French Guiana Holidays in 2026

List of public holidays in French Guiana 2026 calendar

DateDayNameType
1st JanuaryThursdayNew Year's DayPublic Holiday
16th FebruaryMondayCarnival / Shrove MondayPrivate sector holiday
17th FebruaryTuesdayCarnival / Shrove Tuesday / Pancake DayPrivate sector holiday
18th FebruaryWednesdayCarnival / Ash WednesdayPrivate sector holiday
15th MarchSundayLaetare SundayObservance
20th MarchFridayMarch EquinoxSeason
29th MarchSundayPalm SundayObservance
3rd AprilFridayGood FridayBank holiday
5th AprilSundayEaster SundayObservance
6th AprilMondayEaster MondayPublic Holiday
1st MayFridayLabor Day / May DayPublic Holiday
8th MayFridayVictory DayPublic Holiday
14th MayThursdayAscension DayPublic Holiday
24th MaySundayWhit SundayObservance
25th MayMondayWhit MondayPublic Holiday
10th JuneWednesdayAbolition DayPublic Holiday
21st JuneSundayJune SolsticeSeason
14th JulyTuesdayFrench National DayPublic Holiday
15th AugustSaturdayAssumption of MaryPublic Holiday
22nd SeptemberTuesdaySeptember EquinoxSeason
15th OctoberThursdayCayenne FestivalCommon Local Holiday
1st NovemberSundayAll Saints' DayPublic Holiday
2nd NovemberMondayAll Souls' DayObservance
11th NovemberWednesdayArmistice DayPublic Holiday
21st DecemberMondayDecember SolsticeSeason
25th DecemberFridayChristmas DayPublic Holiday
31st DecemberThursdayNew Year's EveObservance
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 -

  1. Public Holidays
  2. Local Holidays
  3. 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);
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