Gibraltar National Day

Gibraltar National Day
2013 National Day celebrations held at Grand Casemates Square
Also called	National Day Gibraltar Day Gib Day
Observed by	Gibraltarian people
Type	National Cultural Historical Political
Celebrations	Street party, Verbenas, Street food, Barbecues, Competitions, Family reunions, Foam party, Concerts, Fireworks
Date	10 September
Next time	10 September 2017 (2017-09-10)
Frequency	annual
Related to	Gibraltar Tercentenary Celebrations

Gibraltar National Day, celebrated annually on 10 September, is the official national day of the British overseas territory of Gibraltar. The day commemorates Gibraltar's first sovereignty referendum of 1967, in which Gibraltarian voters were asked whether they wished to either pass under Spanish sovereignty, or remain under British sovereignty, with institutions of self-government.

In 1992, the Chief Minister of Gibraltar Joe Bossano, travelled to the United Nations to argue for the right to self-determination inspiring the formation of the Self Determination for Gibraltar Group (SDGG) which was at the time headed by Dennis Matthews, a one-time active member of the Integration with Britain Party (IWBP). In order to generate popular support for self-determination they held the first National Day at John Mackintosh Square (the Piazza) on 10 September 1992 to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the day the 1967 sovereignty referendum was held on. Coincidentally, the 10 September was also the day the Gibraltar Legislative Council became representative and responsible for internal affairs in 1964.