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.
2013 National Day celebrations held at Grand Casemates Square
Flag of Gibraltar flying over the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in London during the 2013 National Day
Gibraltarians dress in their national colours of red and white on National Day.
The symbolic release of 30,000 red and white balloons from Grand Casemates Square on National Day 2013
1967 Gibraltar sovereignty referendum
The Gibraltar sovereignty referendum of 1967 was held on 10 September 1967, in which Gibraltarian citizens were asked whether they wished to pass under Spanish sovereignty, with Gibraltarians keeping their British citizenship and a special status for Gibraltar within Spain; or remain under British sovereignty, with its own self-governing institutions.
Devil's Gap Road in Gibraltar's Upper Town. The steps have been painted with the Union Flag ever since the referendum
A car painted to celebrate the results of the referendum
Referendum Gate at Southport Gates in Charles V Wall, Gibraltar. Named to commemorate the referendum
