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New Year's Day (substitute day)

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🏪 What's open

  • Banks Closed
  • Government offices Closed
  • Schools Closed
  • Shops Varies
  • Restaurants Reduced
  • Public transit Reduced
  • Stock market Closed
  • Post office Closed

🛋️ Long weekend potential

3-Day Block
SAT 01 Weekend
SUN 02 Weekend
MON 03 Holiday

3-day weekend (January 1 – January 3)

📣 Traveler notes

Jersey is the largest and southernmost of the Channel Islands, operating as a self-governing British Crown dependency located 14 miles west of the Cherbourg peninsula, France.

  • Jersey Boat Show: Takes place in May in St Helier.
  • Jersey Battle of Flowers: A street carnival held in St Helier (second Thursday or Friday in August).
  • Weekender: A rock festival held at the Royal Jersey Showground (late August or early September).
  • Jersey Regatta: Based at St Helier marina (early September).
  • Jersey Air Display: Held in September (Note potential A2 coast road closure and airport disruptions).
  • The local service culture, while superficially similar to the UK, tends to reflect French influences.

About this holiday

The primary observance of New Year's Day in Jersey is tied to the doctrines of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, which emphasizes Saturday as the Sabbath and anticipates the Second Coming of Jesus Christ.