Next public holiday
Remembrance Day - Monday, 9 November 2026.
Cayman Islands public holidays 2026
| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| 1 January | Thursday | New Year's Day |
| 26 January | Monday | National Heroes Day |
| 18 February | Wednesday | Ash Wednesday |
| 3 April | Friday | Good Friday |
| 6 April | Monday | Easter Monday |
| 4 May | Monday | Emancipation Day |
| 18 May | Monday | Discovery Day |
| 15 June | Monday | King's Birthday |
| 6 July | Monday | Constitution Day |
| 9 November | Monday | Remembrance Day |
| 25 December | Friday | Christmas DayMoves the November return deadline to Thu 24 Dec |
| 28 December | Monday | Boxing Day (observed)Moves the November return deadline to Thu 24 Dec |
Cayman Islands public holidays 2027
Worked out from the rules in the Public Holidays Act. The Cayman Islands Government publishes the official list each year - check gov.ky before relying on a date, especially for one-off holidays such as election days.
| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| 1 January | Friday | New Year's Day |
| 25 January | Monday | National Heroes Day |
| 10 February | Wednesday | Ash Wednesday |
| 26 March | Friday | Good FridayMoves the February return deadline to Thu 25 Mar |
| 29 March | Monday | Easter Monday |
| 3 May | Monday | Emancipation Day |
| 17 May | Monday | Discovery Day |
| 14 June | Monday | King's Birthday |
| 5 July | Monday | Constitution Day |
| 8 November | Monday | Remembrance Day |
| 27 December | Monday | Christmas Day (observed)Moves the November return deadline to Fri 24 Dec |
| 28 December | Tuesday | Boxing Day (observed)Moves the November return deadline to Fri 24 Dec |
How the dates are set
- Fixed dates: New Year's Day, Christmas Day and Boxing Day. When one falls on a weekend, the holiday is observed on the next weekday.
- Mondays: National Heroes Day (4th Monday of January), Emancipation Day (1st Monday of May), Discovery Day (3rd Monday of May), Constitution Day (1st Monday of July), Remembrance Day (2nd Monday of November) and the King's Birthday (a Monday in June).
- Easter-based: Ash Wednesday, Good Friday and Easter Monday move every year.
- One-off: the government can add a holiday, as it did for the general election on 30 April 2025.
Holidays and your tax deadline
If you rent accommodation to visitors, the Tourist Accommodation Tax return for each month is due by the 28th of the next month. When the 28th - or the days just before it - is a public holiday or a weekend, the deadline moves to the business day before. That is why Boxing Day and Christmas often pull the November deadline into the week before Christmas.
The deadlines calendar lists every adjusted date, and the Tourist Accommodation Tax guide explains the rules.