Holiday Guide for Guadeloupe in 2026

Guadeloupe 2026

Guadeloupe
2026

Guadeloupe information

Guadeloupe is an archipelago and overseas department and region of France in the Caribbean.

Capital: Basse-Terre
Time Zone: 0 UTC

List of National Holidays in Guadeloupe in 2026

	Thursday January 1st New Year's Day Guadeloupe: New Year's Day is a public holiday in all countries that observe the Gregorian calendar, with the exception of Israel
	Monday February 16th Long Weekend! Carnival Monday Guadeloupe: The streets of many Caribbean countries erupt with colour and noise as Carnival ushers in the Easter period
	Tuesday February 17th Mardi Gras Guadeloupe: Second day of Carnival. Known as Mardi Gras or Fat Tuesday, the Cranival continues on the last day before Lent
	Wednesday February 18th Ash Wednesday Guadeloupe: Marks the beginning of lent. Marking the forehead with ash represents regret for past sins.
	Thursday March 5th Mid-Lent Guadeloupe: Mid-Lent is a practice that dates back to the Middle Ages observed on the third Thursday of Lent
	Monday April 6th Long Weekend! Easter Monday Guadeloupe: Easter is probably the most important holiday of the Christian year, celebrating the Resurrection of Jesus
	Friday May 1st Long Weekend! Labour Day Guadeloupe: This holiday is most commonly associated as a commemoration of the achievements of the labour movement
	Friday May 8th Long Weekend! Victory Day Guadeloupe: Victory in Europe Day marks May 8th 1945 when the Allies formally accepted an unconditional surrender by the armed forces of Germany
	Thursday May 14th Ascension Day Guadeloupe: This day observes the departure of Jesus from earth after his resurrection. It is perhaps the earliest observed celebration in Christianity.
	Monday May 25th Long Weekend! Whit Monday Guadeloupe: Commemorates the coming of the Holy Spirit in the form of flames to the Apostles.
	Wednesday May 27th Abolition Day Guadeloupe: Slavery was finally abolished in all French possessions on May 28th 1848
	Tuesday July 14th National Day Guadeloupe: Bastille Day celebrates the birth of the French Republic and marks the storming of the Bastille in 1789
	Saturday August 15th Assumption Day Guadeloupe: The Feast of the Assumption is the principal feast of the Blessed Virgin, the mother of Jesus Christ
	Sunday November 1st All Saints' Day Guadeloupe: Pope Boniface IV dedicated the day as a holiday to honour the Blessed Virgin Mary and all martyrs
	Wednesday November 11th Armistice Day Guadeloupe: Observed on November 11th to recall the end of World War I on that date in 1918 and honor the veterans of both World Wars.
	Friday December 25th Long Weekend! Christmas Day Guadeloupe: Christmas celebrates the Nativity of Jesus which according to tradition took place on December 25th 1 BC

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