Holiday Guide for Trinidad and Tobago in 2017

Trinidad and Tobago information

List of National Holidays in Trinidad and Tobago in 2017

	Sunday January 1st New Year's Day Trinidad and Tobago: New Year's Day is a public holiday in all countries that observe the Gregorian calendar, with the exception of Israel
	Monday January 2nd  Long Weekend!  New Year's Day (in lieu) Trinidad and Tobago: New Year's Day is a public holiday in all countries that observe the Gregorian calendar, with the exception of Israel
	Thursday March 30th Spiritual Baptist Day Trinidad and Tobago: Commemorates the 1951 repeal of a law that prohibited the activities of the Spiritual Baptist faith
	Friday April 14th  Long Weekend!  Good Friday Trinidad and Tobago: Good Friday occurs on the Friday before Easter. The day commemorates the Crucifixion of Jesus.
	Sunday April 16th Easter Day Trinidad and Tobago: Easter Sunday is the most important date in the Christian church. In the bible, it is the day when Mary Magdalene found that an empty tomb in the cave in which Jesus had been placed.
	Monday April 17th  Long Weekend!  Easter Monday Trinidad and Tobago: Easter is probably the most important holiday of the Christian year, celebrating the Resurrection of Jesus
	Tuesday May 30th Indian Arrival Day Trinidad and Tobago: Commemorates the first arrivals from the Indian subcontinent to Trinidad, on 30 May 1845, on the ship Fatel Razack
	Thursday June 15th Corpus Christi Trinidad and Tobago: The Feast of Corpus Christi is a Catholic festival celebrated on the second Thursday after Whitsun
	Monday June 19th  Long Weekend!  Labor Day Trinidad and Tobago: A labour uprising on 19 June 1937 marked the start of the modern trade union movement
	Monday June 26th  Long Weekend!  Eid-ul-Fitr Trinidad and Tobago: The festival of Eid al-Fitr, the Festival of Fast breaking, marks the end of Ramadan
	Tuesday August 1st Emancipation Day Trinidad and Tobago: Emancipation Day became a national holiday in Trinidad on Aug 1, 1985. People celebrate the day with parties, cultural events and performances. The festivities conclude with the Flambeau march to honor the courage of the formerly enslaved ancestors.
	Thursday August 31st Independence Day Trinidad and Tobago: Commemorates the independence of Trinidad and Tobago from the United Kingdom in 1962
	Monday September 25th  Long Weekend!  Republic Day Trinidad and Tobago: Republic Day is celebrated as a public holiday on 24 September, the date in 1976, when the first Parliament met
	Thursday October 19th Divali Trinidad and Tobago: Celebrations revolve around the triumph of good over evil, purity over impurity, light over darkness
	Monday December 25th  Long Weekend!  Christmas Day Trinidad and Tobago: Christmas celebrates the Nativity of Jesus which according to tradition took place on December 25th 1 BC
	Tuesday December 26th Boxing Day Trinidad and Tobago: The second day of Christmas is known as Boxing Day or St. Stephens Day. St Stephen was the first Christian martyr.

Notes

• If a public holiday falls on a Sunday, the holiday will be observed on the Monday immediately following.
• If two public holidays fall on the same day, the following day is also given as a public holiday.
• Most businesses are closed on Carnival Monday and Tuesday, even though these days are not public holidays.
• At the discretion of the Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago, any other date may also be declared a public holiday.