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Guyana Holidays 2025: Public Holidays in Guyana
Guyana has 11 national public holidays in 2025. 10 of them fall on a weekday and 1 on a weekend. There are 5 long weekends and 1 more if you take a bridge day off.
Guyana public holidays 2025 — full list
| Date | Holiday | Local name | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Year's Day | New Year's Day | Public holiday | |
| Weekend | Republic Day | Republic Day | Public holiday |
| Good Friday | Good Friday | Public holiday | |
| Easter Monday | Easter Monday | Public holiday | |
| Labour Day | Labour Day | Public holiday | |
| Arrival Day | Arrival Day | Public holiday | |
| Independence Day | Independence Day | Public holiday | |
| Caricom Day | Caricom Day | Public holiday | |
| Emancipation Day | Emancipation Day | Public holiday | |
| Christmas Day | Christmas Day | Public holiday | |
| Boxing Day | Boxing Day | Public holiday |
Data: Nager.Date public holiday database and the vacanza/holidays library (both MIT licence). Dates of religious holidays based on the lunar calendar may shift by a day after official announcements.
Guyana holiday calendar 2025
- National holiday
- Regional holiday
- Bridge day (take off for a long weekend)
January 1
February 1
March
April 2
May 3
June
July 1
August 1
September
October
November
December 2
Long weekends in Guyana 2025
5 long weekends come for free, and 1 more need just one or two days of leave. Plan your trips around these dates.
Fri 18 Apr – Mon 21 Apr
No leave needed
Thu 1 May – Mon 5 May
Take off Fri 2 May
Sat 24 May – Mon 26 May
No leave needed
Sat 5 Jul – Mon 7 Jul
No leave needed
Fri 1 Aug – Sun 3 Aug
No leave needed
Thu 25 Dec – Sun 28 Dec
No leave needed
Planning a trip to Guyana?
On public holidays banks, offices and many shops close, public transport often runs a Sunday timetable and popular destinations get busy and more expensive. Book early around long weekends.