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Bank and Public Holidays for Falkland Islands  (Islas Malvinas)

Falkland Islands bank holidays, national holidays and public holidays for 2012, 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.

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05 Apr 2012 (Falkland Islands Government-Stanley) The Falkland Islands Government has announced the dates of the non-working public holidays and government holidays in the Falkland Islands for the remainder of the first semester of the calendar year 2012. • 09 Oct 2011 (Falkland Islands Government-Stanley) The Falkland Islands Government has finally confirmed that Monday, June 4th, 2012, would be declared a one-off public holiday in the Falkland Islands to mark the royal diamond jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II. • 17 Sep 2011 (Falkland Islands Government Department of Agriculture-Stanley) The Falkland Islands Government has announced the dates of the public holidays and government holidays for December 2011 and January 2012. • 31 Jul 2011 (Falkland Islands Government-Stanley) At the last Falkland Islands General Purposes Committee of the Executive Council (Exco) meeting, the Public Diplomacy Group suggested that Monday, June 4th, 2012, be made a one-off public holiday to mark the royal diamond jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II. • 02 Feb 2011 (Falkland Islands Government-Stanley) The Falkland Islands government has declared that Friday, April 29, 2011, the date of the upcoming UK royal wedding, would be a one-off public holiday in the Falkland Islands. • 04 Dec 2010 (Falkland Islands News Network-Stanley) At the last Falkland Islands Executive Council (Exco) meeting, the Exco advised the Acting Governor, Ric Nye, to issue a notice appointing December 29, 2010, as a public holiday. • 07 Nov 2008 (BBC News) A new constitution, which will come into force on January 1, 2009, has been agreed for the Falkland Islands. • 23 Sep 2007 (Mercopress) The government of the Falkland Islands has announced that on Friday, October 5, 2007, flags will fly at half-mast all over the Falkland Islands, to coincide with the funeral of Major General Sir Jeremy Moore, who commanded British land forces during the 1982 Falkland Islands War. • 25 May 2007 (Falkland Islands Government-Stanley) At this week's EXCO meeting, the Falkland Islands government confirmed that Friday, June 15, 2007, would be a one-off public holiday/non-working day in the Falkland Islands to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the Liberation of the Falklands from Argentine occupation. • More News Updates For the full version of the summarized news items above, and older news items not displayed above, go to the Falkland Islands public holidays news and updates page, or worldwide public holidays news and updates page, or subscribe to one of our free email newsletters.

All Government Offices other than those providing essential services are closed from 25 December to 1 January inclusive each year. • Margaret Thatcher Day is on January 10, but is not a Public Holiday nor a Government Holiday. • Falkland Day is on August 14, but is not a Public Holiday nor a Government Holiday. • There are two days of horse racing after Christmas, known as Stanley Races . • Falkland Islands International Codes FK and FLK (2 and 3-letter ISO3166 codes) and .fk (ICANN national top-level internet domain). • Other Sources of Information The following specialized websites are also a good source of Falkland Islands information and news: ASI Hot Spots (security-related world events: terrorist threats, political strife, strikes, criminal activity, aviation incidents and health outbreaks), CIA World Factbook (Falkland Islands maps, demographics and economic statistics), and Wikipedia (includes Falkland Islands commemorative dates that are not necessarily public holidays).

Observance : Any entry in the Observance column indicates that, in Falkland Islands, 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 2012 bank holidays, legal holidays and public holidays for Falkland Islands, 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 Falkland Islands, before planning any trip to Falkland Islands. For last-minute updates to worldwide public holidays, visit our worldwide public holidays news and updates page or subscribe to our free email newsletters.