Official 2011 holidays

Diary dates for this year.

It seems perverse to start the new year with a day off, but most of you will have had your first holiday of 2011 on 1st January, just like us. Your next holiday is the 27th January, to celebrate Sainte Devote's Day, with a traditional mass, procession and boat burning on the evening before.

To help you plan ahead, we've listed the official holidays in Monaco for 2011 below. There are 2 extra special days off this year to celebrate the marriage of Prince Albert II to Charlene Wittstock, and don't forget too that many businesses close in the run up to the Grand Prix. This year's F1 race takes place on 29th May, so many workers can expect to take Thu-Sat, 26th-28th May as holidays too.

27 Jan 2011

 - Sainte Devote's Day

25 Apr 2011

 - Easter Monday

2 May 2011

 - Labour Day

2 Jun 2011

 - Ascension

13 Jun 2011

 - Pentecost

23 Jun 2011

 - Fete Dieu

1 Jul 2011

 - Royal wedding day 1

2 Jul 2011

 - Royal wedding day 2

15 Aug 2011

 - Assumption

1 Nov 2011

 - All Saints' Day

19 Nov 2011

 - Monaco National Day

8 Dec 2011

 - Immaculate Conception

26 Dec 2011

 - Boxing Day (for Christmas)