🇧🇫 Burkina Faso Public Holidays 2026

New Year's Day

January 1

Public holiday

First day of the calendar year

Revolution Day

January 3

Public holiday

Commemoration of the 1985 uprising

International Women's Day

March 8

Public holiday

Celebration of women's achievements

Easter Monday

April 6

Public holiday

Christian celebration following Easter Sunday

Labour Day

May 1

Public holiday

International Workers' Day

Ascension Day

May 9

Public holiday

Christian feast celebrating the ascension of Jesus

Day of Customs and Traditions

May 15

Public holiday

Celebration of Burkinabé cultural heritage

Eid al-Adha

June 17

Public holiday

Festival of Sacrifice

Assumption Day

August 15

Public holiday

Christian feast celebrating the assumption of Mary

Mawlid

September 15

Public holiday

Prophet Muhammad's Birthday

Martyrs' Day

October 31

Public holiday

Commemoration of the Batepá Massacre

All Saints' Day

November 1

Public holiday

Christian celebration honoring all saints

Proclamation of Independence Day

December 11

Public holiday

Autonomous republic proclamation

Christmas Day

December 25

Public holiday

Christian celebration of the birth of Jesus