The business world's No-Go Days!

linkTrinidad and Tobago : public and bank holidays, closure of banks, stock exchanges, school vacations

Trinidad and Tobago : complete schedule of public and bank holidays, closure of banks and stock exchanges, school vacations, trade fairs, cultural and sporting events, festivals, carnivals, election during the next 3 months

  • Currency: Dollar (TTD)
  • Internet domain: .tt - Telephone code: +1-868 - International dialing code: 011 - GMT offset: -4 (DST: no)
    Banks remain open during carnival
  • Weekend: Saturday & Sunday
  • IF YOU NEED TRANSLATION INTO THIS COUNTRY's LANGUAGE(S): English (350 million speakers in 47 countries), Creole ...
    Contact edit!
  • DateNameKindMore
    Monday september 25, 2023Republic DaySecular holiday
    view more
    Monday october 30, 2023Mid-term holiday (end)School holidays
    view more
    Monday december 25, 2023Christmas DayCatholic or protestant
    view more
    Tuesday december 26, 2023Boxing DaySecular holiday
    view more
    Monday january 1, 2024New Year's DaySecular holiday
    view more
    Monday january 8, 2024Christmas holiday (end)School holidays
    view more
    Sunday january 28, 2024Trinidad &Tobago MarathonSports events
    view more
    Friday february 9, 2024Carnival holiday (beginning)School holidays
    view more
    Monday february 12, 2024Carnival (Port-of-Spain only)Secular holiday
    view more
    Tuesday february 13, 2024Carnival (Port-of-Spain only)Secular holiday
    view more
    Wednesday february 14, 2024Valentine's Daycards/flowers
    view more
    Monday february 19, 2024Carnival holiday (end)School holidays
    view more
    Thursday march 28, 2024Spring holiday (beginning)School holidays
    view more
    Friday march 29, 2024Good FridayCatholic or protestant
    view more
    Saturday march 30, 2024Spiritual Baptist/Shouter Liberation DayCatholic or protestant
    view more

    Republic Day

    -
    Monday september 25, 2023
    Secular holiday : Became a republic on August 1, 1976, fourteen years after independence from the United Kingdom. Observed on the birthday of the then Prime Minister, Eric Williams, although it was officially the date of the first meeting of Parliament under the republican constitution. The holiday was abolished in 1996 to make way for Spiritual Baptist/Shouter Liberation Day, but was reinstated in 2002. [Wikipedia]

    Mid-term holiday (end)

    -
    Monday october 30, 2023
    School holidays :

    Christmas Day

    -
    Monday december 25, 2023
    Catholic or protestant : Since pre-historic times in Europe, festivities (bonfires, offrerings) were marking the beginning of longer hours of daylight with fires and ritual. The Roman festival of Saturnalia lasted several days in December (gambling and offerings). Germanic tribes also celebrated mid-winter (drinking and rituals). The Bulgarian (with Koleduvane) and the Polish (with Gwiazdka) perpetuate this tradition. Jesus of Nazareth was probably born in springtime (Reformists favour autumn). But in the 4th century, December 25th was chosen for the celebration of his birth by Pope Julius I (Bishop Liberus is also mentioned in 354 A.D.). Thus, a Christian element was introduced in the long-established mid-winter festivals. Before 1582, the Papal States and other Italian city states celebrated New Year’s Day on Christmas Day.

    Boxing Day

    -
    Tuesday december 26, 2023
    Secular holiday :

    New Year's Day

    -
    Monday january 1, 2024
    Secular holiday : The world's most widely celebrated holiday, New Years was set on January 1 by Julius Caesar because that was the date the Roman consuls took over their duties. Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

    Christmas holiday (end)

    -
    Monday january 8, 2024
    School holidays : Https://www.moe.gov.tt/
    https://www.isps.edu.tt
    Schooling mandatory till age 16
    Teaching language: English
    schools are closed on Sunday
    school uniforms required

    We carry confirmed dates till Aug 2024 (International school); Further dates are projected dates based on previous years

    Please note that authorities may take last-minute decisions; please double-check if this information is vital to you
    Make a Paypal donation of euros 50 to [email protected] to purchase the full calendar for 5 countries or regions, including Kazakh schools
    Contact [email protected] to purchase a file containing confirmed calendars of 550 countries and regions.

    Trinidad &Tobago Marathon

    -
    Sunday january 28, 2024
    Sports events : Http://ttmarathon.com 2024 edition NOT confirmed

    Carnival holiday (beginning)

    -
    Friday february 9, 2024
    School holidays :

    Carnival (Port-of-Spain only)

    -
    Monday february 12, 2024
    Secular holiday : banks remain open

    Carnival (Port-of-Spain only)

    -
    Tuesday february 13, 2024
    Secular holiday :

    Valentine's Day

    -
    Wednesday february 14, 2024
    cards/flowers : Introduced by Pope Gelasus in 498, perhaps in response to a local Roman tradition of lovers writing their names on an urn in February

    Carnival holiday (end)

    -
    Monday february 19, 2024
    School holidays :

    Spring holiday (beginning)

    -
    Thursday march 28, 2024
    School holidays :

    Good Friday

    -
    Friday march 29, 2024
    Catholic or protestant : The First Council of Nicaea (a gathering of bishops in the early days of Christianity) wanted to find a day to commemorate the crucifixion and resurrection of Christ. This commemoration had to be linked to Jewish holiday traditions, since the last supper of Christ was believed to be a Jewish Passover meal. But the Jewish calendar is based on lunar and solar cycles, so the Easter celebration had to follow the same calendar.

    Spiritual Baptist/Shouter Liberation Day

    -
    Saturday march 30, 2024
    Catholic or protestant : Spiritual/Shouter Baptist Liberation Day is an annual public holiday celebrated in Trinidad and Tobago on 30 March. The holiday commemorates the repeal on 30 March 1951 of the 1917 Shouter Prohibition Ordinance that prohibited the activities of the Shouter or Spiritual Baptist faith. Trinidad and Tobago is the only country in the world that celebrates a public holiday for the Spiritual Baptist faith. [Wikipedia]