Current Date And Time In Cascades Region, Burkina Faso
Tuesday, 25 August 2026
11:59:33 GMT
Capital: Banfora
Currency: West African CFA Franc (XOF)
Timezone: UTC +00:00 (GMT)
Population: 783,000
Area: 18,406.00 km²
State Code: CAS
Planning business schedules or travel in Cascades Region, Burkina Faso? Here is the complete public holiday reference for Cascades Region, detailing official statutory observances and bank non-working days.
Businesses, regional banks, and administrative offices across Cascades Region observe statutory public holidays in accordance with national labor regulations and official government decrees. In Cascades Region, statutory fixed-date public holidays (including Fête Nationale (Proclamation of Republic) on December 11) mandate official non-working status for banks and government departments.
This is Burkina Faso's national public holiday calendar — the same live calendar shown on Burkina Faso's country-level holiday page — embedded here because public holidays are set nationally and apply uniformly across Cascades Region and the rest of Burkina Faso, not a separate Cascades Region-specific calendar.
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These are Burkina Faso's official statutory fixed-date public holidays — the same national list shown on Burkina Faso's country holiday page — mandated by national labor law and applicable across every state and city in Burkina Faso, including Cascades Region. These non-working days apply to government administrative offices, commercial banking institutions, and schools statewide.
| Holiday Name | Fixed Date | Category | Closure Status | Official Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fête Nationale (Proclamation of Republic) | December 11 | National Holiday | Full National Closure | www.sig.gov.bf |
Statutory holidays landing on a Monday, Friday, Tuesday or Thursday create a long-weekend opportunity — here's what's coming up.
| Holiday | Date | Opportunity |
|---|---|---|
| Fête Nationale (Proclamation of Republic) | Fri, Dec 11, 2026 | Automatic 3-day weekend |
Public offices, banks and schools throughout Cascades Region close on the same fixed-date statutory holidays observed nationwide, since public holidays in Burkina Faso are a matter of national labor law rather than state-by-state decree.
A statutory holiday falling on a weekend in Cascades Region doesn't simply disappear — Burkina Faso's gazette process typically shifts the observed non-working day to the nearest Monday.
As Cascades Region's capital, Banfora observes the identical statutory calendar — there's no separate capital-city holiday list distinct from the rest of Cascades Region.