Public Holiday Nationwide

Emancipation Day

Name: Emancipation Day
Start: 2028-08-01
End: 2028-08-01
Location: Guyana

Tuesday, August 1, 2028

August 2028

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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

4-Day Block

SAT 29 Weekend

SUN 30 Weekend

MON 31 Bridge Day

TUE 01 Holiday

4-day weekend with a bridge day on July 31

📣 Traveler notes

Guyana is an English-speaking South American country known for pristine nature, diverse wildlife, rich culture, and a multiethnic Caribbean atmosphere. Most residents are located along the coast, leaving the interior largely unexplored.

Major holidays include Republic Day (Mashramani) and Republic Day, often featuring carnivals.
Guyana gained independence from the UK on May 26, 1966.
National Republic Day was established on February 23, 1970.
The country's constitution was adopted on October 6, 1980.
It is customary to remove shoes before entering private homes. Discussions involving politics, socio-economic issues, or ethnicity require tact and patience due to potential for intense debate.

About this holiday

Emancipation Day commemorates the freedom of enslaved people of African descent and is observed in various former European colonies in the West Indies and parts of the United States.