieved Sep 27, 2026)
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Other years
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