Current Date And Time In Essequibo Islands-West Demerara, Guyana
Tuesday, 25 August 2026
07:58:30 GYT
Capital: Vreed en Hoop
Currency: Guyanese Dollar (GYD)
Timezone: UTC -04:00 (GYT)
Population: 107,416
Area: 3,755.00 km²
State Code: ES
Get up-to-date public holiday dates for Essequibo Islands-West Demerara, Guyana. Track official statutory days off, bank closures, and upcoming holiday schedules across Essequibo Islands-West Demerara.
Public administration, schools, and financial institutions in Essequibo Islands-West Demerara observe these official holiday dates to mark statutory national and regional occasions. In Essequibo Islands-West Demerara, 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 Essequibo Islands-West Demerara and the rest of Guyana, not a separate Essequibo Islands-West Demerara-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 Essequibo Islands-West Demerara. 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 Essequibo Islands-West Demerara combine statutory nationwide non-working days with regional observances. Commercial banks, government offices, and educational institutions in Essequibo Islands-West Demerara observe mandatory statutory closures on national days.
A statutory holiday falling on a weekend in Essequibo Islands-West Demerara doesn't simply disappear — Guyana's gazette process typically shifts the observed non-working day to the nearest Monday.
As Essequibo Islands-West Demerara's capital, Vreed en Hoop observes the identical statutory calendar — there's no separate capital-city holiday list distinct from the rest of Essequibo Islands-West Demerara.