Public holidays in Anguilla, 2026
Anguilla observes 14 nationwide public holidays in 2026. After weekends and those holidays are removed, the working year comes to 247 days.
Every public holiday in 2026
| Date | Day | Holiday | Scope |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thu, 1 Jan | Thursday | New Year's Day | Nationwide |
| Mon, 2 Mar | Monday | James Ronald Webster Day | Nationwide |
| Fri, 3 Apr | Friday | Good Friday | Nationwide |
| Mon, 6 Apr | Monday | Easter Monday | Nationwide |
| Fri, 1 May | Friday | Labour Day | Nationwide |
| Mon, 25 May | Monday | Whit Monday | Nationwide |
| Mon, 1 Jun | Monday | Anguilla Day | Nationwide |
| Mon, 15 Jun | Monday | Sovereignty Day | Nationwide |
| Mon, 3 Aug | Monday | August Monday | Nationwide |
| Thu, 6 Aug | Thursday | August Thursday | Nationwide |
| Fri, 7 Aug | Friday | Constitution Day | Nationwide |
| Mon, 21 Dec | Monday | National Heroes' Day | Nationwide |
| Fri, 25 Dec | Friday | Christmas Day | Nationwide |
| Mon, 28 Dec | Monday | St. Stephen's Day Boxing Day |
Nationwide |
Working days month by month
| Month | Calendar days | Weekend | Holidays | Working days | Hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 31 | 9 | 1 | 21 | 168 |
| February | 28 | 8 | 0 | 20 | 160 |
| March | 31 | 9 | 1 | 21 | 168 |
| April | 30 | 8 | 2 | 20 | 160 |
| May | 31 | 10 | 2 | 19 | 152 |
| June | 30 | 8 | 2 | 20 | 160 |
| July | 31 | 8 | 0 | 23 | 184 |
| August | 31 | 10 | 3 | 18 | 144 |
| September | 30 | 8 | 0 | 22 | 176 |
| October | 31 | 9 | 0 | 22 | 176 |
| November | 30 | 9 | 0 | 21 | 168 |
| December | 31 | 8 | 3 | 20 | 160 |
| Year | 365 | 104 | 14 | 247 | 1,976 |
Reading these figures
The working day count treats Saturday and Sunday as the weekend, which is the standard working week in Anguilla. Only nationwide holidays are deducted; a date observed in one region alone still counts as a working day here, because a national figure that moved with regional calendars would describe nobody accurately.
The longest working month is July at 23 days; the shortest is August at 18. That spread of 5 days matters for anything billed or accrued monthly, which is why payroll and capacity plans that assume an even year drift by the end of it. The thinnest quarter is Q2, carrying 59 working days across April, May, June.
Compared with 2025, which held 247 working days, 2026 is identical in length.
Against the 204 countries covered here for 2026, Anguilla's 14 nationwide holidays put it above the median of 12, around the 75th percentile. The range across all countries this year runs from 3 to 49.
The holidays produce 10 breaks of three consecutive non-working days or more. The longest runs 4 days, from 3 April 2026 to 6 April 2026, built around Good Friday and Easter Monday. A further 1 working day is stranded between a holiday and a weekend, where one day of leave buys a break of four days or more. The full breakdown is here.
11 of this year's holidays sit on a different calendar date than in 2025: James Ronald Webster Day, Good Friday, Easter Monday, Whit Monday, Anguilla Day, Sovereignty Day and others. Dates that move cannot be carried forward from last year's planning spreadsheet, which is the most common way a holiday is missed.