Holiday Guide for Guernsey in 2022

Guernsey 2022

Guernsey
2022

Guernsey information

Population: 62,999
Capital: St. Peter Port
Calling Code: (44)
Time Zone: 0 UTC
Currency: British pound
Language: English

List of National Holidays in Guernsey in 2022

	Saturday January 1st New Year's Day Guernsey: New Year's Day is a public holiday in all countries that observe the Gregorian calendar, with the exception of Israel
	Monday January 3rd Long Weekend! New Year's Day (in lieu) Guernsey: New Year's Day is a public holiday in all countries that observe the Gregorian calendar, with the exception of Israel
	Friday April 15th Long Weekend! Good Friday Guernsey: Good Friday occurs on the Friday before Easter. The day commemorates the Crucifixion of Jesus.
	Monday April 18th Long Weekend! Easter Monday Guernsey: Easter is probably the most important holiday of the Christian year, celebrating the Resurrection of Jesus
	Monday May 2nd Long Weekend! May Bank Holiday Guernsey: This is a national public holiday in the United Kingdom and is celebrated on the first Monday in May
	Monday May 9th Long Weekend! Liberation day Guernsey: Marks the end of the occupation by Nazi Germany during World War II on 9 May 1945
	Thursday June 2nd Spring Bank Holiday Guernsey: Moved to Thursday June 2nd 2022 to create a four-day weekend for the Queen's Platinum Jubilee.
	Friday June 3rd Long Weekend! Platinum Jubilee Guernsey: The UK will celebrate the Queen’s 70th anniversary as monarch by moving the Spring Bank Holiday and adding an extra Bank Holiday.
	Monday August 29th Long Weekend! Summer Bank Holiday Guernsey: Known as the August bank Holiday in the United Kingdom
	Monday September 19th Long Weekend! Day of National Mourning Guernsey: The State Funeral of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II will take place on Monday September 19th 2022.
	Sunday December 25th Christmas Day Guernsey: Christmas celebrates the Nativity of Jesus which according to tradition took place on December 25th 1 BC
	Monday December 26th Long Weekend! Boxing Day Guernsey: The second day of Christmas is known as Boxing Day or St. Stephens Day. St Stephen was the first Christian martyr.
	Tuesday December 27th Christmas Day (in lieu) Guernsey: As Christmas Day falls on a Sunday in 2022, the following Tuesday will be a public holiday.

Notes

Good Friday and Christmas Day (and all Sundays) are customary law holidays; all other holidays are prescribed by the Public Holidays Ordinance, 2009.