Public holidays in Sint Maarten 2026

14 nationwide public holidays in 2026.

Next nationwide holiday in Sint Maarten

See the list of nationwide holidays below.

Nationwide holidays 2026

Date	Weekday	Holiday	Local name
1 January Thursday	Thursday	New Year's Day Nieuwjaarsdag	Nieuwjaarsdag
3 April Friday	Friday	Good Friday Goede vrijdag	Goede vrijdag
5 April Sunday	Sunday	Easter Sunday Eerste paasdag	Eerste paasdag
6 April Monday	Monday	Easter Monday Tweede paasdag	Tweede paasdag
27 April Monday	Monday	King's Day Koningsdag	Koningsdag
30 April Thursday	Thursday	Carnival Day Carnavalsdag	Carnavalsdag
1 May Friday	Friday	Labor Day Dag van de Arbeid	Dag van de Arbeid
14 May Thursday	Thursday	Ascension Day Hemelvaartsdag	Hemelvaartsdag
24 May Sunday	Sunday	Pentecost Eerste pinksterdag	Eerste pinksterdag
1 July Wednesday	Wednesday	Emancipation Day Dag van de Bevrijding	Dag van de Bevrijding
12 October Monday	Monday	Constitution Day Dag van de Constitutie	Dag van de Constitutie
11 November Wednesday	Wednesday	Sint Maarten Day Sint-Maartensdag	Sint-Maartensdag
25 December Friday	Friday	Christmas Day Eerste kerstdag	Eerste kerstdag
26 December Saturday	Saturday	Second Day of Christmas Tweede kerstdag	Tweede kerstdag

Long weekends and bridge days 2026

Based on nationwide holidays and the weekend in Sint Maarten (Saturday and Sunday). Regional, local and group holidays are not included.

Long weekends

Fri 3 Apr – Mon 6 Apr · 4 days off
Good Friday, Easter Sunday, Easter Monday
Sat 25 Apr – Mon 27 Apr · 3 days off
King's Day
Thu 30 Apr – Sun 3 May · 4 days off
Carnival Day, Labor Day
Sat 10 Oct – Mon 12 Oct · 3 days off
Constitution Day
Fri 25 Dec – Sun 27 Dec · 3 days off
Christmas Day, Second Day of Christmas

Bridge days

Fri 2 Jan: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Thu 1 Jan – Sun 4 Jan)
New Year's Day
Fri 15 May: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Thu 14 May – Sun 17 May)
Ascension Day

Leave planner 2026

Choose how many leave days you can take for one break. The planner finds the breaks that give the most days off in a row around nationwide holidays and weekends, and marks the leave days on the calendar below.

Leave days per break: 3

Longest break with up to 3 leave days: Fri 24 Apr – Sun 3 May — 10 days off for 3 leave days (Fri 24 Apr, Tue 28 Apr, Wed 29 Apr).Show on calendar ↓

Take 1 day off (Fri 2 Jan) get 4 days in a rowThu 1 Jan – Sun 4 Jan · New Year's DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 2 Apr) get 5 days in a rowThu 2 Apr – Mon 6 Apr · Good Friday, Easter Sunday, Easter MondayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 24 Apr) get 4 days in a rowFri 24 Apr – Mon 27 Apr · King's DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Wed 29 Apr) get 5 days in a rowWed 29 Apr – Sun 3 May · Carnival Day, Labor DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 15 May) get 4 days in a rowThu 14 May – Sun 17 May · Ascension DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 9 Oct) get 4 days in a rowFri 9 Oct – Mon 12 Oct · Constitution DayShow on calendar ↓