Public Holidays in Burkina Faso 2016 🇧🇫
Burkina Faso has 18 public holidays in 2016. The next public holiday is Martyrs' Day on 31. Oct. The table below lists every national public holiday with its date and weekday, so you can plan travel, business days and time off in Burkina Faso.
| Date | Day | Holiday Name | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| Friday Long weekend | New Year's Day | Public holiday | |
| Sunday | Revolution Day | Public holiday | |
| Monday Long weekend | Revolution Day (observed) | Public holiday | |
| Tuesday Bridge day | International Women's Day | Public holiday | |
| Monday Long weekend | Easter Monday | Public holiday | |
| Sunday | Labour Day | Public holiday | |
| Monday Long weekend | Labour Day (observed) | Public holiday | |
| Thursday Bridge day | Ascension Day | Public holiday | |
| Thursday Bridge day | Eid al-Fitr | Public holiday | |
| Friday Long weekend | Independence Day | Public holiday | |
| Monday Long weekend | Assumption Day | Public holiday | |
| Tuesday Bridge day | Eid al-Adha | Public holiday | |
| Monday Long weekend | Martyrs' Day | Public holiday | |
| Tuesday Bridge day | All Saints' Day | Public holiday | |
| Sunday | Proclamation of Independence Day | Public holiday | |
| Monday Long weekend | Mawlid; Proclamation of Independence Day (observed) | Public holiday | |
| Sunday | Christmas Day | Public holiday | |
| Monday Long weekend | Christmas Day (observed) | Public holiday |
Long weekends in Burkina Faso 2016
These public holidays fall next to the weekend or just one bridge day away, making it easy to plan an extended break.
- New Year's Day — (Friday) — long weekend
- Revolution Day (observed) — (Monday) — long weekend
- International Women's Day — (Tuesday) — take Monday off to bridge into the weekend
- Easter Monday — (Monday) — long weekend
- Labour Day (observed) — (Monday) — long weekend
- Ascension Day — (Thursday) — take Friday off to bridge into the weekend
- Eid al-Fitr — (Thursday) — take Friday off to bridge into the weekend
- Independence Day — (Friday) — long weekend
- Assumption Day — (Monday) — long weekend
- Eid al-Adha — (Tuesday) — take Monday off to bridge into the weekend
- Martyrs' Day — (Monday) — long weekend
- All Saints' Day — (Tuesday) — take Monday off to bridge into the weekend
- Mawlid; Proclamation of Independence Day (observed) — (Monday) — long weekend
- Christmas Day (observed) — (Monday) — long weekend
Holidays that change date in Burkina Faso
Some holidays are movable and land on a different date each year. Here is how these dates shift from 2016 to 2017.
- Easter Monday: →
- Ascension Day: →
- Eid al-Fitr: →
- Eid al-Adha: →
