Current Date And Time In Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana
Tuesday, 25 August 2026
07:57:31 GYT
Capital: Paradise
Currency: Guyanese Dollar (GYD)
Timezone: UTC -04:00 (GYT)
Population: 313,429
Area: 2,232.00 km²
State Code: DE
Get up-to-date public holiday dates for Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana. Track official statutory days off, bank closures, and upcoming holiday schedules across Demerara-Mahaica.
Public administration, schools, and financial institutions in Demerara-Mahaica observe these official holiday dates to mark statutory national and regional occasions. In Demerara-Mahaica, statutory fixed-date public holidays (including Mashramani / Republic Day on February 23) mandate official non-working status for banks and government departments.
This is Guyana's national public holiday calendar — the same live calendar shown on Guyana's country-level holiday page — embedded here because public holidays are set nationally and apply uniformly across Demerara-Mahaica and the rest of Guyana, not a separate Demerara-Mahaica-specific calendar.
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These are Guyana's official statutory fixed-date public holidays — the same national list shown on Guyana's country holiday page — mandated by national labor law and applicable across every state and city in Guyana, including Demerara-Mahaica. These non-working days apply to government administrative offices, commercial banking institutions, and schools statewide.
Statutory holidays landing on a Monday, Friday, Tuesday or Thursday create a long-weekend opportunity — here's what's coming up.
| Holiday | Date | Opportunity |
|---|---|---|
| Mashramani / Republic Day | Tue, Feb 23, 2027 | Take the Monday before off for a 4-day weekend |
Public holiday schedules in Demerara-Mahaica combine statutory nationwide non-working days with regional observances. Commercial banks, government offices, and educational institutions in Demerara-Mahaica observe mandatory statutory closures on national days.
When a fixed statutory public holiday falls on a weekend in Demerara-Mahaica, government gazette decrees often designate the adjacent Monday as an official substitute non-working day.
As Demerara-Mahaica's capital, Paradise observes the identical statutory calendar — there's no separate capital-city holiday list distinct from the rest of Demerara-Mahaica.