Public holidays in Guinea-Bissau 2028

There are 11 public holidays in 2028. 6 of them fall on a working day.

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All 11 public holidays in Guinea-Bissau 2028

Date	Weekday	Holiday	Local name
1 Jan 2028	Saturday	New Year's Day	Ano Novo
20 Jan 2028	Thursday	National Heroes' Day	Dia dos Heróis Nacionais
23 Jan 2028	Sunday	Day of the Beginning of the Armed Struggle	Dia do Início da Luta Armada
26 Feb 2028	Saturday	Eid al-Fitr (estimated)	Korité (prevista)
8 Mar 2028	Wednesday	International Women's Day	Dia Internacional da Mulher
16 Apr 2028	Sunday	Easter Sunday	Páscoa
1 May 2028	Monday	Worker's Day	Dia do Trabalhador
5 May 2028	Friday	Eid al-Adha (estimated)	Tabaski (prevista)
3 Aug 2028	Thursday	Pidjiguiti Day	Dia de Pidjiguiti
24 Sep 2028	Sunday	Independence Day	Dia da Independência
25 Dec 2028	Monday	Christmas Day	Dia de Natal

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 2028

8 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 17 Jan, Tue 18 Jan, Wed 19 Jan	15 Jan – 20 Jan 2028	3	6	2	National Heroes' Day
Fri 21 Jan	20 Jan – 23 Jan 2028	1	4	4	National Heroes' Day, Day of the Beginning of the Armed Struggle
Mon 6 Mar, Tue 7 Mar	4 Mar – 8 Mar 2028	2	5	2.5	International Women's Day
Thu 9 Mar, Fri 10 Mar	8 Mar – 12 Mar 2028	2	5	2.5	International Women's Day
Tue 2 May, Wed 3 May, Thu 4 May	29 Apr – 7 May 2028	3	9	3	Worker's Day, Eid al-Adha (estimated)
Mon 31 Jul, Tue 1 Aug, Wed 2 Aug	29 Jul – 3 Aug 2028	3	6	2	Pidjiguiti Day
Fri 4 Aug	3 Aug – 6 Aug 2028	1	4	4	Pidjiguiti Day
Tue 26 Dec, Wed 27 Dec, Thu 28 Dec, Fri 29 Dec	23 Dec – 1 Jan 2029	4	10	2.5	Christmas Day, New Year's Day

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.

Frequently asked questions

How many public holidays does Guinea-Bissau have in 2028?

11 public holidays. 5 of them fall on a weekend in 2028.

Which public holiday gives the best long weekend in 2028?

National Heroes' Day, Day of the Beginning of the Armed Struggle: take 1 day of leave (21 Jan) and you get 4 days off in a row, 20 Jan – 23 Jan 2028.

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Sources

Data: python-holidays 0.105 (MIT licence), country code GW (retrieved Sep 28, 2026)
Cross-check: Nager.Date public holiday API (MIT licence) (retrieved Sep 28, 2026)
Cross-check: Google Calendar public holiday calendar (en.gw) (retrieved Sep 28, 2026)

Last updated: Sep 26, 2026