Public holidays in Anguilla

14 days in 2026 · 14 in 2027

Next public holiday

National Heroes and Heroines Day

After it: Christmas Day, Friday 25 December

The government's calendar for 2026 lists 14 days off, and every one of them falls on a weekday. Three commemorate the island's own history: James Ronald Webster Day on 2 March, for the leader of the 1967 revolution; Anguilla Day, which marks the expulsion of the St Kitts police on 30 May 1967; and National Heroes and Heroines Day in December. Three more fall in a single week at the start of August, when August Monday, August Thursday and Constitution Day frame the Summer Festival.

Days that fall on a weekend are moved. Wikipedia's summary of the government's rule is that a fixed-date holiday falling on a Saturday or Sunday is taken on the next working day, and in 2026 Anguilla Day, which falls on Saturday 30 May, is kept on Monday 1 June. The same year shows an exception: National Heroes and Heroines Day, dated 19 December, falls on a Saturday and the official calendar gives Friday 18 December instead.

Days off in 2026: 14Nationwide public holidays
On a weekday: 14Monday to Friday
On a weekend: 0Saturday or Sunday
Long weekends: 10and 1 with one day of leave

2026

Public holidays in Anguilla in 2026

1 January: New Year's DayThe first day of the year.Thursday
2 March: James Ronald Webster DayThe birthday of Ronald Webster, born on 2 March 1926 at Island Harbour, who led the revolution of 1967 and became the first Chief Minister in 1976. The day was proclaimed a public holiday in 2010, and he is recognised as the island's only National Hero.Monday
3 April: Good FridayThe Friday before Easter. Festival del Mar, a food festival, is held over the Easter weekend, and the boat racing season opens around Easter week.FridayDate moves
6 April: Easter MondayThe Monday after Easter Sunday, the last day of the Easter weekend.MondayDate moves
1 May: Labour DayDated 1 May. In 2027 that is a Saturday, and the provider gives Monday 3 May.FridayDate moves
25 May: Whit MondayThe Monday after Pentecost. The Welches Festival, a village food festival, is held around it.MondayDate moves
1 June: Anguilla DayMarks 30 May 1967, when the St Kitts police were expelled and a Peace-keeping Committee took over the running of the island. It is celebrated as the day of the island's secession from St Kitts-Nevis, and a boat race is held on it.MondayDate moves
22 June: Celebration of the Birthday of His Majesty The KingThe official birthday of the British monarch, kept on a Monday in June. The 2026 calendar puts it on Monday 22 June.MondayDate moves
3 August: August MondayThe first Monday in August, once the anniversary of emancipation and the day of the August Monday boat races, and now the start of the Summer Festival week.MondayDate moves
6 August: August ThursdayThe Thursday after the first Monday in August, within the Summer Festival week.ThursdayDate moves
7 August: Constitution DayThe Friday after the first Monday in August. The sources on file do not say which constitution it commemorates.FridayDate moves
18 December: National Heroes and Heroines DayDated 19 December, the same day of the year as Anguilla's formal separation from St Kitts and Nevis in 1980. In 2026 it is observed on Friday 18 December.FridayDate moves
25 December: Christmas DayKept on 25 December, or on the next working day when that is a weekend: in 2027 Christmas falls on a Saturday and is observed on Monday 27 December.FridayDate moves
28 December: St. Stephen's DayBoxing DayThe day after Christmas. In 2026 it falls on a Saturday and is observed on Monday 28 December; in 2027 it falls on a Sunday and moves to Tuesday 28 December, behind the Christmas holiday.Monday

Long weekends

Long weekends in Anguilla in 2026

Runs of three days or more off, with weekends counted, and the working days that join a holiday to a weekend when taken as leave.

4daysThu 1 Jan to Sun 4 JanWith Fri 2 Jan taken as leave · New Year's Day
3daysSat 28 Feb to Mon 2 MarJames Ronald Webster Day
4daysFri 3 Apr to Mon 6 AprGood Friday, Easter Monday
3daysFri 1 May to Sun 3 MayLabour Day
3daysSat 23 May to Mon 25 MayWhit Monday
3daysSat 30 May to Mon 1 JunAnguilla Day
3daysSat 20 Jun to Mon 22 JunCelebration of the Birthday of His Majesty The King
3daysSat 1 Aug to Mon 3 AugAugust Monday
4daysThu 6 Aug to Sun 9 AugAugust Thursday, Constitution Day
3daysFri 18 Dec to Sun 20 DecNational Heroes and Heroines Day
4daysFri 25 Dec to Mon 28 DecChristmas Day, St. Stephen's Day

2027

Public holidays in Anguilla in 2027

1 January: New Year's DayFriday
2 March: James Ronald Webster DayTuesday
26 March: Good FridayFridayDate moves
29 March: Easter MondayMondayDate moves
3 May: Labour DayMondayDate moves
17 May: Whit MondayMondayDate moves
31 May: Anguilla DayMondayDate moves
14 June: Sovereignty DayMondayDate moves
2 August: August MondayMondayDate moves
5 August: August ThursdayThursdayDate moves
6 August: Constitution DayFridayDate moves
20 December: National Heroes' DayMondayDate moves
27 December: Christmas DayMondayDate moves
28 December: St. Stephen's DayBoxing DayTuesday

The calendar for 2027 comes from the holiday provider and has not yet been confirmed by an official list. Two of the provider's 2026 dates differed from the government calendar published in January 2026, the King's birthday and National Heroes and Heroines Day, and both have been corrected here; the 2027 dates for the same two days may move when the official calendar appears.

The Summer Festival, or Carnival, begins on the first Friday after the first Monday in August, so the festival's first weekend follows the three August holidays. Calypso competitions, j'ouvert, street dances, parades and boat races fill the week, and the round-the-island Champion of Champions boat race is held in August at the end of Boat Racing Week.

Common questions

Questions about public holidays in Anguilla

How many public holidays does Anguilla have in 2026?

Fourteen, according to the calendar published in January 2026. All of them fall on a weekday in 2026, because Anguilla Day and National Heroes and Heroines Day, which fall on Saturdays, are observed on Monday 1 June and Friday 18 December, and Boxing Day moves to Monday 28 December.

What is Anguilla Day?

The anniversary of 30 May 1967, when Anguillians expelled the St Kitts police, the last officials of the government in Basseterre, and appointed a Peace-keeping Committee to run the island. It began the revolution that ended with Anguilla's separation from St Kitts and Nevis. When 30 May falls on a weekend, the holiday moves to the Monday.

Why does Anguilla have three holidays in the first week of August?

August Monday, the first Monday of the month, was long the island's biggest holiday after Christmas and the day of its boat races, and it marked the anniversary of emancipation. August Thursday and Constitution Day, on the Thursday and Friday of the same week, turn it into a holiday week around the start of the Summer Festival.

Who was James Ronald Webster?

The leader of the Anguilla Revolution of 1967 and the territory's first Chief Minister, from 1976. He was born on 2 March 1926 at Island Harbour and died in December 2016. His birthday has been a public holiday since 2010, and he is recognised as Anguilla's only National Hero.

What happens when a holiday falls on a weekend in Anguilla?

The usual rule, as Wikipedia summarises the government's, is that a fixed-date holiday falling on a Saturday or Sunday is taken on the next working day. In 2026 Anguilla Day moves to Monday 1 June and Boxing Day to Monday 28 December. National Heroes and Heroines Day was moved back instead, to Friday 18 December.

Is the King's Birthday a holiday in Anguilla?

Yes. The official birthday of the British monarch is a public holiday, kept on a Monday in June: the 2026 government calendar lists the Celebration of the Birthday of His Majesty The King on Monday 22 June. Some calendars call the day Sovereignty Day or the Sovereign's Birthday.

Dates from Nager.Date, read 2026-09-30. The page counts from Wednesday, 30 September 2026, the day it was built.