Holiday Guide for Curaçao in 2024

Curaçao information

Population: 155,014
Capital: Willemstad
Calling Code: (599)
Time Zone: -4 UTC
Currency: Netherlands Antillean guilder
Language: Dutch

List of National Holidays in Curaçao in 2024

	Monday January 1st Long Weekend! New Year's Day Curaçao: New Year's Day is a public holiday in all countries that observe the Gregorian calendar, with the exception of Israel
	Monday February 12th Long Weekend! Carnival Monday Curaçao: The streets of many Caribbean countries erupt with colour and noise as Carnival ushers in the Easter period
	Friday March 29th Long Weekend! Good Friday Curaçao: Good Friday occurs on the Friday before Easter. The day commemorates the Crucifixion of Jesus.
	Sunday March 31st Easter Curaçao: Easter Sunday is the most important date in the Christian church. In the bible, it is the day when Mary Magdalene found that an empty tomb in the cave in which Jesus had been placed.
	Monday April 1st Long Weekend! Easter Monday Curaçao: Easter is probably the most important holiday of the Christian year, celebrating the Resurrection of Jesus
	Saturday April 27th King's Birthday Curaçao: Officially commemorates the birthday of King Willem-Alexander who was born on 27 April 1967.
	Wednesday May 1st Labour Day Curaçao: This holiday is most commonly associated as a commemoration of the achievements of the labour movement
	Thursday May 9th Ascension Day Curaçao: This day observes the departure of Jesus from earth after his resurrection. It is perhaps the earliest observed celebration in Christianity.
	Tuesday July 2nd National Anthem and Flag Day Curaçao: Marks the adoption of Curaçao's national flag on July 2nd 1984
	Thursday October 10th Curaçao Day Curaçao: Curaçao Day is a public holiday in Curaçao that marks the island's anniversary of becoming a country within the Dutch kingdom on October 10th 2010.
	Wednesday December 25th Christmas Day Curaçao: Christmas celebrates the Nativity of Jesus which according to tradition took place on December 25th 1 BC
	Thursday December 26th Day after Christmas Curaçao: Several countries and regions around the world extend their public holidays for Christmas beyond 25th December
	Tuesday December 31st New Year's Eve Curaçao: The last day of the year in the Gregorian calendar is usually celebrated with parties as midnight approaches