Current Date And Time In Bissau, Guinea-Bissau
Wednesday, 26 August 2026
04:06:10 GMT
Capital: Bissau
Currency: West African CFA Franc (XOF)
Timezone: UTC +00:00 (GMT)
Population: 395,954
Area: 77.50 km²
State Code: BS
Get up-to-date public holiday dates for Bissau, Guinea-Bissau. Track official statutory days off, bank closures, and upcoming holiday schedules across Bissau.
Businesses, regional banks, and administrative offices across Bissau observe statutory public holidays in accordance with national labor regulations and official government decrees. In Bissau, statutory fixed-date public holidays (including Dia da Independência on September 24) mandate official non-working status for banks and government departments.
This is Guinea-Bissau's national public holiday calendar — the same live calendar shown on Guinea-Bissau's country-level holiday page — embedded here because public holidays are set nationally and apply uniformly across Bissau and the rest of Guinea-Bissau, not a separate Bissau-specific calendar.
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These are Guinea-Bissau's official statutory fixed-date public holidays — the same national list shown on Guinea-Bissau's country holiday page — mandated by national labor law and applicable across every state and city in Guinea-Bissau, including Bissau. These non-working days apply to government administrative offices, commercial banking institutions, and schools statewide.
| Holiday Name | Fixed Date | Category | Closure Status | Official Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dia da Independência | September 24 | National Holiday | Full National Closure | www.presidencia.gw |
Statutory holidays landing on a Monday, Friday, Tuesday or Thursday create a long-weekend opportunity — here's what's coming up.
| Holiday | Date | Opportunity |
|---|---|---|
| Dia da Independência | Thu, Sep 24, 2026 | Take the Friday after off for a 4-day weekend |
Bissau follows Guinea-Bissau's statutory holiday calendar in full — the national government sets these dates, and regional banks, public offices and schools across the state close accordingly.
A statutory holiday falling on a weekend in Bissau doesn't simply disappear — Guinea-Bissau's gazette process typically shifts the observed non-working day to the nearest Monday.
As Bissau's own capital, Bissau observes the identical statutory calendar — there's no separate capital-city holiday list distinct from the rest of Bissau.