French Guiana Holidays in 2026
List of public holidays in French Guiana 2026 calendar
| Date | Day | Name | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st January | Thursday | New Year's Day | Public Holiday |
| 16th February | Monday | Carnival / Shrove Monday | Private sector holiday |
| 17th February | Tuesday | Carnival / Shrove Tuesday / Pancake Day | Private sector holiday |
| 18th February | Wednesday | Carnival / Ash Wednesday | Private sector holiday |
| 15th March | Sunday | Laetare Sunday | Observance |
| 20th March | Friday | March Equinox | Season |
| 29th March | Sunday | Palm Sunday | Observance |
| 3rd April | Friday | Good Friday | Bank holiday |
| 5th April | Sunday | Easter Sunday | Observance |
| 6th April | Monday | Easter Monday | Public Holiday |
| 1st May | Friday | Labor Day / May Day | Public Holiday |
| 8th May | Friday | Victory Day | Public Holiday |
| 14th May | Thursday | Ascension Day | Public Holiday |
| 24th May | Sunday | Whit Sunday | Observance |
| 25th May | Monday | Whit Monday | Public Holiday |
| 10th June | Wednesday | Abolition Day | Public Holiday |
| 21st June | Sunday | June Solstice | Season |
| 14th July | Tuesday | French National Day | Public Holiday |
| 15th August | Saturday | Assumption of Mary | Public Holiday |
| 22nd September | Tuesday | September Equinox | Season |
| 15th October | Thursday | Cayenne Festival | Common Local Holiday |
| 1st November | Sunday | All Saints' Day | Public Holiday |
| 2nd November | Monday | All Souls' Day | Observance |
| 11th November | Wednesday | Armistice Day | Public Holiday |
| 21st December | Monday | December Solstice | Season |
| 25th December | Friday | Christmas Day | Public Holiday |
| 31st December | Thursday | New Year's Eve | Observance |
We strive to provide an accurate and up-to-date holiday's list for French Guiana. however, please note that some holidays dates may change. If you discover any discrepancies, kindly report to us.
Note: Some holidays are color-coded based on the types of holidays. For example -
- Public Holidays
- Local Holidays
- Other Holidays
Frequently Asked Questions
How many holidays in French Guiana this year in 2026?
There are 12 holidays in French Guiana in 2026
How to retrieve the French Guiana holidays list via API?
Simply make a GET request to v1/holidays?country=GF&year=2026 API to retrieve this list of French Guiana holidays. Here is an example using Node.js and our official package on NPM.
// Install the 11holidays package from NPM
// npm i 11holidays
import HolidaysApi from '11holidays';
const instance = new HolidaysApi(API_KEY);
const holidays = await instance.holidays.list({ country: 'GF', year: '2026'});
console.log(holidays);