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Festival Day 2023, 2024 and 2025 in Montserrat

Every 31 December in Montserrat is Festival Day as well as New Year’s Eve. Festival Day is an official public holiday here, and most businesses close down for the day. Most people get off work and out of school so they can have more time to celebrate.

YearDateDayHoliday
202331 DecSunFestival Day
202431 DecTueFestival Day
202531 DecWedFestival Day
202631 DecThuFestival Day
Please scroll down to end of page for previous years' dates.

Montserrat’s carnival season, called “Our Carnival”, runs from the middle of December until New Year’s Day. During Carnival season, the atmosphere is electric, and the whole island is abuzz with excitement. This makes Montserrat a popular destination for vacationers from the UK, US, other Caribbean nations, and beyond. The ferry rides to Montserrat are busy and full this time of year. For the locals of Montserrat, Carnival celebrations are looked forward to all year round. And it’s also a time off work and school for many, giving families time to spend at the beach together, out on the town, or just at home.

During Carnival, there are numerous parades, dances, a carnival queen contest, calypso competitions, public concerts, street parties, and a host of other events. It’s a very tumultuous time of year, and Festival Day is really just the climax of this whole time period.

And on the tail-end of Carnival, New Year’s Eve fireworks displays burst forth on Festival Day, reminding everyone that it is a double-holiday, after all. People stay up all night partying, and the next day, they watch the much anticipated Montserrat New Year’s Day parade. Thus, Festival Day stands at the juncture of two major holiday seasons and of two years.

Previous Years

YearDateDayHoliday
202231 DecSatFestival Day
202131 DecFriFestival Day
202031 DecThuFestival Day
201931 DecTueFestival Day
201831 DecMonFestival Day
201731 DecSunFestival Day