Public holidays
Public holidays in South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands has 13 public holidays in 2026, of which 4 fall on a weekend. Dates below are national holidays; regions, states and individual companies often add their own, so confirm with the person you are scheduling with.
Next public holiday30 OctoberEnvironment Day
202613 dayspublic holidays in total
202714 daysalready scheduled
2026
Thursday 1 JanuaryNew Year's Day
Saturday 17 JanuaryPossession Dayfalls on a weekend
Monday 19 JanuaryPossession Day (observed)long weekend likely
Friday 3 AprilGood Fridaylong weekend likely
Saturday 25 AprilLiberation Dayfalls on a weekend
Monday 27 AprilLiberation Day (observed)long weekend likely
Wednesday 20 MayShackleton Day
Sunday 21 JuneMid-winter Dayfalls on a weekend
Monday 22 JuneMid-winter Day (observed)long weekend likely
Friday 30 OctoberEnvironment Daylong weekend likely
Friday 25 DecemberChristmas Daylong weekend likely
Saturday 26 DecemberBoxing Dayfalls on a weekend
Monday 28 DecemberBoxing Day (observed)long weekend likely
2027
Friday 1 JanuaryNew Year's Daylong weekend likely
Sunday 17 JanuaryPossession Dayfalls on a weekend
Monday 18 JanuaryPossession Day (observed)long weekend likely
Friday 26 MarchGood Fridaylong weekend likely
Sunday 25 AprilLiberation Dayfalls on a weekend
Monday 26 AprilLiberation Day (observed)long weekend likely
Thursday 20 MayShackleton Day
Monday 21 JuneMid-winter Daylong weekend likely
Saturday 30 OctoberEnvironment Dayfalls on a weekend
Monday 1 NovemberEnvironment Day (observed)long weekend likely
Saturday 25 DecemberChristmas Dayfalls on a weekend
Sunday 26 DecemberBoxing Dayfalls on a weekend
Monday 27 DecemberChristmas Day (observed)long weekend likely
Tuesday 28 DecemberBoxing Day (observed)
How to use this
A public holiday does not always mean nobody is working, and a clear calendar does not mean your colleague is free. Treat these dates as a prompt to ask rather than an answer — especially the ones marked as set by moon sighting, where the final date is confirmed only days ahead.