Christmas 2024, 2025 and 2026 in Sint Maarten

Christmas in Sint Maarten is celebrated with a public holiday every 25 December, as it is in a majority of countries around the world. This Christian festivity commemorates the birth of Jesus, and is part of a 22-28 day season in the Christian calendar known as Advent.

Year	Date	Day	Holiday
2024	25 Dec	Wed	Christmas Day
	26 Dec	Thu	2nd Day of Christmas
2025	25 Dec	Thu	Christmas Day
	26 Dec	Fri	2nd Day of Christmas
2026	25 Dec	Fri	Christmas Day
	26 Dec	Sat	2nd Day of Christmas
2027	25 Dec	Sat	Christmas Day
	26 Dec	Sun	2nd Day of Christmas
Please scroll down to end of page for previous years' dates.

Sint Maarten, like the rest of the Christian world, celebrates the birth of Jesus Christ as a national public holiday on 25 December. The people of Sint Maarten celebrate Christmas with Christmas trees, lights, special church services, festive family meals, gift-giving, greeting cards, and trips to the beach. Many of the traditions they follow come to them immediately from the Netherlands.

Originally, Germanic peoples like the ancestors of the Dutch in the Netherlands celebrated pagan Winter Solstice holidays near the date of modern day Christmas. Later, these traditions were superseded and partially “Christianised” by the celebration of Christ’s birth. The date 25 December, however, was only established for Christmas by Pope Julius I in A.D. 350.

Previous Years

Year	Date	Day	Holiday
2023	25 Dec	Mon	Christmas Day
	26 Dec	Tue	2nd Day of Christmas
2022	25 Dec	Sun	Christmas Day
	26 Dec	Mon	2nd Day of Christmas