Public Holidays:

•    January 1st: New Year's Day
•    March 7th: Carnival Monday *
•    March 8th: Carnival Tuesday *
•    March 9th: Ash Wednesday *
•    March 30th: Mi Carême *
•    April 22nd: Good Friday *
•    April 25th: Easter Monday *
•    May 1st:  Labor Day/May Day
•    May 8th:  Victory Day 1945
•    May 27th: Abolition of Slavery
•    June 2nd:  Ascension Day *
•    June 13th: Whit Monday *
•    July 14th: Bastille Day
•    July 21st: Victor Schoelcher Day
•    August 15th: Assumption
•    November 1st: All Saints' Day
•    November 2nd: Defuncts' Day (All Souls Day)
•    November 11th: Remembrance/Armistice Day
•    December 25th: Christmas Day

Special Events:

•    January 28th-February 4th: Guadeloupe International Film Festival
•    March 6th-9th: Guadeloupe Carnival
•    April 24th & 25th: Saint Georges International Festival
•    May Month: Creole Blues Festival
•    May Month: French Surfing Championship
•    June Month: Karujet - Jet Ski World Championship
•    June Month: Antilles Music Festival
•    July Month: Guadeloupe International Zouk Festival
•    August Month: Guadeloupe International Cycling Race