Public Holidays

Discover upcoming public holiday dates for Saint Helena and start planning to make the most of your time off.

2026 Public Holidays

Date	Day	Holiday
1 Jan	Thu	New Year's Day
3 Apr	Fri	Good Friday
6 Apr	Mon	Easter Monday
21 May	Thu	Saint Helena Day
25 May	Mon	Whit Monday
15 Jun	Mon	King's Birthday
31 Aug	Mon	August Bank Holiday
25 Dec	Fri	Christmas Day
26 Dec	Sat	Boxing Day
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2027 Public Holidays

Date	Day	Holiday
1 Jan	Fri	New Year's Day
26 Mar	Fri	Good Friday
29 Mar	Mon	Easter Monday
17 May	Mon	Whit Monday
21 May	Fri	Saint Helena Day
21 Jun	Mon	King's Birthday
30 Aug	Mon	August Bank Holiday
25 Dec	Sat	Christmas Day
26 Dec	Sun	Boxing Day
27 Dec	Mon	Christmas Holiday
28 Dec	Tue	Boxing Day Holiday
The dates in this table are an estimate. We will update this page once the official public holiday dates for 2027 are released.

2028 Public Holidays

Date	Day	Holiday
1 Jan	Sat	New Year's Day
14 Apr	Fri	Good Friday
17 Apr	Mon	Easter Monday
21 May	Sun	Saint Helena Day
5 Jun	Mon	Whit Monday
19 Jun	Mon	King's Birthday
28 Aug	Mon	August Bank Holiday
25 Dec	Mon	Christmas Day
26 Dec	Tue	Boxing Day
The dates in this table are an estimate. We will update this page once the official public holiday dates for 2028 are released.

Saint Helena and the accompanying islands are an overseas British territory, and because of this, are governed by the British laws concerning national holidays. Specific holidays to the territory have been approved by the Governor of the territory and by British Parliament.

Under British Labour Laws all employees are entitled to a paid day off for national holidays. For employees who are required to work on the holiday because of the nature of their position, employers can either pay a premium rate for their services or provide the employee a paid day off in lieu of the paid holiday.

The government has the authority to move holiday celebrations to the following Monday for any holiday that occurs on a Sunday. The government further reserves the right to establish one-time national paid days off for special events.