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Next public holiday in Burkina Faso

Counted from 19 October 2026, the next public holiday in Burkina Faso is Martyrs' Day on , in 12 days. This page counts down live in your browser; the numbers below were last recalculated when the site was built, on 19 October 2026, and the site is rebuilt at least every week.

12days until the next holiday
5holiday dates left in 2026
3of them on weekdays
51working days left in 2026

Upcoming public holidays in Burkina Faso

Every public holiday from today to the end of 2027. Past dates disappear as the year goes by; the full lists stay on the year pages.

DateDayHolidayIn
Saturday weekend Martyrs' Day 12 days
Sunday weekend All Saints' Day 13 days
Monday All Saints' Day observed 14 days
Friday Proclamation of Independence Day 53 days
Friday Christmas Day 67 days
Friday New Year's Day 74 days
Sunday weekend Revolution Day 76 days
Monday Revolution Day observed 77 days
Monday International Women's Day 140 days
Tuesday Eid al-Fitr estimated 141 days
Monday Easter Monday 161 days
Saturday weekend Labor Day 194 days
Thursday Ascension Day 199 days
Sunday weekend Eid al-Adha estimated 209 days
Thursday Independence Day 290 days
Saturday weekend Prophet's Birthday estimated 299 days
Sunday weekend Assumption Day 300 days
Monday Assumption Day observed 301 days
Sunday weekend Martyrs' Day 377 days
Monday All Saints' Day 378 days
Monday Martyrs' Day observed 378 days
Saturday weekend Proclamation of Independence Day 418 days
Saturday weekend Christmas Day 432 days

A holiday on a weekend day is a day off only where a substitute day is granted (marked observed). Dates marked estimated follow a lunar calendar and can move by a day.

Next long weekend in Burkina Faso

Next bridge day: take one day of leave and turn a holiday into a longer break.

Questions about the next holiday in Burkina Faso

When is the next public holiday in Burkina Faso?
Martyrs' Day, on Saturday 31 October 2026, 12 days after 19 October 2026. It falls on the weekend, so it does not give a weekday off unless a substitute day is granted. The banner at the top of this page recounts from today's date.
How many public holidays are left in 2026?
5 holiday dates from 19 October 2026 to 31 December 2026, 3 of them on a weekday.
How many working days are left in 2026 in Burkina Faso?
51 working days from 19 October 2026 to the end of the year, out of 74 calendar days, counting Saturday and Sunday as the weekend. For any other range, use the working days calculator.
Is there a bank holiday or public holiday this month?
The table above lists every upcoming date with the days until each one. For the whole year at a glance, see public holidays in Burkina Faso 2026.
Can I get this in my calendar?
Yes: subscribe to https://openworkdays.com/api/v1/bf.ics in Google Calendar, Outlook or Apple Calendar. It holds every year from 2024 to 2030 and refreshes by itself.

Cite or reuse this data

The next public holiday in Burkina Faso after 19 October 2026 is Martyrs' Day on 31 October 2026. Source: OpenWorkdays, https://openworkdays.com/burkina-faso/next-public-holiday/ (dataset holidays 0.106, CC BY 4.0). Machine readable: JSON, with the reference date, all years as JSON.

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