Public Holidays
Guernsey, Herm & Jethou public holidays for 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011.
2008
Tuesday, 1st January
Friday, 21st March ∆
Monday, 24th March
Monday, 5th May
Friday, 9th May
Monday, 26th May
Monday, 25th August
Thursday, 25th December ∆
Friday, 26th Decembe
2009
Thursday, 1st January
Friday, 10th April ∆
Monday, 13th April
Monday, 4th May
Saturday, 9th May
Monday, 25th May
Monday, 31st August
Friday, 25th December ∆
Saturday, 26th December
Monday, 28th December Ω
2010
Friday, 1st January
Friday, 2nd April ∆
Monday, 5th April
Monday, 3rd May
Sunday, 9th May Θ
Monday, 31st May
Monday, 30th August
Saturday, 25th December ∆
Monday, 27th December
Tuesday, 28th December Ω
2011
Saturday, 1st January
Monday, 3rd January Ω
Friday, 22nd April ∆
Monday, 25th April
Monday, 2nd May
Monday, 9th May
Monday, 30th May
Monday, 29th August
Sunday, 25th December ∆
Monday, 26th December
Tuesday, 27th December
* The Bills of Exchange (Amendment) Bailiwick of Guernsey) Law, 1993 provides that all references to Bank Holidays in any enactment, order of the court or statutory instrument shall be replaced with the term Public Holidays.
∆ Good Friday and Christmas Day (and all Sundays) are customary law holidays; all other holidays are prescribed by The Public Holidays Ordinance, 1994.
Ω Subject to confirmation by the States
Θ Liberation Day is a public holiday when it falls upon a weekday. There is no provision for an alternate date when it falls on a Sunday.
Note re date of Easter
In 2008 Easter Day is very early. It last fell on 23rd March in 1913 – it will not do so again for 152 years – in 2160. The earliest possible date for Easter is 22nd March. It last fell on that date in 1818 and will not do so again until 2285. In 2011 Easter Day is very late. It last fell on 24th April in 1859 and will not do so again until 2095. The latest possible date for Easter is 25th April. That last occurred in 1943 and will next occur in 2038.
Tuesday, 1st January
Friday, 21st March ∆
Monday, 24th March
Monday, 5th May
Friday, 9th May
Monday, 26th May
Monday, 25th August
Thursday, 25th December ∆
Friday, 26th Decembe
2009
Thursday, 1st January
Friday, 10th April ∆
Monday, 13th April
Monday, 4th May
Saturday, 9th May
Monday, 25th May
Monday, 31st August
Friday, 25th December ∆
Saturday, 26th December
Monday, 28th December Ω
2010
Friday, 1st January
Friday, 2nd April ∆
Monday, 5th April
Monday, 3rd May
Sunday, 9th May Θ
Monday, 31st May
Monday, 30th August
Saturday, 25th December ∆
Monday, 27th December
Tuesday, 28th December Ω
2011
Saturday, 1st January
Monday, 3rd January Ω
Friday, 22nd April ∆
Monday, 25th April
Monday, 2nd May
Monday, 9th May
Monday, 30th May
Monday, 29th August
Sunday, 25th December ∆
Monday, 26th December
Tuesday, 27th December
* The Bills of Exchange (Amendment) Bailiwick of Guernsey) Law, 1993 provides that all references to Bank Holidays in any enactment, order of the court or statutory instrument shall be replaced with the term Public Holidays.
∆ Good Friday and Christmas Day (and all Sundays) are customary law holidays; all other holidays are prescribed by The Public Holidays Ordinance, 1994.
Ω Subject to confirmation by the States
Θ Liberation Day is a public holiday when it falls upon a weekday. There is no provision for an alternate date when it falls on a Sunday.
Note re date of Easter
In 2008 Easter Day is very early. It last fell on 23rd March in 1913 – it will not do so again for 152 years – in 2160. The earliest possible date for Easter is 22nd March. It last fell on that date in 1818 and will not do so again until 2285. In 2011 Easter Day is very late. It last fell on 24th April in 1859 and will not do so again until 2095. The latest possible date for Easter is 25th April. That last occurred in 1943 and will next occur in 2038.