Home › Guyana › 2026 GY Guyana public holidays 2026: 13 holidays, 2 long weekends In 2026, Guyana has 13 public holidays: 11 fall on working days, and the calendar offers 2 long weekends. Good Friday falls on April 3, 2026, and May is the busiest month.
Year at a glance 13 Public holidays 11 On weekdays 250 Working days in year 10 Longest break (days) May Busiest month Public holidays in 2026 Date Weekday Holiday Substitute day January 1, 2026 Thursday New Year's Day — February 23, 2026 Monday Republic Day — April 3, 2026 Friday Good Friday — April 6, 2026 Monday Easter Monday — May 1, 2026 Friday Labour Day — May 5, 2026 Tuesday Arrival Day — May 26, 2026 Tuesday Independence Day — May 27, 2026 Wednesday Eid Ul Adha — July 6, 2026 Monday CARICOM Day — August 1, 2026 Saturday Emancipation Day — August 25, 2026 Tuesday Youman Nabi — December 25, 2026 Friday Christmas Day — December 26, 2026 Saturday Boxing Day —
2026 calendar January 2026 M T W T F S S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
February 2026 M T W T F S S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28
March 2026 M T W T F S S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
April 2026 M T W T F S S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
May 2026 M T W T F S S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
June 2026 M T W T F S S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
July 2026 M T W T F S S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
August 2026 M T W T F S S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
September 2026 M T W T F S S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
October 2026 M T W T F S S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
November 2026 M T W T F S S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
December 2026 M T W T F S S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
Holidays on weekend days Holiday Date Weekday / Substitute day Emancipation Day August 1, 2026 Saturday Boxing Day December 26, 2026 Saturday
Long weekends and bridge days Date Days off vacation days Holiday January 1, 2026 – January 4, 2026 4 1 New Year's Day February 21, 2026 – February 23, 2026 3 No leave needed Republic Day February 21, 2026 – March 1, 2026 9 4 Republic Day April 3, 2026 – April 6, 2026 4 No leave needed Good Friday, Easter Monday March 28, 2026 – April 6, 2026 10 4 Good Friday, Easter Monday April 25, 2026 – May 3, 2026 9 4 Labour Day
Moving holidays Holiday Date Moving holidays Good Friday April 3, 2026 15 earlier Easter Monday April 6, 2026 15 earlier Eid Ul Adha May 27, 2026 10 earlier Youman Nabi August 25, 2026 10 earlier
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