⌂ Calendars of different countries → Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Holiday Calendar for Saint Vincent and the Grenadines![]() There are over 32 stunning islands and cays that make up St Vincent & The Grenadines. Of these 9 are inhabited. The capital of St Vincent & The Grenadines is Kingstown which is often referred to as “The City of Arches” due to there being 400 arches in the capital. It is a market town which has a variety of small and interesting shops. National traditions, public holidays and notable observances for 2023-2024 yearOctober 2023Friday 27 October - Independence Day in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (celebrates the independence of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines from United Kingdom in 1979) December 2023Tuesday 26 December - Boxing Day (Belgium, Fiji, The Bahamas, Guyana, Trinidad and Tobago, Samoa...) January 2024Monday 22 January - Feast of St. Vincent in Valencia, Spain (traditionally held mass festivities, costumed processions and a large wine festival. The holiday is celebrated in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines) March 2024Sunday 31 March - Easter in Western Christianity (Første påskedag in Norway) May 2024Sunday 12 May - Mother’s Day (Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belgium, Belize, Bermuda, Bhutan, Bonaire, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei, Canada, Cambodia, Cayman Islands, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Congo, Dem. Rep., Congo, Rep., Cote d'Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Curaçao, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominica, Ecuador, Equatorial Guinea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Faroe Islands, Fiji, Finland, Germany, Gabon, Gambia, Greenland, Ghana, Greece, Grenada, Guyana, Honduras, Hong Kong, Iceland, India, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Kenya, Latvia, Liberia, Liechtenstein, Macau, Malaysia, Malta, Myanmar, Namibia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, Singapore, Sint Maarten, Slovakia, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Suriname, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tanzania, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, Uganda, Ukraine, United States, Uruguay, Vietnam, Venezuela, Zambia, Zimbabwe) Monday 20 May - Whit Monday (celebrated on the day after Pentecost) June 2024July 2024August 2024Thursday 1 August - Emancipation Day in Barbados, Bermuda, Guyana, Trinidad and Tobago, Jamaica (Celebration of the Slavery Abolition Act 1833 which ended the slavery in the British Empire, generally celebrated as a part of Carnival, as the Caribbean Carnival takes place at this time) Saturday 3 August - Food Festival or Breadfruit Festival in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (Food Festival is weekend during August) September 2024About some traditionsPirates of the Caribbean I, II and III were all filmed here. St Vincent & The Grenadines is home to the oldest Botanical Gardens in the Western Hemisphere and was founded in 1765. The King’s Hill Reserve is one of the oldest forest reserves in the Western Hemisphere. Established in 1791 and with an elevation of 600 feet, it provides a habitat for protected wildlife and a home for more than 26 identified species of tropical trees and shrubs. The Buccament Valley east of Layou is a tropical rainforest reserve, home to the endangered St Vincent parrot, as well as many other species such as the unique whistling warbler. Bequia’s rich marine flora and fauna make it a popular resort for divers. Fried Jackfish and Roasted Breadfruit is the National Dish of the country, both are equally delicious. Indian food such as curry, roti, rice and daal are a commonly consumed as part of Vincentian cuisine. Saint Vincent is one of the cheaper Caribbean islands. American Indian Day in Tennessee![]() The first American Indian Day was celebrated in May 1916 in New York. In 1990, then President George H. W. Bush signed a joint congressional
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