Public holidays in Equatorial Guinea
10 days in 2026 · 10 in 2027
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Immaculate Conception
After it: Christmas Day, Friday 25 December
Tuesday, 8 December 2026
Ten public holidays appear on every published list for Equatorial Guinea. Nine fall on a weekday in 2026 and six in 2027, when 1 May, 5 June and 25 December are Saturdays and 15 August a Sunday. The Catholic year supplies four of them, Good Friday, Corpus Christi, the Immaculate Conception and Christmas; the state's own dates run from June to October, beginning with President's Day on 5 June and ending with independence from Spain, gained on 12 October 1968.
Beyond those ten the lists part ways. The timeanddate and Office Holidays calendars give International Women's Day, 8 March, as a national holiday for 2026, and a calendar for 2024 published by guineainfomarket adds Maundy Thursday and 25 May, the Day of African Liberation. Towns also stop for their patron saints: Malabo on 17 November for Santa Isabel de Hungría, Bata on 25 July for Santiago Apóstol.
- Days off in 2026
- 10Nationwide public holidays
- On a weekday
- 9Monday to Friday
- On a weekend
- 1Saturday or Sunday
- Long weekends
- 6and 2 with one day of leave
2026
Public holidays in Equatorial Guinea in 2026
- 1 January: New Year's DayAño Nuevo. A Thursday in 2026, which left Friday 2 January as the one working day between it and the weekend.Thursday
- 3 April: Good FridayViernes Santo, the one Easter day off found on every list. The 2024 calendar from guineainfomarket also named Maundy Thursday.FridayDate moves
- 1 May: Labour DayDía Internacional del Trabajo. A Friday in 2026, a Saturday in 2027.Friday
- 4 June: Corpus ChristiKept on a Thursday, the second after Whitsun. In 2026 it falls the day before President's Day, and the two make a four-day break from Thursday 4 June to Sunday 7 June.ThursdayDate moves
- 5 June: President's DayThe birthday of Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, who took power in the coup of 3 August 1979. Spanish calendars call it his natalicio.Friday
- 3 August: Freedom DayThe coup of 3 August 1979, in which Francisco Macías Nguema was overthrown by his nephew. Spanish calendars name it Día de las Fuerzas Armadas, Armed Forces Day.Monday
- 15 August: Constitution DayThe constitution of 1982, called in Spanish calendars the Carta Magna de Akonibe.Saturday
- 12 October: Independence DayIndependence from Spain, gained at noon on 12 October 1968 in Malabo, then the capital.Monday
- 8 December: Immaculate ConceptionThe feast of the patroness of Equatorial Guinea, who is also patroness of Riaba on Bioko and of Evinayong on the mainland.Tuesday
- 25 December: Christmas DayDía de Navidad. The timeanddate calendar marks Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve as observances, with no day off.Friday
Long weekends
Long weekends in Equatorial Guinea in 2026
Runs of three days or more off, with weekends counted, and the working days that join a holiday to a weekend when taken as leave.
- 4daysThu 1 Jan to Sun 4 JanWith Fri 2 Jan taken as leave · New Year's Day
- 3daysFri 3 Apr to Sun 5 AprGood Friday
- 3daysFri 1 May to Sun 3 MayLabour Day
- 4daysThu 4 Jun to Sun 7 JunCorpus Christi, President's Day
- 3daysSat 1 Aug to Mon 3 AugFreedom Day
- 3daysSat 10 Oct to Mon 12 OctIndependence Day
- 4daysSat 5 Dec to Tue 8 DecWith Mon 7 Dec taken as leave · Immaculate Conception
- 3daysFri 25 Dec to Sun 27 DecChristmas Day
2027
Public holidays in Equatorial Guinea in 2027
- 1 January: New Year's DayFriday
- 26 March: Good FridayFridayDate moves
- 1 May: Labour DaySaturday
- 27 May: Corpus ChristiThursdayDate moves
- 5 June: President's DaySaturday
- 3 August: Freedom DayTuesday
- 15 August: Constitution DaySunday
- 12 October: Independence DayTuesday
- 8 December: Immaculate ConceptionWednesday
- 25 December: Christmas DaySaturday
A holiday on a weekend has been moved to the Monday. The United States embassy's calendar for 2025 shows it three times: International Women's Day on Saturday 8 March 2025 was taken on Monday 10 March 2025, and 3 August and 12 October, both Sundays that year, on Monday 4 August 2025 and Monday 13 October 2025. Office Holidays gives Monday 9 March 2026 in lieu of Women's Day on a Sunday, but moves nothing for Constitution Day on Saturday 15 August 2026, so no list settles what happens to a Saturday.
Malabo's patron feast keeps the name the city itself carried until it was renamed during the rule of Francisco Macías Nguema: Santa Isabel. The 2024 calendar from guineainfomarket lists twenty-six such town feasts across seven provinces, from Nuestra Señora de Montserrat in Rebola and Luba on 27 April to the Sagrada Familia, the Holy Family, in Machinda and Mongomeyen on 30 December.
Common questions
Questions about public holidays in Equatorial Guinea
How many public holidays does Equatorial Guinea have?
Ten appear on every list: New Year's Day, Good Friday, Labour Day, Corpus Christi, President's Day on 5 June, Freedom Day on 3 August, Constitution Day on 15 August, Independence Day on 12 October, the Immaculate Conception and Christmas. Some lists add International Women's Day on 8 March, and the 2024 calendar published by guineainfomarket adds Maundy Thursday and 25 May as well, which took its count to thirteen.
Is 8 March a day off in Equatorial Guinea?
The lists disagree. The timeanddate and Office Holidays calendars both give International Women's Day as a national holiday for 2026, and Office Holidays adds Monday 9 March 2026 in lieu, because 8 March falls on a Sunday. The United States embassy treated it as a day off in 2025, on Monday 10 March 2025, and the 2024 calendar from guineainfomarket names it among the national holidays. Wikipedia's list of ten leaves it out.
What happened on 3 August 1979 in Equatorial Guinea?
Francisco Macías Nguema, president since independence, was overthrown by his nephew, Colonel Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, whose brother had been among those killed on Macías's orders. The anniversary is a national holiday, listed in English as Freedom Day and in Spanish calendars as Día de las Fuerzas Armadas. It falls on a Monday in 2026, ending a three-day weekend, and on a Tuesday in 2027.
Why is 5 June a public holiday?
It is the birthday of Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, who came to power in the coup of 3 August 1979, and calendars list it as President's Day. In 2026 it falls on a Friday, the day after Corpus Christi, so Thursday 4 June to Sunday 7 June runs as four days off. In 2027 it is a Saturday.
When is Independence Day in Equatorial Guinea?
On 12 October. Spanish Guinea became independent on that day in 1968, at noon in Malabo, then the capital, and the new state took the name Republic of Equatorial Guinea. In 2026 the date is a Monday and closes a three-day weekend. In 2027 it is a Tuesday, so a day of leave on Monday 11 October 2027 would join it to the weekend.
Which towns in Equatorial Guinea have their own holidays?
Many, each through the feast of its patron saint. Malabo keeps 17 November for Santa Isabel de Hungría, Bata and Baney 25 July for Santiago Apóstol, Annobón 13 June for San Antonio de Padua, Mongomo 12 December for the Virgen de Guadalupe, and Ebebiyin 9 September for San Pedro Claver. The 2024 calendar from guineainfomarket counts twenty-six of these feasts in the seven provinces it covers.
What are the long weekends in Equatorial Guinea in 2026?
Six come without leave: Good Friday, 3 to 5 April; Labour Day, 1 to 3 May; Corpus Christi and President's Day together, 4 to 7 June; Freedom Day, 1 to 3 August; Independence Day, 10 to 12 October; and Christmas, 25 to 27 December. Two more need one day of leave each, Friday 2 January after New Year's Day and Monday 7 December before the Immaculate Conception.
Is Easter Monday a holiday in Equatorial Guinea?
No list on record includes it. Good Friday is the Easter day off kept nationwide, on 3 April in 2026 and 26 March in 2027, and the weekend after it ends on the Sunday. The 2024 calendar from guineainfomarket adds Maundy Thursday, Jueves Santo, and marks a school Easter holiday from 25 March to 2 April 2024.
Dates from Nager.Date, read 2026-10-25. The page counts from Sunday, 25 October 2026, the day it was built.