Public holidays in South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands 2023

13 nationwide public holidays in 2023.

Next nationwide holiday in South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands

See the list of nationwide holidays below.

Nationwide holidays 2023

Date	Weekday	Holiday
1 January Sunday	Sunday	New Year's Day
2 January Monday	Monday	New Year's Day (observed) Observed day off for New Year's Day (Sun 1 Jan)
17 January Tuesday	Tuesday	Possession Day
7 April Friday	Friday	Good Friday
25 April Tuesday	Tuesday	Liberation Day
8 May Monday	Monday	Coronation of King Charles III
19 May Friday	Friday	Shackleton Day (observed) Observed day off for Shackleton Day (Sat 20 May)
20 May Saturday	Saturday	Shackleton Day
21 June Wednesday	Wednesday	Mid-winter Day
30 October Monday	Monday	Environment Day
14 November Tuesday	Tuesday	King's Birthday
25 December Monday	Monday	Christmas Day
26 December Tuesday	Tuesday	Boxing Day

Long weekends and bridge days 2023

Based on nationwide holidays and the weekend in South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (Saturday and Sunday). Regional, local and group holidays are not included.

Long weekends

Sat 31 Dec – Mon 2 Jan 2023 · 3 days off
New Year's Day, New Year's Day (observed)
Typically in Grytviken: high 3°C (37°F), low 1°C (34°F), rain on 74% of days
Fri 7 Apr – Sun 9 Apr · 3 days off
Good Friday
Typically in Grytviken: high 3°C (37°F), low 1°C (34°F), rain on 69% of days
Sat 6 May – Mon 8 May · 3 days off
Coronation of King Charles III
Typically in Grytviken: high 1°C (34°F), low −1°C (30°F), rain on 77% of days
Fri 19 May – Sun 21 May · 3 days off
Shackleton Day (observed), Shackleton Day
Typically in Grytviken: high 1°C (34°F), low −1°C (30°F), rain on 73% of days
Sat 28 Oct – Mon 30 Oct · 3 days off
Environment Day
Typically in Grytviken: high 1°C (34°F), low −1°C (30°F), rain on 69% of days
Sat 23 Dec – Tue 26 Dec · 4 days off
Christmas Day, Boxing Day
Typically in Grytviken: high 4°C (39°F), low 1°C (34°F), rain on 83% of days
Sat 30 Dec – Mon 1 Jan 2024 · 3 days off
New Year's Day
Typically in Grytviken: high 3°C (37°F), low 1°C (34°F), rain on 74% of days

Bridge days

Mon 16 Jan: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Sat 14 Jan – Tue 17 Jan)
Possession Day
Typically in Grytviken: high 4°C (39°F), low 2°C (36°F), rain on 93% of days
Mon 24 Apr: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Sat 22 Apr – Tue 25 Apr)
Liberation Day
Typically in Grytviken: high 2°C (36°F), low 0°C (32°F), rain on 89% of days
Mon 13 Nov: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Sat 11 Nov – Tue 14 Nov)
King's Birthday
Typically in Grytviken: high 1°C (34°F), low 0°C (32°F), rain on 81% of days

Leave planner 2023

Choose how many leave days you can take for one break. The planner finds the breaks that give the most days off in a row around nationwide holidays and weekends, and marks the leave days on the calendar below.

Leave days per break: 3

Longest break with up to 3 leave days: Sat 23 Dec – Mon 1 Jan 2024 — 10 days off for 3 leave days (Wed 27 Dec, Thu 28 Dec, Fri 29 Dec).Show on calendar ↓

Take 1 day off (Mon 16 Jan) get 4 days in a rowSat 14 Jan – Tue 17 Jan · Possession DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 6 Apr) get 4 days in a rowThu 6 Apr – Sun 9 Apr · Good FridayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Mon 24 Apr) get 4 days in a rowSat 22 Apr – Tue 25 Apr · Liberation DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 5 May) get 4 days in a rowFri 5 May – Mon 8 May · Coronation of King Charles IIIShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 18 May) get 4 days in a rowThu 18 May – Sun 21 May · Shackleton Day (observed), Shackleton DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 22 Dec) get 5 days in a rowFri 22 Dec – Tue 26 Dec · Christmas Day, Boxing DayShow on calendar ↓