Public holidays in Saint Lucia 2027
There are 15 public holidays in 2027. 10 of them fall on a working day.
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All 15 public holidays in Saint Lucia 2027
| Date | Weekday | Holiday | Local name | Countdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friday | New Year's Day | |||
| Saturday | New Year's Holiday | |||
| Monday | Independence Day | |||
| Friday | Good Friday | |||
| Monday | Easter Monday | |||
| Saturday | Labor Day | Labour Day | ||
| Monday | Pentecost Monday | Whit Monday | ||
| Thursday | Corpus Christi | |||
| Sunday | Emancipation Day | |||
| Monday | Emancipation Day (observed) | |||
| Monday | Thanksgiving Day | |||
| Monday | National Day | |||
| Saturday | Christmas Day | |||
| Sunday | Boxing Day | |||
| Monday | Boxing Day (observed) |
Days marked "observed" are substitute days off when a holiday falls on a weekend. Holidays based on a lunar calendar can shift by a day once the official announcement is made.
Long weekends 2027
10 times a public holiday lies close to a weekend – with a little leave it becomes a long weekend:
| Take leave | Off | Days of leave | Days off | Ratio | Occasion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 23 Feb, Wed 24 Feb, Thu 25 Feb, Fri 26 Feb | 20 Feb – 28 Feb 2027 | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | Independence Day |
| Mon 22 Mar, Tue 23 Mar, Wed 24 Mar, Thu 25 Mar | 20 Mar – 29 Mar 2027 | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | Good Friday, Easter Monday |
| Tue 30 Mar, Wed 31 Mar, Thu 1 Apr, Fri 2 Apr | 26 Mar – 4 Apr 2027 | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | Good Friday, Easter Monday |
| Tue 18 May, Wed 19 May, Thu 20 May, Fri 21 May | 15 May – 23 May 2027 | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | Pentecost Monday |
| Mon 24 May, Tue 25 May, Wed 26 May | 22 May – 27 May 2027 | 3 | 6 | 2 | Corpus Christi |
| Fri 28 May | 27 May – 30 May 2027 | 1 | 4 | 4 | Corpus Christi |
| Tue 3 Aug, Wed 4 Aug, Thu 5 Aug, Fri 6 Aug | 31 Jul – 8 Aug 2027 | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | Emancipation Day, Emancipation Day (observed) |
| Tue 5 Oct, Wed 6 Oct, Thu 7 Oct, Fri 8 Oct | 2 Oct – 10 Oct 2027 | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | Thanksgiving Day |
| Tue 14 Dec, Wed 15 Dec, Thu 16 Dec, Fri 17 Dec | 11 Dec – 19 Dec 2027 | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | National Day |
| Tue 28 Dec, Wed 29 Dec, Thu 30 Dec, Fri 31 Dec | 25 Dec – 3 Jan 2028 | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | Christmas Day, Boxing Day, Boxing Day (observed), New Year's Day, New Year's Holiday, New Year's Holiday (observed) |
Counted are gaps of up to four working days between a public holiday and the weekend or another public holiday. "Ratio" = days off per day of leave. Weekends follow the local working week.
Dates are generated from the open-source library python-holidays and automatically cross-checked against Nager.Date and the public Google Calendar holiday calendars; every holiday on a working day must be confirmed by a second source. Official announcements take precedence, especially for holidays that depend on the moon or are declared at short notice.
Frequently asked questions
How many public holidays does Saint Lucia have in 2027?
15 public holidays. 5 of them fall on a weekend in 2027.
Which public holiday gives the best long weekend in 2027?
Corpus Christi: take 1 day of leave (28 May) and you get 4 days off in a row, 27 May – 30 May 2027.
Sources
- Data: python-holidays 0.105 (MIT licence), country code LC (retrieved Sep 28, 2026)
- Cross-check: Nager.Date public holiday API (MIT licence) (retrieved Sep 28, 2026)
- Cross-check: Google Calendar public holiday calendar (en.lc) (retrieved Sep 28, 2026)
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Other years
- Public holidays 2026
- Public holidays 2027
- Public holidays 2028