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Public Holidays and Bank Holidays for Gibraltar

The list of Gibraltar bank holidays, national holidays and public holidays for 2008, comes from the Q++ Worldwide Public Holidays Database, the professional source of international public holidays long trusted by the world's foremost diary publishers. The information on this page is provided for private, non-professional, use. Qualified professionals can license data for 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, and beyond. For details, please visit our licensing information page or

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29 Apr 2008 (Gibfocus) The TUC union has renewed its calls asking the Government to re-establish the 1st of May as the Labour Day public holiday (the date of the May Day public holiday was moved from May 1st to the first Monday in May, in 2007). • 20 Dec 2006 The Government has declared a public holiday on Monday the 29th of January, 2007, to mark the approval of the New Constitution by the Privy Council, and its commencement on Tuesday 2nd January 2007. • 16 Dec 2006 First-ever direct passenger flights between Spain and Gibraltar begin, following an accord reached in September among Britain, Spain and Gibraltar. The deal opens the way for air links between Gibraltar and the outside world. Previously, Gibraltar had air links only with Britain. Spain ceded Gibraltar to Britain in 1713 but never relinquished its claim to it. Gen. Francisco Franco, the Spanish dictator, shut the border in 1969 and it didn't fully reopen until 1985. • 10 Nov 2006 (Government of Gibraltar Press Office) The Government of Gibraltar has confirmed that the Gibraltar May Day/Labour Day public holiday, for 2007, would be moved from May 1st, to Monday, May 7, 2007. • More News Updates For up-to-the-minute news about public holidays trends and changes, visit our public holidays news and updates pages, or subscribe to one of our free email newsletters.

May Day/Labour Day: In 2002 the date of this public holiday was changed,, to bring it in line with the UK's corresponding public holiday which is set for the first Monday in May, but it set it back to May 1st starting in 2003, 2004, 2005, and 2006. In 2007, it was again changed to the first Monday in May. • National Day is celebrated on September 10, to commemorate the 1967 referendum where with a massive majority the people of Gibraltar voted to reject annexation by Spain. • Other Sources of Information For information not covered here, see the following specialized websites: Bank of England (Gibraltar central bank), ASI Hot Spots (security-related world events: terrorist threats, political strife, strikes, criminal activity, aviation incidents and health outbreaks), CIA World Factbook (maps, demographic and economic statistics), Copp Clark (financial markets' trading hours, settlement holidays and currency non-clearing days), and the IFES Election Guide (information covering upcoming elections, referenda, electoral structures and past voter participation).

Observance : Any entry in the Observance column indicates that, in Gibraltar, the holiday may be regional or non-official or limited to certain religious and/or linguistic groups, or begin at a time other than midnight. Note that religious holidays are included only if they are national public holidays, or if the national labour code has specific holiday allowances for employees of specific religions. For more information, see our pages on the religious calendars of the world.

Disclaimer
In many parts of the world, holidays are subject to arbitrary, last minute, changes by local authorities. While every effort has been made to present an accurate list of 2008 bank holidays, legal holidays and public holidays for Gibraltar, we cannot accept any responsibility for any error or omission in the data presented above. You are therefore advised to verify the above dates with the embassy or consulate of Gibraltar, before planning any trip to Gibraltar. For last-minute updates to worldwide public holidays, visit our public holidays news and updates pages, or subscribe to our free email newsletters.