The following are the lists of Public Holidays for 2008 and 2009. Government offices are closed on Public Holidays, Saturdays and Sundays throughout the year, but otherwise open for business each week from Monday to Friday, 8.30 a.m. to 5.00 p.m. Public Holidays that fall on a Sunday are normally observed the following day.

By an Act of Parliament, the Queen's Birthday Holiday will always be the Monday after the 2nd Saturday in June.

Similarly, Emancipation Day and Somers Day (Cup Match) will always be the Thursday and Friday before the 1st Monday in August.

2008

As Bermuda Day 24th May 2008 falls on a Saturday, by virtue of the Public Holidays Act 1947, Monday 26th May will be kept as a public holiday, according to the Schedule of the Act.

• NEW YEAR’S DAY – Tuesday, 1st January
• GOOD FRIDAY – Friday, 21st March
• BERMUDA DAY – Monday, 26th May
• QUEEN’S BIRTHDAY – Monday, 16th June
• EMANCIPATION DAY (Cup Match) – Thursday, 31st July
• SOMERS DAY (Cup Match) – Friday, 1st August
• LABOUR DAY – Monday, 1st September
• REMEMBRANCE DAY – Tuesday, 11th November
• CHRISTMAS DAY – Thursday, 25th December
• BOXING DAY – Friday, 26th December

2009

As Bermuda Day 24th May 2009 falls on a Sunday, by virtue of the Public Holidays Act 1947, Monday 25th May will be kept as a public holiday, according to the Schedule of the Act.

As Boxing Day, 26th December 2009 falls on a Saturday, Government Offices will be closed on Monday 28th December by virtue of Section 7A of the Public Holidays Act, 1947.

• NEW YEAR’S DAY – Thursday, 1st January
• GOOD FRIDAY – Friday, 10th April
• BERMUDA DAY – Monday, 25th May
• QUEEN’S BIRTHDAY – Monday, 15th June
• EMANCIPATION DAY (Cup Match) – Thursday, 30th July
• SOMERS DAY (Cup Match) – Friday, 31st July
• LABOUR DAY – Monday, 7th September
• REMEMBRANCE DAY – Wednesday, 11th November
• CHRISTMAS DAY – Friday, 25th December
• BOXING DAY – Saturday, 26th December