Calendar

May
10
Wed
2023
Sark: Liberation Day
May 10 all-day

Sark celebrates Liberation Day annually on 10 May.

The date commemorates the island’s liberation in 1945 from German occupation during the Second World War.

May
21
Sun
2023
St Helena: Feast of St Helena of Constantinople
May 21 all-day

St Helena’s national day commemorates the island’s discovery in 1502 by Galician navigator João da Nova, then serving the King of Portugal.

Anchoring in the present James Bay, da Nova named the island ‘Santa Helena’ after St Helena of Constantinople, whose feast according to the Orthodox Church falls on 21 May.

May
26
Fri
2023
Bermuda Day
May 26 all-day

Bermuda Day first took place as Empire Day on 24 May 1902.

It continued on that day until 2018, when it moved to the last Friday of May.

It is also known as Heritage Day, celebrating the island’s culture and heritage.

May
30
Tue
2023
Anguilla Day
May 30 all-day

Anguilla Day takes place annually on 30 May.

On 30 May 1967 the Anguillans began a revolution that led to independence from the union of St Kitts-Nevis-Anguilla.

Jun
14
Wed
2023
Falkland Islands: Liberation Day
Jun 14 all-day

The Falkland Islands celebrate Liberation Day annually on 14 June.

The date commemorates the liberation of the islands from Argentine military occupation in 1982.

Jul
1
Sat
2023
British Virgin Islands: Territory Day
Jul 1 all-day

The British Virgin Islands celebrate Territory Day annually on 1 July.

On this date in 1956 the islands became a separate British Overseas Territory.

Jul
3
Mon
2023
Cayman Islands: Constitution Day
Jul 3 all-day

The Cayman Islands celebrate Constitution Day on the first Monday of July.

It honours the island’s first written constitution, which took effect on 4 July 1959.

Jul
5
Wed
2023
Isle of Man: Tynwald Day
Jul 5 all-day

The Isle of Man celebrates Tynwald Day (Manx: Laa Tinvaal) annually on 5 July, unless this date falls on a Saturday or Sunday.

In this case Tynwald Day takes place on the following Monday.

http://www.tynwald.org.im/tynwald-day

Aug
30
Wed
2023
Turks and Caicos Islands: Constitution Day
Aug 30 all-day

Turks and Caicos celebrate Constitution Day annually on 30 August.

The date honours the first constitution of the islands, adopted on 30 August 1976.

Sep
10
Sun
2023
Gibraltar: National Day
Sep 10 all-day

Gibraltar celebrates its National Day – first held in 1992 – annually on 10 September.

The date marks Gibraltar’s first sovereignty referendum (1967), when voters chose to stay under UK sovereignty rather than transfer to Spanish sovereignty.