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St Lucia public holidays 2026

Every 2026 date with its weekday, the next holiday highlighted, the official source linked, and a free .ics calendar download.

  • 13 dates in 2026
  • Official government source
  • .ics for Google, Outlook and Apple

St Lucia (Saint Lucia): 13 public holidays in 2026, official list checked 5 November 2026.

St Lucia public holidays 2026 (13 dates)

DateDayHolidayNotes
1 January 2026ThursdayNew Year's Day
2 January 2026FridayDay after New Year's Day
22 February 2026SundayIndependence DayObserved Monday 23 February
3 April 2026FridayGood Friday
6 April 2026MondayEaster Monday
1 May 2026FridayLabour Day
25 May 2026MondayWhit Monday
4 June 2026ThursdayCorpus Christi
1 August 2026SaturdayEmancipation DaySaturday; no in-lieu day listed.
5 October 2026MondayThanksgiving DaySet by proclamation each year; not yet confirmed.
13 December 2026SundayNational DayObserved Monday 14 December
25 December 2026FridayChristmas Day
26 December 2026SaturdayBoxing DaySaturday; no in-lieu day listed.

Dates verified from officeholidays.com (private site), last checked 5 November 2026. The Government of Saint Lucia page (govt.lc/public-holidays) was unavailable when checked; the holidays follow the Bank Holidays Act. non-government source

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About the St Lucia holiday list

The public holidays for St Lucia (also written Saint Lucia) in 2026, taken from the official list published by officeholidays.com (private site) and checked on 5 November 2026. There are 13 public holidays in 2026, from New Year's Day on 1 January 2026 to Boxing Day on 26 December 2026; 3 fall on a Monday and 4 on a Friday. 4 of the 2026 dates fall on a weekend: Independence Day (Sunday 22 February), Emancipation Day (Saturday 1 August), National Day (Sunday 13 December), Boxing Day (Saturday 26 December). The official list gives an observed day for 2 of them, shown in the Notes column. Note: the 2026 dates come from a non-government source and are marked as such below; we will replace them when the official list is published.

Each date is shown with its day of the week, because for rotas and pay the weekday matters more than the date, and the next holiday is highlighted. Use Add to calendar to download a year as an .ics file for Google Calendar, Outlook or Apple Calendar. For what a holiday means on the payslip read the public holiday pay guide.

Background reading: Public holiday pay: working on a holiday vs a paid day off

How it works

  1. Read the 2026 table: date, weekday, holiday name and any observed day the official list gives. Past dates are greyed out and the next holiday is highlighted.
  2. Click Add to calendar on a year to download an .ics file with every date as an all-day event, then open it in Google Calendar, Outlook or Apple Calendar.
  3. Planning pay? Note which holidays fall on days your staff normally work; those are the ones that attract holiday pay or a premium. The free tools below do the arithmetic.

Frequently asked questions

How many public holidays does St Lucia have in 2026?

13 public holidays are listed for 2026 by officeholidays.com (private site): New Year's Day, Day after New Year's Day, Independence Day, Good Friday, Easter Monday, Labour Day, Whit Monday, Corpus Christi, Emancipation Day, Thanksgiving Day, National Day, Christmas Day, Boxing Day. 3 of them fall on a Monday.

Are the 2027 public holidays for St Lucia published yet?

Not on the official source we track. We check officeholidays.com (private site) and add the 2027 list, with a calendar download, as soon as it is published. The 2026 dates on this page are the latest official list.

What happens when a public holiday falls on a Sunday or Saturday in St Lucia?

The official source states: Bank Holidays Act, Schedule: 'If any of the above days fall on a Sunday, or bank holiday, the Monday, or other day, immediately next following not being a holiday is a bank holiday, unless some other day is appointed for the purpose.' No Saturday rule. In 2026 this applies to Independence Day (22 February 2026, observed 23 February 2026), National Day (13 December 2026, observed 14 December 2026).

Can I add the St Lucia public holidays to my calendar?

Yes. Each year on this page has an Add to calendar button that builds an .ics file in your browser with every holiday as an all-day event, so it imports into Google Calendar, Outlook or Apple Calendar. Nothing is sent to our servers.

Do I get paid extra for working on a public holiday in St Lucia?

That is set by the labour law and your contract, not by the holiday list. A common set-up is a paid day off, with a premium or a day in lieu when you work the holiday. Our public holiday pay guide explains the usual arrangements with worked examples; confirm the rule for your workplace with the labour department or payroll.

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