Public holidays in Burkina Faso in 2026

16 nationwide public holidays

Date Holiday
New Year's Day
Anniversary of the 1966 Upper Voltan coup d'état
International Women's Day
End of Ramadan (Eid al-Fitr)
Easter Sunday
Easter Monday
Labour Day
Ascension Day
Pentecost
Feast of the Sacrifice (Eid al-Adha)
Independence Day
Assumption
Birthday of Muhammad (Mawlid)
All Saints' Day
Proclamation of the Republic
Christmas Day
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Only nationwide holidays are listed; states and regions add their own. Holidays set by a lunar calendar can move by a day, so check the official announcement closer to the date.

Working days in Burkina Faso in 2026

Weekdays minus the public holidays above, with Saturday and Sunday as the weekend.

Month Working days
January 21
February 20
March 21
April 21
May 18
June 22
July 23
August 19
September 22
October 22
November 21
December 21
Total 251

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Holiday data from the open-source date-holidays project (CC BY 3.0).