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Summer Bank Holiday
Monday, 31 Aug 2026 · Guernsey · Nationwide · Public holiday
Bridge day check
Falls on a Monday, so it makes a three-day weekend with no leave needed.
What the day is for
The last Monday of August, timed around the end of the summer season and the West Show and North Show agricultural fairs in the weeks around it.
Do shops and banks close?
Banks and offices close; shops mostly open.
Getting around
Sunday bus service; ferries and flights are busy either side of the weekend.
When it falls each year
Floating holidays shift; fixed ones move only in which weekday they land on.
2025Monday · 25 Aug 20253-day break
2026Monday · 31 Aug 20263-day break
2027Monday · 30 Aug 20273-day break
2028Monday · 28 Aug 20283-day break
2029Monday · 27 Aug 20293-day break
See the full Guernsey holiday calendar or count the working days.