Public holidays 2027
Public holidays in Aruba 2027
Aruba has 12 nationwide public holidays in 2027, 8 of them on a working day. None of its public holidays is regional.
Aruba 2027 at a glance
- Nationwide public holidays
- 12
- Of those, on a working day
- 8
- Of those, on a weekend
- 4
- Regional only
- 0
- Longest break
- 4 days (26 March to 29 March)
- Bridge days
- 3
- Most nationwide holidays in
- March (4)
The weekend is taken as Saturday and Sunday for the working-day count, the long weekends and the bridge days.
All public holidays in Aruba, 2027
| Date | Day | Holiday | Local name | Applies to |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friday | New Year's Day | Nieuwjaarsdag | Nationwide | |
| Monday | Betico Croes Day | Dag van Betico Croes | Nationwide | |
| Monday | Carnival Monday | Carnaval Maandag | Nationwide | |
| Thursday | National Anthem and Flag Day | Dag van het Volkslied en de Vlag | Nationwide | |
| Friday | Good Friday | Goede Vrijdag | Nationwide | |
| Sundayweekend | Easter Sunday | Eerste Paasdag | Nationwide | |
| Monday | Easter Monday | Tweede Paasedag | Nationwide | |
| Tuesday | King's Day | Koningsdag | Nationwide | |
| Saturdayweekend | Labour Day | Dag van de Arbeid | Nationwide | |
| Thursday | Ascension Day | Hemelvaartsdag | Nationwide | |
| Saturdayweekend | Christmas Day | Eerste Kerstdag | Nationwide | |
| Sundayweekend | St. Stephen's Day | Tweede Kerstdag | Nationwide |
Source: Nager.Date, checked on . Regions are ISO 3166-2 codes.
Long weekends and bridge days in Aruba
A long weekend is three or more days off in a row made by a nationwide holiday and the weekend. A bridge day is a working day with a day off on both sides: one leave day there joins a holiday to the weekend, or two holidays to each other.
Long weekends (4)
- Friday 1 January to Sunday 3 January 2027: 3 days off, with New Year's Day.
- Saturday 23 January to Monday 25 January 2027: 3 days off, with Betico Croes Day.
- Saturday 6 February to Monday 8 February 2027: 3 days off, with Carnival Monday.
- Friday 26 March to Monday 29 March 2027: 4 days off, with Good Friday, Easter Monday.
Bridge days (3)
- Friday 19 March: one leave day gives 4 days off in a row, Thursday 18 March to Sunday 21 March 2027 (next to National Anthem and Flag Day).
- Monday 26 April: one leave day gives 4 days off in a row, Saturday 24 April to Tuesday 27 April 2027 (next to King's Day).
- Friday 7 May: one leave day gives 4 days off in a row, Thursday 6 May to Sunday 9 May 2027 (next to Ascension Day).
Regional holidays are left out of both lists: they depend on where the employee works.
Regional holidays
Every public holiday in Aruba applies nationwide, so one list covers all employees there.
Add Aruba to your calendar
Download the 2027 calendar (.ics), or paste its address into Google Calendar, Outlook or Apple Calendar to subscribe. It holds one all-day event per public holiday and marks none of them as busy.
https://hoursquare.com/public-holidays/aruba/2027.ics
Plan leave around these dates
Check how many working days a trip really needs, with Aruba's holidays taken out, in the vacation calculator. The glossary explains what a public holiday is in HR terms.
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