Current Date And Time In Avannaata, Greenland
Tuesday, 25 August 2026
09:56:32 WGST
Capital: Ilulissat
Currency: Danish Krone (DKK)
Timezone: UTC -03:00 (WGST)
Area: 522,700.00 km²
State Code: AV
Planning business schedules or travel in Avannaata, Greenland? Here is the complete public holiday reference for Avannaata, detailing official statutory observances and bank non-working days.
Public administration, schools, and financial institutions in Avannaata observe these official holiday dates to mark statutory national and regional occasions. In Avannaata, statutory fixed-date public holidays (including Ullortuneq (National Day) on June 21) mandate official non-working status for banks and government departments.
This is Greenland's national public holiday calendar — the same live calendar shown on Greenland's country-level holiday page — embedded here because public holidays are set nationally and apply uniformly across Avannaata and the rest of Greenland, not a separate Avannaata-specific calendar.
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These are Greenland's official statutory fixed-date public holidays — the same national list shown on Greenland's country holiday page — mandated by national labor law and applicable across every state and city in Greenland, including Avannaata. These non-working days apply to government administrative offices, commercial banking institutions, and schools statewide.
| Holiday Name | Fixed Date | Category | Closure Status | Official Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ullortuneq (National Day) | June 21 | National Holiday | Full Public Closure | naalakkersuisut.gl |
Statutory holidays landing on a Monday, Friday, Tuesday or Thursday create a long-weekend opportunity — here's what's coming up.
| Holiday | Date | Opportunity |
|---|---|---|
| Ullortuneq (National Day) | Mon, Jun 21, 2027 | Automatic 3-day weekend |
Public offices, banks and schools throughout Avannaata close on the same fixed-date statutory holidays observed nationwide, since public holidays in Greenland are a matter of national labor law rather than state-by-state decree.
When a fixed statutory public holiday falls on a weekend in Avannaata, government gazette decrees often designate the adjacent Monday as an official substitute non-working day.
As Avannaata's capital, Ilulissat observes the identical statutory calendar — there's no separate capital-city holiday list distinct from the rest of Avannaata.