Emancipation Day
Saturday, July 1, 2028
Weekday
Saturday
Week
26
Day of year
183
Country
🇸🇷 SR
SRD
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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