Public holidays in the Falkland Islands

Public holidays in the Falkland Islands are determined by the Executive Council of the Falkland Islands. There are currently nine annual public holidays in force in the Falklands, with several other observances throughout the year.{{Cite web|url=https://www.timeanddate.com/holidays/falkland-islands/|title=Holidays and observances in Falkland Islands in 2021|website=www.timeanddate.com|language=en|access-date=13 June 2021}} When a public holiday falls on a Saturday or Sunday, the holiday is carried over to the following Monday.{{cite web|url=http://www.fig.gov.fk/policy/jdownloads/Reports%20&%20Publications/Public%20Health,%20Social%20and%20Community%20Publications/Falkland%20Islands%20Public%20Holidays%202020-2023.pdf |title=Falkland Islands Public Holidays 2020 - 2023 |website=fig.gov.fk |access-date=13 June 2021}}

Public holidays

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!Date

!Holiday

!Notes

1 January

|New Year's Day

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|Good Friday

14 June

|Liberation Day

|The anniversary of the liberation of the Falkland Islanders from Argentine military occupation at the end of the Falklands War in 1982.

First Monday in October

|Peat Cutting Day

|Public holiday since 2002.

14 November

|King's Birthday

|Observed on the day of King Charles III's birth rather than his official birthday. The holiday was previously held on 21 April during the reign of Queen Elizabeth II.{{cite news |title=Falklands appoints 14 November as a Public Holiday, to celebrate birthday of King Charles III |url=https://en.mercopress.com/2022/11/03/falklands-appoints-14-november-as-a-public-holiday-to-celebrate-birthday-of-king-charles-iii |access-date=7 November 2022 |work=MercoPress |language=en}}

8 December

|Battle Day

|The anniversary of the Battle of the Falkland Islands in 1914.

25 December

|Christmas Day

26 December

|Boxing Day

27 December

|Christmas Holiday

|Additional public holiday after Christmas Day and Boxing Day.

30 December

|rowspan="2"|Government Holiday

|rowspan="2"|Not public holidays, but days on which all Government Departments (other than those providing essential services) are closed. Should these days fall on the weekend, they are moved to the previous Thursday/Friday.

31 December

One-off public holidays

A one-off public holiday was declared for 19 September 2022, the day of Queen Elizabeth II's funeral.{{cite news |title=Falklands Public Holiday and national two minute's silence for Queen Elizabeth II |url=https://en.mercopress.com/2022/09/14/falklands-public-holiday-and-national-two-minute-s-silence-for-queen-elizabeth-ii |access-date=7 March 2023 |publisher=MercoPress |date=14 September 2022}}

References

Falkland Islands