Accurate, up-to-date public holidays, bank holidays, and observances in Guam for 2020 ready to be integrated into your application.
Guam is an unincorporated United States island territory located in the Western Pacific Ocean. Discovered by Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan in 1521, the island country of Guan was founded on April 27, 1565. Guam was later settled by Spain in 1668, who then ceded Guam to the United States in 1898. On December 7, 1941, the Japanese captured the island of Guam after the attack on Pearl Harbor. On July 21, 1944 The United States recaptured the island territory. Guam’s motto is, “Where America’s Day Begins,” due to its location close to the International Date Line.
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Date | Weekday | Name | Notes |
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January 1st | Wednesday | New Year's Day | |
January 20th | Monday | Martin Luther King, Jr. Day | Long weekend. |
February 17th | Monday | George Washington's Birthday | Long weekend. |
March 7th | Saturday | Guam History Day | |
March 7th | Saturday | Chamorro Heritage Day | |
March 20th | Friday | March Equinox | |
May 25th | Monday | Memorial Day | Long weekend. |
June 20th | Saturday | June Solstice | |
July 3rd | Friday | Independence Day (Observed) | Long weekend. |
July 4th | Saturday | Independence Day | Long weekend. |
July 21st | Tuesday | Liberation Day | |
September 7th | Monday | Labor Day | Long weekend. |
September 22nd | Tuesday | September Equinox | |
October 12th | Monday | Columbus Day | Long weekend. |
November 2nd | Monday | All Souls' Day | Long weekend. |
November 11th | Wednesday | Veterans Day | |
November 26th | Thursday | Thanksgiving Day | |
December 8th | Tuesday | Lady of Carmarin Day | |
December 21st | Monday | December Solstice | |
December 24th | Thursday | Christmas Eve | |
December 25th | Friday | Christmas Day | Long weekend. |
December 31st | Thursday | New Year's Eve |