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Public holidays in Burkina Faso in 2026
Burkina Faso has 16 public holidays in 2026, 10 of them on working days, leaving 251 working days. 5 fall on a Monday or Friday, giving a long weekend automatically.
| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Jan 2026 | Thursday | New Year's Day |
| 3 Jan 2026 | Saturday | Anniversary of the 1966 Upper Voltan coup d'état |
| 8 Mar 2026 | Sunday | International Women's Day |
| 20 Mar 2026 | Friday | End of Ramadan (Eid al-Fitr) |
| 5 Apr 2026 | Sunday | Easter Sunday |
| 6 Apr 2026 | Monday | Easter Monday |
| 1 May 2026 | Friday | Labour Day |
| 14 May 2026 | Thursday | Ascension Day |
| 24 May 2026 | Sunday | Pentecost |
| 27 May 2026 | Wednesday | Feast of the Sacrifice (Eid al-Adha) |
| 5 Aug 2026 | Wednesday | Independence Day |
| 15 Aug 2026 | Saturday | Assumption |
| 25 Aug 2026 | Tuesday | Birthday of Muhammad (Mawlid) |
| 1 Nov 2026 | Sunday | All Saints' Day |
| 11 Dec 2026 | Friday | Proclamation of the Republic |
| 25 Dec 2026 | Friday | Christmas Day |
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Long weekends in Burkina Faso, 2026
Take one day of leave to turn these holidays into four-day (or longer) weekends:
- 1 Jan 2026 – 4 Jan 2026: book Friday 2 Jan 2026 (New Year's Day, Anniversary of the 1966 Upper Voltan coup d'état)
- 6 Mar 2026 – 8 Mar 2026: book Friday 6 Mar 2026 (International Women's Day)
- 19 Mar 2026 – 22 Mar 2026: book Thursday 19 Mar 2026 (End of Ramadan (Eid al-Fitr))
- 3 Apr 2026 – 6 Apr 2026: book Friday 3 Apr 2026 (Easter Sunday, Easter Monday)
- 30 Apr 2026 – 3 May 2026: book Thursday 30 Apr 2026 (Labour Day)
- 14 May 2026 – 17 May 2026: book Friday 15 May 2026 (Ascension Day)
- 22 May 2026 – 24 May 2026: book Friday 22 May 2026 (Pentecost)
- 26 May 2026 – 27 May 2026: book Tuesday 26 May 2026 (Feast of the Sacrifice (Eid al-Adha))
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