Public holidays 2027 in Guyana
There are 19 public holidays in 2027.
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| Date | Weekday | Holiday | Local name | Countdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friday | New Year's Day | |||
| Tuesday | Republic Day | |||
| Monday | Holi | Phagwah | ||
| Friday | Good Friday | |||
| Monday | Easter Monday | |||
| Saturday | Labor Day | Labour Day | ||
| Wednesday | Arrival Day | |||
| Monday | Eid al-Adha (estimated) | Eid-Ul-Azha (estimated) | ||
| Wednesday | Independence Day | |||
| Monday | CARICOM Day | |||
| Sunday | Emancipation Day | |||
| Monday | Emancipation Day (observed) | |||
| Sunday | Prophet's Birthday (estimated) | Youman Nabi (estimated) | ||
| Monday | Prophet's Birthday (observed, estimated) | Youman Nabi (observed, estimated) | ||
| Friday | Diwali | Deepavali | ||
| Saturday | Christmas Day | |||
| Sunday | Day After Christmas | |||
| Monday | Christmas Day (observed) | |||
| Tuesday | Day After Christmas (observed) |
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 2027
14 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 22 Feb | 20 Feb – 23 Feb 2027 | 1 | 4 | 4 | Republic Day |
| Wed 24 Feb, Thu 25 Feb, Fri 26 Feb | 23 Feb – 28 Feb 2027 | 3 | 6 | 2 | Republic Day |
| Tue 23 Mar, Wed 24 Mar, Thu 25 Mar | 20 Mar – 29 Mar 2027 | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | Holi, Good Friday, Easter Monday |
| Tue 30 Mar, Wed 31 Mar, Thu 1 Apr, Fri 2 Apr | 26 Mar – 4 Apr 2027 | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | Good Friday, Easter Monday |
| Mon 3 May, Tue 4 May | 1 May – 5 May 2027 | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | Labor Day, Arrival Day |
| Thu 6 May, Fri 7 May | 5 May – 9 May 2027 | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | Arrival Day |
| Tue 18 May, Wed 19 May, Thu 20 May, Fri 21 May | 15 May – 23 May 2027 | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | Eid al-Adha (estimated) |
| Mon 24 May, Tue 25 May | 22 May – 26 May 2027 | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | Independence Day |
| Thu 27 May, Fri 28 May | 26 May – 30 May 2027 | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | Independence Day |
| Tue 6 Jul, Wed 7 Jul, Thu 8 Jul, Fri 9 Jul | 3 Jul – 11 Jul 2027 | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | CARICOM Day |
| Tue 3 Aug, Wed 4 Aug, Thu 5 Aug, Fri 6 Aug | 31 Jul – 8 Aug 2027 | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | Emancipation Day, Emancipation Day (observed) |
| Tue 17 Aug, Wed 18 Aug, Thu 19 Aug, Fri 20 Aug | 14 Aug – 22 Aug 2027 | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | Prophet's Birthday (estimated), Prophet's Birthday (observed, estimated) |
| Mon 25 Oct, Tue 26 Oct, Wed 27 Oct, Thu 28 Oct | 23 Oct – 31 Oct 2027 | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | Diwali |
| Wed 29 Dec, Thu 30 Dec, Fri 31 Dec | 25 Dec – 2 Jan 2028 | 3 | 9 | 3 | Christmas Day, Day After Christmas, Christmas Day (observed), Day After Christmas (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 GY (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.gy) (retrieved Sep 27, 2026)
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