Public holidays in Guernsey


This is a list of public holidays in Guernsey.
The legislation for holidays in Guernsey can be viewed on .
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.
DateHoliday
1 JanuaryNew Year's Day
movable holidayGood Friday
movable holidayEaster Monday
1st Monday in MayMay Day bank holiday
9 MayLiberation Day
Last Monday in MaySpring bank holiday
Last Monday in AugustSummer bank holiday
25 DecemberChristmas Day
26 DecemberBoxing 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.