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Emancipation Day in the Turks and Caicos Islands
Friday1August 2025
Saturday1August 2026
Sunday1August 2027
Tuesday1August 2028
Emancipation Day is a public holiday in the Turks and Caicos Islands.
In 2026 it falls on Saturday 1 August, with a substitute day off on Monday 3 August; in 2027 on Sunday 1 August.
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 | 1 August | Friday long weekend | |
| 2026 | 1 August | Saturday weekend | |
| 2026 | 3 August | Monday long weekend | observed (moved) |
| 2027 | 1 August | Sunday weekend | |
| 2027 | 2 August | Monday long weekend | observed (moved) |
| 2028 | 1 August | Tuesday |
Emancipation Day elsewhere
Around the worldBarbados1 AugustBelize1 AugustBermuda30 JulyCayman Islands4 MayDominica3 AugustGrenada1 AugustGuyana1 AugustJamaica1 AugustMontserrat3 AugustPuerto Rico22 MarchSaint Kitts and Nevis3 AugustSaint Lucia1 AugustSaint Vincent and the Grenadines1 AugustSint Maarten1 JulyThe Bahamas3 AugustTonga8 JuneUnited States Virgin Islands3 July