Public holidays 2027
Public holidays in Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha 2027
Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha has 8 nationwide public holidays in 2027, 8 of them on a working day. 3 more holidays apply only in some regions.
Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha 2027 at a glance
- Nationwide public holidays
- 8
- Of those, on a working day
- 8
- Of those, on a weekend
- 0
- Regional only
- 3
- Longest break
- 4 days (26 March to 29 March)
- Bridge days
- 0
- Most nationwide holidays in
- March (2)
The weekend is taken as Saturday and Sunday for the working-day count, the long weekends and the bridge days.
All public holidays in Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha, 2027
| Date | Day | Holiday | Local name | Applies to |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friday | New Year's Day | New Year's Day | Nationwide | |
| Friday | Good Friday | Good Friday | Nationwide | |
| Monday | Easter Monday | Easter Monday | Nationwide | |
| Thursday | Ascension Day | Ascension Day | Some regions: SH-TA | |
| Monday | Whit Monday | Whit Monday | Nationwide | |
| Friday | Saint Helena Day | Saint Helena Day | Nationwide | |
| Saturdayweekend | Anniversary Day | Anniversary Day | Some regions: SH-TA | |
| Monday | August Bank Holiday | August Bank Holiday | Some regions: SH-AC, SH-HL | |
| Friday | King's Birthday | King's Birthday | Nationwide | |
| Monday | Christmas Day | Christmas Day | Nationwide | |
| Tuesday | St. Stephen's Day | Boxing Day | Nationwide |
Source: Nager.Date, checked on . Regions are ISO 3166-2 codes.
Long weekends and bridge days in Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
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 (6)
- Friday 1 January to Sunday 3 January 2027: 3 days off, with New Year's Day.
- Friday 26 March to Monday 29 March 2027: 4 days off, with Good Friday, Easter Monday.
- Saturday 15 May to Monday 17 May 2027: 3 days off, with Whit Monday.
- Friday 21 May to Sunday 23 May 2027: 3 days off, with Saint Helena Day.
- Friday 19 November to Sunday 21 November 2027: 3 days off, with King's Birthday.
- Saturday 25 December to Tuesday 28 December 2027: 4 days off, with Christmas Day, St. Stephen's Day.
Bridge days (0)
No working day in 2027 sits between two days off, so there is no bridge day by this rule.
Regional holidays are left out of both lists: they depend on where the employee works.
Regional holidays
3 of the public holidays in Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha apply only in the regions named in the table. Whether one applies to an employee depends on where they work, so a company with people in several regions has a different list for each.
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