Public holidays in South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands 2025

10 nationwide public holidays in 2025.

Next nationwide holiday in South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands

See the list of nationwide holidays below.

Nationwide holidays 2025

Date	Weekday	Holiday
1 January Wednesday	Wednesday	New Year's Day
17 January Friday	Friday	Possession Day
18 April Friday	Friday	Good Friday Religious
25 April Friday	Friday	Liberation Day National day
20 May Tuesday	Tuesday	Shackleton Day
20 June Friday	Friday	Mid-winter Day (observed) Observed day off for Mid-winter Day (Sat 21 Jun)
21 June Saturday	Saturday	Mid-winter Day
30 October Thursday	Thursday	Environment Day
25 December Thursday	Thursday	Christmas Day Religious
26 December Friday	Friday	Boxing Day Religious

Long weekends and bridge days 2025

Based on nationwide holidays and the weekend in South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (Saturday and Sunday). Regional, local and group holidays are not included.

Long weekends

Fri 17 Jan – Sun 19 Jan · 3 days off
Possession Day
Typically in Grytviken: high 3°C (37°F), low 1°C (34°F), rain on 94% of days
Fri 18 Apr – Sun 20 Apr · 3 days off
Good Friday
Typically in Grytviken: high 2°C (36°F), low 0°C (32°F), rain on 84% of days
Fri 25 Apr – Sun 27 Apr · 3 days off
Liberation Day
Typically in Grytviken: high 2°C (36°F), low 0°C (32°F), rain on 93% of days
Fri 20 Jun – Sun 22 Jun · 3 days off
Mid-winter Day (observed), Mid-winter Day
Typically in Grytviken: high 0°C (32°F), low −3°C (27°F), rain on 84% of days
Thu 25 Dec – Sun 28 Dec · 4 days off
Christmas Day, Boxing Day
Typically in Grytviken: high 4°C (39°F), low 2°C (36°F), rain on 79% of days

Bridge days

Mon 19 May: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Sat 17 May – Tue 20 May)
Shackleton Day
Typically in Grytviken: high 1°C (34°F), low −1°C (30°F), rain on 71% of days
Fri 31 Oct: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Thu 30 Oct – Sun 2 Nov)
Environment Day
Typically in Grytviken: high 1°C (34°F), low −1°C (30°F), rain on 64% of days

Leave planner 2025

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: Sat 20 Dec – Sun 28 Dec — 9 days off for 3 leave days (Mon 22 Dec, Tue 23 Dec, Wed 24 Dec).Show on calendar ↓

Take 1 day off (Thu 16 Jan) get 4 days in a rowThu 16 Jan – Sun 19 Jan · Possession DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 17 Apr) get 4 days in a rowThu 17 Apr – Sun 20 Apr · Good FridayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 24 Apr) get 4 days in a rowThu 24 Apr – Sun 27 Apr · Liberation DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Mon 19 May) get 4 days in a rowSat 17 May – Tue 20 May · Shackleton DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 19 Jun) get 4 days in a rowThu 19 Jun – Sun 22 Jun · Mid-winter Day (observed), Mid-winter DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Wed 24 Dec) get 5 days in a rowWed 24 Dec – Sun 28 Dec · Christmas Day, Boxing DayShow on calendar ↓