Public holidays · 2026

Public holidays in St Helena 2026

St Helena has 6 days of national public holidays in 2026, 5 on working days.

Next: King's Birthday, Friday, 13 November 2026in 25 days

Nationwide

National public holidays

National public holidays in St Helena in 2026: date, weekday, name and days until
Date	Holiday	When
3 AprFri	Good Friday	199 days ago
6 AprMon	Easter Monday	196 days ago
13 NovFri	King's Birthday	in 25 days
25 DecFri	Christmas Day	in 67 days
26 DecSatWeekend	Boxing Day	in 68 days
28 DecMon	Boxing Day (observed)	in 70 days

At a glance

St Helena in 2026

01Public holidays

6 days

5 on working days, 1 at the weekend (Saturday and Sunday).

02Long weekends

3 long weekends

03Regional

3 holidays

Observed in some regions only.

04Next holiday

King's Birthday

Friday, 13 November 2026 · in 25 days

Days off in a row

Long weekends

Three or more days off in a row: the weekend (Saturday and Sunday) next to a nationwide public holiday on a working day.

Fri 3 Apr – Mon 6 Apr
4 days offGood Friday · Easter Monday
Fri 13 Nov – Sun 15 Nov
3 days offKing's Birthday
Fri 25 Dec – Mon 28 Dec
4 days offChristmas Day · Boxing Day · Boxing Day (observed)

3 regional holidays

Regional holidays

Public holidays in some regions only. Region names as the source lists them.

Regional public holidays in St Helena in 2026 and the regions where they apply
Date	Holiday	Where	When
14 MayThu	Ascension Day	Ascension, Tristan da Cunha	158 days ago
21 MayThu	Saint Helena Day	Saint Helena	151 days ago
14 AugFri	Anniversary Day	Tristan da Cunha	66 days ago

Other days: bank holidays, optional days and observances

Not general days off: bank closures, days off for government offices, optional or community holidays, half days and observances.

Show 3 other days

Bank holidays, optional days and observances in St Helena in 2026
Date	Holiday	Type	Where
1 JanThu	New Year's Day	Government offices	Nationwide
25 MayMon	Whit Monday	Government offices	Nationwide
31 AugMon	August Bank Holiday	Government offices	Ascension, Saint Helena

Sources and limits

About these dates

Dates come from the open-source python-holidays project (0.106, MIT licence), which follows each country’s laws and official calendars; Hourora built these tables from it on 16 October 2026. Names are shown as the source gives them, in the local language and in English, without machine translation.

Dates marked “estimated” follow lunar or religious calendars and can move by a day when they are announced. Days off decreed at short notice, such as bridge days, may be missing. Check with an official source before you book.

Long weekends count the weekend (Saturday and Sunday) and nationwide public holidays only. “When” counts days by the local date in St Helena.

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Questions

Good to know

How many public holidays does St Helena have in 2026?

St Helena has 6 days of national public holidays in 2026, 5 on working days. When two holidays fall on the same date, the day counts once. 3 more holidays apply in some regions only.

When is the next public holiday in St Helena?

King's Birthday, on Friday, 13 November 2026.

How many long weekends does St Helena have in 2026?

3: Fri 3 Apr – Mon 6 Apr (Good Friday, Easter Monday); Fri 13 Nov – Sun 15 Nov (King's Birthday); Fri 25 Dec – Mon 28 Dec (Christmas Day, Boxing Day, Boxing Day (observed)).

Which public holidays in St Helena fall on a weekend in 2026?

Boxing Day, Saturday, 26 December 2026.