Public holidays in Burkina Faso in 2027

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
Feast of the Sacrifice (Eid al-Adha)
Pentecost
Independence Day
Birthday of Muhammad (Mawlid)
Assumption
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 2027

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

Month Working days
January 20
February 20
March 20
April 22
May 20
June 22
July 22
August 21
September 22
October 21
November 21
December 23
Total 254

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