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Public Holiday
Nationwide
Emancipation Day (observed)
Monday, August 2, 2027
August 2027
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🏪 What's open
- Banks Closed
- Government offices Closed
- Schools Closed
- Shops Varies
- Restaurants Varies
- Public transit Reduced
- Stock market Closed
- Post office Closed
🛋️ Long weekend potential
3-Day Block
SAT
31
Weekend
SUN
01
Weekend
MON
02
Holiday
3-day weekend (July 31 – August 2)
📣 Traveler notes
Guyana is an English-speaking country offering South American nature, wildlife, and birding. It has a rich, multiethnic culture, with most of the population concentrated along the coast.
- Republic Day is observed annually on February 23.
- Guyana celebrated independence from the UK on May 26, 1966.
- The constitution was established on October 6, 1980.
- Republic Day and Mashramani are celebrated during carnival periods.
- Remove your shoes when visiting Guyanese homes. Discussions on politics, socio-economic issues, or ethnic relations require tact and patience.
About this holiday
Emancipation Day commemorates the freedom of enslaved people of African descent in various former European colonies and parts of the United States.