Public holidays in Guyana 2024
Guyana has 15 public holidays in 2024. 13 fall on a weekday and 2 on the weekend, with 1 substitute day off marked as observed, which leaves 248 working days out of 366. The weekend is Saturday and Sunday.
15public holidays
14weekday days off, substitutes included
248working days in 2024
104weekend days
Holiday dates 2024
| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| Monday | New Year's Day | |
| Friday | Republic Day | |
| Monday | Holi | |
| Friday | Good Friday | |
| Monday | Easter Monday | |
| Wednesday | Labor Day | |
| Sunday weekend | Arrival Day | |
| Monday | Arrival Day observed | |
| Sunday weekend | Independence Day | |
| Monday | Eid al-Adha | |
| Monday | CARICOM Day | |
| Thursday | Emancipation Day | |
| Monday | Prophet's Birthday | |
| Thursday | Diwali | |
| Wednesday | Christmas Day | |
| Thursday | Day After Christmas |
Observed marks a substitute day off granted because the holiday itself falls on a weekend.
Working days per month in 2024
A working day is any day that is neither a weekend day (Saturday and Sunday) nor a public holiday. Holidays that fall on the weekend do not reduce the count.
| Month | Calendar days | Weekend days | Holidays on weekdays | Working days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 2024 | 31 | 8 | 1 | 22 |
| February 2024 | 29 | 8 | 1 | 20 |
| March 2024 | 31 | 10 | 2 | 19 |
| April 2024 | 30 | 8 | 1 | 21 |
| May 2024 | 31 | 8 | 2 | 21 |
| June 2024 | 30 | 10 | 1 | 19 |
| July 2024 | 31 | 8 | 1 | 22 |
| August 2024 | 31 | 9 | 1 | 21 |
| September 2024 | 30 | 9 | 1 | 20 |
| October 2024 | 31 | 8 | 1 | 22 |
| November 2024 | 30 | 9 | 0 | 21 |
| December 2024 | 31 | 9 | 2 | 20 |
| Total 2024 | 366 | 104 | 14 | 248 |
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Long weekends and bridge days in 2024
Breaks of three days or more that need no annual leave at all.
- 3 daysSat 30 December 2023 to Mon 1 January 2024New Year's Day
- 3 daysFri 23 to Sun 25 February 2024Republic Day
- 3 daysSat 23 to Mon 25 March 2024Holi
- 4 daysFri 29 March to Mon 1 April 2024Good Friday, Easter Monday
- 3 daysSat 4 to Mon 6 May 2024Arrival Day
- 3 daysSat 15 to Mon 17 June 2024Eid al-Adha
- 3 daysSat 29 June to Mon 1 July 2024CARICOM Day
- 3 daysSat 14 to Mon 16 September 2024Prophet's Birthday
Take one day of leave on the date shown and turn a holiday into a longer break.
- 4 daysTake off Friday 2 August 2024 for Thu 1 to Sun 4 August 2024Emancipation Day
- 4 daysTake off Friday 1 November 2024 for Thu 31 October to Sun 3 November 2024Diwali
- 5 daysTake off Friday 27 December 2024 for Wed 25 to Sun 29 December 2024Christmas Day, Day After Christmas
Questions about 2024 in Guyana
- How many working days are there in Guyana in 2024?
- 248 working days. 2024 has 366 days, 104 of them weekend days and 14 public holidays on weekdays.
- How many public holidays does Guyana have in 2024?
- 15 public holidays, plus 1 substitute day off. 2 fall on the weekend.
- Which 2024 holidays fall on a weekend?
- Arrival Day (5 May 2024), Independence Day (26 May 2024).
- What counts as the weekend in Guyana?
- Saturday and Sunday. The calculator lets you change this if your organisation works a different week.
- What about 2025?
- See public holidays in Guyana 2025.
Cite or reuse this data
Guyana has 15 public holidays and 248 working days in 2024.
Source: OpenWorkdays, https://openworkdays.com/guyana/2024/ (dataset holidays 0.103, CC BY 4.0).
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