Holiday Guide for French Guiana in 2025

French Guiana information

Population: 254,541
Capital: Cayenne
Calling Code: (594)
Time Zone: 0 UTC
Currency: Euro
Language: French

List of National Holidays in French Guiana in 2025

	Wednesday January 1st New Year's Day French Guiana: New Year's Day is a public holiday in all countries that observe the Gregorian calendar, with the exception of Israel
	Monday March 3rd Long Weekend! Carnival Monday French Guiana: The streets of many Caribbean countries erupt with colour and noise as Carnival ushers in the Easter period
	Tuesday March 4th Mardi Gras French Guiana: Second day of Carnival. Known as Mardi Gras or Fat Tuesday, the Cranival continues on the last day before Lent
	Wednesday March 5th Ash Wednesday French Guiana: Marks the beginning of lent. Marking the forehead with ash represents regret for past sins.
	Monday April 21st Long Weekend! Easter Monday French Guiana: Easter is probably the most important holiday of the Christian year, celebrating the Resurrection of Jesus
	Thursday May 1st Labour Day French Guiana: This holiday is most commonly associated as a commemoration of the achievements of the labour movement
	Thursday May 8th Victory Day French Guiana: Victory in Europe Day marks May 8th 1945 when the Allies formally accepted an unconditional surrender by the armed forces of Germany
	Thursday May 29th Ascension Day French Guiana: This day observes the departure of Jesus from earth after his resurrection. It is perhaps the earliest observed celebration in Christianity.
	Monday June 9th Long Weekend! Whit Monday French Guiana: Commemorates the coming of the Holy Spirit in the form of flames to the Apostles.
	Tuesday June 10th Abolition Day French Guiana: Slavery was finally abolished in all French possessions on May 28th 1848
	Monday July 14th Long Weekend! French National Day French Guiana: Bastille Day celebrates the birth of the French Republic and marks the storming of the Bastille in 1789
	Friday August 15th Long Weekend! Assumption Day French Guiana: The Feast of the Assumption is the principal feast of the Blessed Virgin, the mother of Jesus Christ
	Saturday November 1st All Saints' Day French Guiana: Pope Boniface IV dedicated the day as a holiday to honour the Blessed Virgin Mary and all martyrs
	Tuesday November 11th Armistice Day French Guiana: Observed on November 11th to recall the end of World War I on that date in 1918 and honor the veterans of both World Wars.
	Thursday December 25th Christmas Day French Guiana: Christmas celebrates the Nativity of Jesus which according to tradition took place on December 25th 1 BC