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New Year's Day
French Guiana

New Year’s Day 2024, 2025 and 2026 in French Guiana

French Guiana celebrates New Year’s Day with a public holiday every 1 January, as does most of the rest of the world. However, the celebrations really begin on New Year’s Eve and reach a high point with the turning of the clock from 11:59pm on 31 December to midnight on 1 January.

YearDateDayHoliday
20241 JanMonNew Year's Day
20251 JanWedNew Year's Day
20261 JanThuNew Year's Day
Please scroll down to end of page for previous years' dates.

New Year’s Day is a time of resolutions and starting fresh for some, while for others it is spent recovering from a big, late night spent with friends and family.

There will be fireworks events and there may be parades and concerts too. Sometimes, you may find a costumed ball going on, but people love to dance the new year in even at home.

New year food varies but includes just about everything. Wine, especially champagne, oysters, and cheeses are especially common New Year snacks. At the stroke of midnight, confetti, streamers, whistle-blows, and shouts suddenly erupt.

Previous Years

YearDateDayHoliday
20231 JanSunNew Year's Day
20221 JanSatNew Year's Day
20211 JanFriNew Year's Day
20201 JanWedNew Year's Day
20191 JanTueNew Year's Day
20181 JanMonNew Year's Day
20171 JanSunNew Year's Day