Festivals
Coronation Day & Queen’s Birthday
Coronation Day & Queen’s Birthday is 30 April, when there are ceremonies commemorating the coronation of Queen Beatrix and the Queen’s birthday.
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Carnival
Carnival (Saba Summer Festival) is a week near the end of July and is celebrated with jump-ups, music and costumed dancing, shows, food, games and contests including the Saba Hill Climb. There are parades on the last weekend and Carnival Monday at the end is a public holiday.
Saba Days
Saba Days are a mini-carnival at the first weekend in December, when donkey races are held, with dancing, steel bands, barbecues and other festivities.
Public Holidays
New Year’s Day, Good Friday, Easter Sunday and Monday, Queen’s Coronation Day (30 April), Labour Day (1 May), Ascension Day (Thursday), Saba Days (beginning of December), Christmas Day, Boxing Day.
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