Burkina Faso Public Holidays 2025
13 national holidays
Burkina Faso has 13 national public holidays in 2025. There are 10 long weekends of three days or more.
January 2025
- 1New Year's DayWednesday
- 3Revolution DayFriday
March 2025
- 8International Women’s DaySaturday
April 2025
- 21Easter MondayMonday
May 2025
- 1Labour DayThursday
- 15Day of Customs and TraditionsThursday
- 29Ascension DayThursday
August 2025
- 5Independence DayTuesday
- 15Assumption DayFriday
October 2025
- 31Martyrs' DayFriday
November 2025
- 1All Saints' DaySaturday
December 2025
- 11Proclamation of Independence DayThursday
- 25Christmas DayThursday
Long weekends 2025
- 1 January – 5 January5 days · take 2 January off
- 19 April – 21 April3 days
- 1 May – 4 May4 days · take 2 May off
- 15 May – 18 May4 days · take 16 May off
- 29 May – 1 June4 days · take 30 May off
- 2 August – 5 August4 days · take 4 August off
- 15 August – 17 August3 days
- 31 October – 2 November3 days
- 11 December – 14 December4 days · take 12 December off
- 25 December – 28 December4 days · take 26 December off
Frequently asked questions
How many public holidays are there in Burkina Faso in 2025?
13 national holidays.
When are the long weekends in Burkina Faso in 2025?
1 January–5 January (5 days, with a bridge day off); 19 April–21 April (3 days); 1 May–4 May (4 days, with a bridge day off); 15 May–18 May (4 days, with a bridge day off); 29 May–1 June (4 days, with a bridge day off); 2 August–5 August (4 days, with a bridge day off).
Dates are the days off, so a holiday that falls on a weekend may be shown on the weekday it is observed. Source: Nager.Date public holiday data (open source, MIT licence). Governments can add or move holidays at short notice — check official announcements for important plans.