Public Holidays in Burkina Faso 2026

Complete list of 16 public holidays and observances in Burkina Faso for 2026. Dates, days, and holiday types.

End of Ramadan (Eid al-Fitr)March 20, 2026

Today

16 Public Holidays

251 Working Days

114 Days Off

5 Long Weekends

Holidays

Date	Day	Holiday	Type
Jan 1	Thursday	New Year's Day	Public
Jan 3	Saturday	Anniversary of the 1966 Upper Voltan coup d'état	Public
Mar 8	Sunday	International Women's Day	Public
Mar 20	Friday	End of Ramadan (Eid al-Fitr)	Public
Apr 5	Sunday	Easter Sunday	Public
Apr 6	Monday	Easter Monday	Public
May 1	Friday	Labour Day	Public
May 14	Thursday	Ascension Day	Public
May 24	Sunday	Pentecost	Public
May 27	Wednesday	Feast of the Sacrifice (Eid al-Adha)	Public
Aug 5	Wednesday	Independence Day	Public
Aug 15	Saturday	Assumption	Public
Aug 25	Tuesday	Birthday of Muhammad (Mawlid)	Public
Nov 1	Sunday	All Saints' Day	Public
Dec 11	Friday	Proclamation of the Republic	Public
Dec 25	Friday	Christmas Day	Public

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Long Weekends in 2026

Burkina Faso has 5 long weekends in 2026 — periods of 3 or more consecutive days off without using any leave days.

March 20, 2026 — March 22, 2026 3 days

End of Ramadan (Eid al-Fitr)

April 4, 2026 — April 6, 2026 3 days

Easter Sunday, Easter Monday

May 1, 2026 — May 3, 2026 3 days

Labour Day

December 11, 2026 — December 13, 2026 3 days

Proclamation of the Republic

December 25, 2026 — December 27, 2026 3 days

Christmas Day

Holidays by Month

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Holiday Breakdown

10 On Weekdays

Extra days off from work

6 On Weekends

Already non-working days

Calendar

January

Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
			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

Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
						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

Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
						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

Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
		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

Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
				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

Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
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

Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
		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

Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
					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

Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
	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

Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
			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

Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
						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

Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
	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

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