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Monaco 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.

Date in 2012

Holiday Name Observance*
Sun New Year's Day
Mon New Year's Day Holiday (jour chômé reporté)
Fri Saint Dévote's Day
Mon Easter Monday
Tue Labour Day
Thu Ascension
* Fri Bank Holiday Banks
Mon Whit Monday
Thu Corpus Christi (Fête Dieu)
Wed Assumption Day
Thu All Saints' Day
Mon National Day (Fête de S.A.S. le Prince Souverain)
Sat Immaculate Conception Day
Tue Christmas Day

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Recent News and Updates

02 Dec 2011 (Bulletin Officiel de la Principauté-Monaco) Monaco's State Ministry has published the list of official public holidays (liste des jours chômés et payés) in Monaco for the calendar year 2012.  23 Dec 2010 (Communiqués de presse-Principauté de Monaco) The Principalty of Monaco has announced that Friday and Saturday, July 1 and 2, 2011, would be declared as one-off public holidays in Monaco, to coincide with the upcoming wedding of Prince Albert.  20 Dec 2010 (Bulletin Officiel de la Principauté-Monaco) Monaco's State Ministry has published the list of official public holidays (liste des jours chômés et payés) in Monaco for the calendar year 2011.  04 Dec 2009 (Bulletin Officiel de la Principauté-Monaco) Monaco's State Ministry has published the list of official public holidays (liste des jours chômés et payés) in Monaco for the calendar year 2010.  27 Jul 2009 (Bulletin Officiel de la Principauté-Monaco) The Government of Monaco has published the "Circulaire n° 2009-09 du 16 juillet 2009 relatif au samedi 15 août 2009 (Jour de l’Assomption), jour férié légal" which confirms that there will not be any day in lieu public holiday to compensate the fact that August 15 falls on a Saturday in 2009.  14 Nov 2008 (Bulletin Officiel de la Principauté-Monaco) Monaco's State Ministry has published the list of official public holidays (liste des jours chômés et payés) in Monaco for the calendar year 2009.  26 Oct 2007 (Bulletin Officiel de la Principauté-Monaco) Monaco's State Ministry has published the list of official public holidays (liste des jours chômés et payés) in Monaco for the calendar year 2008.  08 Dec 2006 (Bulletin Officiel de la Principauté-Monaco) Monaco's State Ministry has published the list of official public holidays (liste des jours chômés et payés) in Monaco for the calendar year 2007.  28 Oct 2005 (Bulletin Officiel de la Principauté-Monaco) Monaco's State Ministry has published the list of official public holidays (liste des jours chômés et payés) in Monaco for the calendar year 2006.  27 Jun 2005 (Conseil National-Principauté de Monaco) Monaco's National Council has voted Law 1298 making Tuesday, July 12, 2005, a one-off public holiday, to coincide with the date when Prince Albert II will accede to the throne.  More News Updates For the full version of the summarized news items above, and older news items not displayed above, go to the Monaco public holidays news and updates page, or worldwide public holidays news and updates page, or subscribe to one of our free email newsletters.


Background Information

Governing Law: The list and dates of the official public holidays of Monaco are regulated by the Loi n° 798 du 18 février 1966 portant fixation des jours fériés légaux and the Loi n° 800 du 18 février 1966 régissant la rémunération et les conditions de travail relatives aux jours fériés légaux, as amended by the law 1005 of July 4, 1978, and law 1020 of July 5, 1979.  Fête Nationale: although the feast of St Albert is on November 15th, His Highness Albert II decided to keep observing it on November 19th, date on which Rainier d'Arezzo was previously celebrated, under the impulsion of Prince Rainier III.  Good Friday, Christmas Eve, and New Year's Eve: Although they are not official public holidays, some shops and businesses may be closed or will close early on these days.  Ascension Friday: some banks and businesses may be closed.  Although not official public holidays, Good Friday (the Friday before Easter), Saint John The Baptist Day (June 24th), and Saint Roman Day (August 9th) are days that are celebrated with festivities.  Monaco International Codes MC and MCO (2 and 3-letter ISO3166 codes) and .mc (ICANN national top-level internet domain). • Other Sources of Information The following specialized websites are also a good source of Monaco 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 (Monaco maps, demographics and economic statistics), the IFES (information covering upcoming elections, referenda, electoral structures and voter participation in Monaco), and Wikipedia (includes Monaco commemorative dates that are not necessarily public holidays).


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



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