Public holidays in Guernsey

This is a list of public holidays in Guernsey.[1][2]

The legislation for holidays in Guernsey can be viewed on guernseylegalresources.gg.

New Year's Day will be moved to the next Monday, if it would fall on a weekend. Liberation Day will not be moved, if on a weekend except in special cases like 2010.

If Christmas Day or Boxing Day fall on a Sunday, they will be moved to the next Monday, if they fall on a Sunday, they will be moved to the next Tuesday.

Date Holiday
1 January New Year's Day
movable holiday Good Friday
movable holiday Easter Monday
1st Monday in May May Day bank holiday
9 May Liberation Day
Last Monday in May Spring bank holiday
Last Monday in August Summer bank holiday
25 December Christmas Day
26 December Boxing Day

Also, Alderney observes the first Monday of August as Summer Bank Holiday, and 15 December as Homecoming Day, commemorating the day in 1945 when evacuated residents returned to the island after the Second World War. Sark observes 10 May as its Liberation Day.[3]

  1. ^ "Public holiday dates - States of Guernsey". The official website for the States of Guernsey. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
  2. ^ "Public and school holiday dates". www.gov.gg.
  3. ^ "Holidays and observances in Guernsey in 2018". www.timeanddate.com.