Emancipation Day
Thursday, July 30, 2026
Weekday
Thursday
Week
31
Day of year
211
Country
🇧🇲 BM
BMD
About this holiday
Emancipation Day commemorates the abolition of slavery. In most of the Caribbean it is observed on or around 1 August, marking the Slavery Abolition Act of 1834 in the British Empire. The day combines solemn remembrance with celebrations of freedom, heritage and culture.
Emancipation Day · 2025–2030
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