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Emancipation Day in Puerto Rico
Saturday22March 2025
Sunday22March 2026
Monday22March 2027
Wednesday22March 2028
Emancipation Day is a public holiday in Puerto Rico.
In 2026 it falls on Sunday 22 March, with a substitute day off on Monday 23 March; in 2027 on Monday 22 March.
The date is fixed, so only the weekday changes from year to year.
17 other countries in our calendar also have Emancipation Day as a public holiday.
Dates, 2025 to 2028
| Year | Date | Weekday | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 22 March | Saturday weekend | |
| 2026 | 22 March | Sunday weekend | |
| 2026 | 23 March | Monday long weekend | observed (moved) |
| 2027 | 22 March | Monday long weekend | |
| 2028 | 22 March | Wednesday |
Emancipation Day elsewhere
Around the worldBarbados1 AugustBelize1 AugustBermuda30 JulyCayman Islands4 MayDominica3 AugustGrenada1 AugustGuyana1 AugustJamaica1 AugustMontserrat3 AugustSaint Kitts and Nevis3 AugustSaint Lucia1 AugustSaint Vincent and the Grenadines1 AugustSint Maarten1 JulyThe Bahamas3 AugustTonga8 JuneTurks and Caicos Islands1 AugustUnited States Virgin Islands3 July