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A public holiday, national holiday or legal holiday is a holiday generally established by law and is usually a non-working day during the year. This page contains public holidays sorted by years. Holiday dates may be change from time to time, so please check back regularly for updates. Scroll down to view the national holidays and short description of each holiday.
- Grenada is an island country consisting of Grenada itself and six smaller islands at the southern end of the Grenadines in the southeastern Caribbean Sea
- French influence on Grenadian culture is visible such as surnames and place names in French remain, and the everyday language is laced with French words and the local dialect
- English is the country’s official language, but the main spoken language is either of two creole languages (Grenadian Creole English and Grenadian Creole French) which reflects the African, European, and native Indian heritage of the nation
- Banks and most shops will close on national holidays
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| Date | Day | Holiday |
| 1 Jan | Sun | New Year's Day - First day of the year on the modern Gregorian calendar as well as the Julian calendar |
| 7 Feb | Tue | Independence Day (National Day) - Celebrated with parades and ceremonies to commemorate Grenada's Independence from the United Kingdom in 1974 |
| 14 Apr | Fri | Good Friday - Friday before Easter Sunday. Commemorating the crucifixion of Jesus Christ and his death at Calvary |
| 17 Apr | Mon | Easter Monday - Monday after Easter Sunday. Celebrating the resurrection of Jesus from the dead |
| 1 May | Mon | Labour Day (May Day) - Commemoration of the achievements of the labour movement |
| 5 Jun | Mon | Whit Monday - 7th Monday after Easter. Also known as Pentecost Monday |
| 15 Jun | Thurs | Corpus Christi - Is a Christian feast day, or solemnity which honors the Body (corpus) of Christ (Christi). 2nd Thursday after Whitsun. Not a Public Holiday until 2019 due to austerity measures |
| 7 Aug | Mon | Emancipation Day - Slavery in the British Empire ended on 1 August 1834. Observed in many former European colonies in the Caribbean and areas of the United States on various dates to commemorate the emancipation of enslaved people of African descent. |
| 14 Aug | Mon | Carnival Monday - Commentaries of the highlights of the past year (Ole Mas). Spectators and masqueraders dance to the sounds of steel bands and DJ’s playing the latest carnival melodies. Monday before 2nd Tuesday in August. Banks and most shops are closed |
| 15 Aug | Tue | Carnival Tuesday - 2nd Tuesday in August. Banks and most shops are closed |
| 25 Oct | Wed | Thanksgiving - Marks the anniversary of the U.S.-led invasion of the island in 1983, in response to the deposition and execution of Grenadian Prime Minister Maurice Bishop |
| 25 Dec | Mon | Christmas Day - Celebrate the birth of Christ |
| 26 Dec | Tue | Boxing Day - The original concept of Boxing Day was to open wooden box or clay containers where people placed gifts and share gifts with the less fortunate |
| Date | Day | Holiday |
| 1 Jan | Fri | New Year's Day |
| 7 Feb | Sun | Independence Day (National Day) |
| 8 Feb | Mon | Independence Day Holiday |
| 25 Mar | Fri | Good Friday (Friday before Easter Sunday) |
| 28 Mar | Mon | Easter Monday (Monday after Easter Sunday) |
| 1 May | Sun | Labour Day (May Day) |
| 16 May | Thurs | Whit Monday (7th Monday after Easter. Also known as Pentecost Monday) |
| 26 May | Thurs | Corpus Christi (2nd Thursday after Whitsun. Not a Public Holiday until 2019 due to austerity measures) |
| 1 Aug | Mon | Emancipation Day (Slavery in the British Empire ended on 1 August 1834) |
| 8 Aug | Mon | Carnival Monday (Monday before 2nd Tuesday in August) |
| 9 Aug | Tue | Carnival Tuesday (2nd Tuesday in August) |
| 25 Oct | Tue | Thanksgiving |
| 25 Dec | Sun | Christmas Day |
| 26 Dec | Mon | Boxing Day |
| Date | Day | Holiday |
| 1 Jan | Mon | New Year's Day |
| 7 Feb | Wed | Independence Day (National Day) |
| 8 Feb | Thurs | Independence Day (National Day) |
| 30 Mar | Fri | Good Friday (Friday before Easter Sunday) |
| 2 Apr | Mon | Easter Monday (Monday after Easter Sunday) |
| 1 May | Tue | Labour Day (May Day) |
| 21 May | Mon | Whit Monday (7th Monday after Easter. Also known as Pentecost Monday) |
| 31 May | Thurs | Corpus Christi (2nd Thursday after Whitsun. Not a Public Holiday until 2019 due to austerity measures) |
| 1 Aug | Wed | Emancipation Day (Slavery in the British Empire ended on 1 August 1834) |
| 13 Aug | Mon | Carnival Monday (Monday before 2nd Tuesday in August) |
| 14 Aug | Tue | Carnival Tuesday (2nd Tuesday in August) |
| 25 Oct | Thurs | Thanksgiving |
| 25 Dec | Tue | Christmas Day |
| 26 Dec | Wed | Boxing Day |
