South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands

South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands public holidays 2028

The South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands has 9 nationwide public holidays in 2028. After them, 2028 has 251 working days. The first is New Year's Day on Saturday, January 1, 2028.

Public holidays in the South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands in 2028
Date	Holiday
January
Jan 1Saturday	New Year's DayNationwide
Jan 3Monday	New Year's Day Day off in lieuNationwide
Jan 17Monday	Possession DayNationwide
April
Apr 14Friday	Good FridayNationwide
Apr 25Tuesday	Liberation DayNationwide
May
May 20Saturday	Shackleton DayNationwide
May 22Monday	Shackleton Day Day off in lieuNationwide
June
Jun 21Wednesday	Mid-winter DayNationwide
October
Oct 30Monday	Environment DayNationwide
December
Dec 25Monday	Christmas DayNationwide
Dec 26Tuesday	Boxing DayNationwide

Nationwide: 9public holidays
By region: 9no regional days
Working days: 251after nationwide days off
Long weekends: 6+1 with 1 day off

Dates come from the open-source holidays project, which compiles each country's statutory holidays from official sources. Governments sometimes add or move days at short notice, so check official announcements for critical plans. See our sources.

Long weekends in 2028

Stretches of three or more days off built from nationwide holidays and the weekend, plus the ones you can make by taking a single day off.

3 daysSat, Jan 1 – Mon, Jan 3 · New Year's Day
3 daysSat, Jan 15 – Mon, Jan 17 · Possession Day
3 daysFri, Apr 14 – Sun, Apr 16 · Good Friday
4 daysSat, Apr 22 – Tue, Apr 25 · Liberation DayTake Mon, Apr 24 off to join it up
3 daysSat, May 20 – Mon, May 22 · Shackleton Day
3 daysSat, Oct 28 – Mon, Oct 30 · Environment Day
4 daysSat, Dec 23 – Tue, Dec 26 · Christmas Day, Boxing Day

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Frequently asked questions

How many public holidays are there in the South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands in 2028?

9 nationwide public holidays: New Year's Day (Jan 1); Possession Day (Jan 17); Good Friday (Apr 14); Liberation Day (Apr 25); Shackleton Day (May 20); Mid-winter Day (Jun 21); Environment Day (Oct 30); Christmas Day (Dec 25); Boxing Day (Dec 26).

How many working days are there in 2028?

251 working days, counting Monday to Friday and taking out the nationwide holidays that fall on working days. Regional holidays and company closures can lower it further.

What does "Day off in lieu" mean?

When a holiday falls on a weekend, the day off moves to a nearby working day, usually the following Monday. Those substitute days are listed separately.