Public holidays in South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands 2024

9 nationwide public holidays in 2024.

Next nationwide holiday in South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands

See the list of nationwide holidays below.

Nationwide holidays 2024

Date	Weekday	Holiday
1 January Monday	Monday	New Year's Day
17 January Wednesday	Wednesday	Possession Day
29 March Friday	Friday	Good Friday
25 April Thursday	Thursday	Liberation Day
20 May Monday	Monday	Shackleton Day
21 June Friday	Friday	Mid-winter Day
30 October Wednesday	Wednesday	Environment Day
25 December Wednesday	Wednesday	Christmas Day
26 December Thursday	Thursday	Boxing Day

Long weekends and bridge days 2024

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 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
Fri 29 Mar – Sun 31 Mar · 3 days off
Good Friday
Typically in Grytviken: high 4°C (39°F), low 1°C (34°F), rain on 83% of days
Sat 18 May – Mon 20 May · 3 days off
Shackleton Day
Typically in Grytviken: high 1°C (34°F), low −1°C (30°F), rain on 71% of days
Fri 21 Jun – Sun 23 Jun · 3 days off
Mid-winter Day
Typically in Grytviken: high 0°C (32°F), low −3°C (27°F), rain on 84% of days

Bridge days

Fri 26 Apr: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Thu 25 Apr – Sun 28 Apr)
Liberation Day
Typically in Grytviken: high 2°C (36°F), low 0°C (32°F), rain on 93% of days
Fri 27 Dec: take 1 day off, get 5 days in a row (Wed 25 Dec – Sun 29 Dec)
Christmas Day, Boxing Day
Typically in Grytviken: high 4°C (39°F), low 2°C (36°F), rain on 79% of days

Leave planner 2024

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 21 Dec – Sun 29 Dec — 9 days off for 3 leave days (Mon 23 Dec, Tue 24 Dec, Fri 27 Dec).Show on calendar ↓

Take 2 days off (Mon 15 Jan, Tue 16 Jan) get 5 days in a rowSat 13 Jan – Wed 17 Jan · Possession DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 28 Mar) get 4 days in a rowThu 28 Mar – Sun 31 Mar · Good FridayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 26 Apr) get 4 days in a rowThu 25 Apr – Sun 28 Apr · Liberation DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 17 May) get 4 days in a rowFri 17 May – Mon 20 May · Shackleton DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 20 Jun) get 4 days in a rowThu 20 Jun – Sun 23 Jun · Mid-winter DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 27 Dec) get 5 days in a rowWed 25 Dec – Sun 29 Dec · Christmas Day, Boxing DayShow on calendar ↓