Public holidays in South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands 2028

There are 11 public holidays in 2028. 9 of them fall on a working day.

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All 11 public holidays in South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands 2028

Date	Weekday	Holiday
1 Jan 2028	Saturday	New Year's Day
3 Jan 2028	Monday	New Year's Day (observed)
17 Jan 2028	Monday	Possession Day
14 Apr 2028	Friday	Good Friday
25 Apr 2028	Tuesday	Liberation Day
20 May 2028	Saturday	Shackleton Day
22 May 2028	Monday	Shackleton Day (observed)
21 Jun 2028	Wednesday	Mid-winter Day
30 Oct 2028	Monday	Environment Day
25 Dec 2028	Monday	Christmas Day
26 Dec 2028	Tuesday	Boxing Day

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 2028

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 4 Jan, Wed 5 Jan, Thu 6 Jan, Fri 7 Jan	1 Jan – 9 Jan 2028	4	9	2.3	New Year's Day, New Year's Day (observed)
Tue 18 Jan, Wed 19 Jan, Thu 20 Jan, Fri 21 Jan	15 Jan – 23 Jan 2028	4	9	2.3	Possession Day
Mon 10 Apr, Tue 11 Apr, Wed 12 Apr, Thu 13 Apr	8 Apr – 16 Apr 2028	4	9	2.3	Good Friday
Mon 24 Apr	22 Apr – 25 Apr 2028	1	4	4	Liberation Day
Wed 26 Apr, Thu 27 Apr, Fri 28 Apr	25 Apr – 30 Apr 2028	3	6	2	Liberation Day
Tue 23 May, Wed 24 May, Thu 25 May, Fri 26 May	20 May – 28 May 2028	4	9	2.3	Shackleton Day, Shackleton Day (observed)
Mon 19 Jun, Tue 20 Jun	17 Jun – 21 Jun 2028	2	5	2.5	Mid-winter Day
Thu 22 Jun, Fri 23 Jun	21 Jun – 25 Jun 2028	2	5	2.5	Mid-winter Day
Tue 31 Oct, Wed 1 Nov, Thu 2 Nov, Fri 3 Nov	28 Oct – 5 Nov 2028	4	9	2.3	Environment Day
Wed 27 Dec, Thu 28 Dec, Fri 29 Dec	23 Dec – 1 Jan 2029	3	10	3.3	Christmas Day, Boxing Day, New Year's Day

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 South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands have in 2028?

11 public holidays. 2 of them fall on a weekend in 2028.

Which public holiday gives the best long weekend in 2028?

Liberation Day: take 1 day of leave (24 Apr) and you get 4 days off in a row, 22 Apr – 25 Apr 2028.

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Sources

Data: python-holidays 0.105 (MIT licence), country code GS (retrieved Sep 28, 2026)
Cross-check: Nager.Date public holiday API (country not covered) (retrieved Sep 28, 2026)
Cross-check: Google Calendar public holiday calendar (en.gs) (retrieved Sep 28, 2026)

Last updated: Sep 26, 2026