Guyana Public holidays
Guyana has 15 public holidays on the calendar held here, in force from 1 Jan 2026. Last checked against the official source on 17 Sep 2026. That check is older than this figure's normal update cycle, so treat it as possibly out of date.
Official source: Official Gazette 22 August 2026 Legal Supplement B: PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF SECTIONS 3 · Last checked 2026-09-17 stale · source fingerprint
Public holidays for calendar year 2026 under the Public Holidays Act, Chapter 19:07 (Act 25 of 1919, as amended by 6 of 1967 and 26 of 1969). Section 2 defines a public holiday as a day that is dies non and is kept as a holiday by all banks, educational establishments, public offices and government departments. Section 3(1) fixes a core list; section 3(2) obliges the Minister responsible for public holidays to gazette the dates of that year's Phagwah, Deepavali, Eid-Ul-Azha and Youman Nabi; section 6 lets the Minister appoint any additional or substitute day by notification in the Gazette. In practice the Minister of Home Affairs gazettes essentially every holiday individually, a few weeks ahead.
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# Provenance: https://latamref.dev/provenance/gy/public-holidays| Current value | 15 days held |
|---|---|
| In force from | 2026-01-01 |
| In force until | 2026-12-31 |
| Official source | Official Gazette 22 August 2026 Legal Supplement B: PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF SECTIONS 3 (1) AND 3 (2) OF THE PUBLIC HOLIDAYS ACT, CHAPTER 19:07, OF THE LAWS OF GUYANA, AUGUST 25, 2026 IS HEREBY DECLARED A PUBLIC HOLIDAY. YOUMUN-NABI TUESDAY AUGUST 25, 2026. DATED AUGUST 14, 2026 HON. ONEIDGE WALROND, M.P. MINISTER OF HOME AFFAIRS. Companion 2026 Legal Supplement B notifications OCR'd the same day: Republic Day Monday 23 February (OG 21 Feb); Phagwah Tuesday 3 March (OG 14 Feb); Good Friday |
| Last verified | 2026-09-17 stale |
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What this value means
Started from catalog URL Public Holidays Act Cap. 19:07 PDF (mola.gov.gy). The Act is not a 2026 year calendar; 2026 dates were re-fetched from officialegazette.gov.gy Legal Supplement B. Fourteen dated 2026 holidays plus Deepavali still pending. New Year/Christmas/Boxing Day from s. 3(1). Every Sunday is also a public holiday under s. 3(1) and is not listed. Eid-Ul-Fitr is not a Guyana public holiday. Gazette PDFs: Republic 684d6a2d-c878-4364-8d6a-2dc87883647c; Phagwah 85493891-26dd-4857-8938-9126dd58577d; Good Friday/Easter f9255c02-0b87-423e-a55c-020b87723e59; Labour/Arrival f08665d9-1f98-4e1a-8665-d91f989e1a67; Independence 9d2789ef-d299-4995-a789-efd299b99571; Eid 55f4ee2b-0150-486c-b4ee-2b0150a86c57; CARICOM 28a646a4-e4c8-42b3-a646-a4e4c822b38b; Emancipation 5e46a28b-bebb-4eaf-86a2-8bbebbaeaf7b; Youmun-Nabi 92227c2f-18f3-4f6a-a27c-2f18f32f6ad2. moha.gov.gy/public-holidays/ still shows 2025 cards only.
Earlier values
| From | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-01 | structured | Public Holidays Act, Chapter 19:07, s. 3 and s. 6… |
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