National Day of Prayer and Thanksgiving in the Turks and Caicos Islands Date in the current year: August 30, 2026

The Turks and Caicos Islands are a British Overseas Territory. The islands were granted home rule in 1973, but it was suspended in 2009 due to allegations of ministerial corruption. Home rule was restored in 2012.

In 2014, the Prime Minister of the Turks and Caicos Islands, Rufus Ewing, designated the fourth Friday in November as National Day of Prayer and Thanksgiving. He encouraged islanders to set aside their work and give thanks to God for their blessings, and to their families and friends for the love and joy they share daily.

National Day of Prayer and Thanksgiving was a public holiday, but the Public Holidays (Amendment) Bill 2025, which took effect in December of that year, changed that by making it a day of observance instead. It was also moved to the last Sunday in August.

Unlike American Thanksgiving, National Day of Prayer and Thanksgiving in the Turks and Caicos is primarily a religious holiday. Churches across the islands hold special services and programs for the day.