Barbados Public Holidays
Statutory public holidays in Barbados. See at a glance whether today is a day off and how long until the next one.
Barbados has 12 public holidays in 2026, 2 of which fall on a weekend. There are 8 long weekends of three days or more; the longest runs 4 days around New Year's Day (1–4 January).
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2025 · 12 days
| Date | Holiday | |
|---|---|---|
| 2025.01.01Wed | New Year's Day | |
| 2025.01.21Tue | Errol Barrow Day | |
| 2025.04.18Fri | Good Friday | |
| 2025.04.21Mon | Easter Monday | |
| 2025.04.28Mon | National Heroes' Day | |
| 2025.05.01Thu | Labour Day | |
| 2025.06.09Mon | Whit Monday | |
| 2025.08.01Fri | Emancipation Day | |
| 2025.08.04Mon | Kadooment Day | |
| 2025.11.30Sun | Independence Day | |
| 2025.12.25Thu | Christmas Day | |
| 2025.12.26Fri | Boxing Day |
Barbados public holidays in 2026
| Date | Holiday | |
|---|---|---|
| 2026.01.01Thu | New Year's Day | |
| 2026.01.21Wed | Errol Barrow Day | |
| 2026.04.03Fri | Good Friday | |
| 2026.04.06Mon | Easter Monday | |
| 2026.04.28Tue | National Heroes' Day | |
| 2026.05.01Fri | Labour Day | |
| 2026.05.25Mon | Whit Monday | |
| 2026.08.01Sat | Emancipation Day | |
| 2026.08.03Mon | Kadooment Day | |
| 2026.11.30Mon | Independence Day | |
| 2026.12.25Fri | Christmas Day | |
| 2026.12.26Sat | Boxing Day |
2027 · 12 days
| Date | Holiday | |
|---|---|---|
| 2027.01.01Fri | New Year's Day | |
| 2027.01.21Thu | Errol Barrow Day | |
| 2027.03.26Fri | Good Friday | |
| 2027.03.29Mon | Easter Monday | |
| 2027.04.28Wed | National Heroes' Day | |
| 2027.05.01Sat | Labour Day | |
| 2027.05.17Mon | Whit Monday | |
| 2027.08.01Sun | Emancipation Day | |
| 2027.08.02Mon | Kadooment Day | |
| 2027.11.30Tue | Independence Day | |
| 2027.12.25Sat | Christmas Day | |
| 2027.12.26Sun | Boxing Day |
2025 · 7 long weekends
| Dates | Break | |
|---|---|---|
| 2025.01.18Sat ~ 01.21Tue | 4-day break1 bridge day | |
| 2025.04.18Fri ~ 04.21Mon | 4-day break | |
| 2025.04.26Sat ~ 04.28Mon | 3-day break | |
| 2025.05.01Thu ~ 05.04Sun | 4-day break1 bridge day | |
| 2025.06.07Sat ~ 06.09Mon | 3-day break | |
| 2025.08.01Fri ~ 08.04Mon | 4-day break | |
| 2025.12.25Thu ~ 12.28Sun | 4-day break |
Barbados Long Weekends 2026
Stretches of three days or more where weekends and public holidays run together. Days you would have to take off to join them up are marked as bridge days.
| Dates | Break | |
|---|---|---|
| 2026.01.01Thu ~ 01.04Sun | 4-day break1 bridge day | |
| 2026.04.03Fri ~ 04.06Mon | 4-day break | |
| 2026.04.25Sat ~ 04.28Tue | 4-day break1 bridge day | |
| 2026.05.01Fri ~ 05.03Sun | 3-day break | |
| 2026.05.23Sat ~ 05.25Mon | 3-day break | |
| 2026.08.01Sat ~ 08.03Mon | 3-day break | |
| 2026.11.28Sat ~ 11.30Mon | 3-day break | |
| 2026.12.25Fri ~ 12.27Sun | 3-day break |
2027 · 6 long weekends
| Dates | Break | |
|---|---|---|
| 2027.01.01Fri ~ 01.03Sun | 3-day break | |
| 2027.01.21Thu ~ 01.24Sun | 4-day break1 bridge day | |
| 2027.03.26Fri ~ 03.29Mon | 4-day break | |
| 2027.05.15Sat ~ 05.17Mon | 3-day break | |
| 2027.07.31Sat ~ 08.02Mon | 3-day break | |
| 2027.11.27Sat ~ 11.30Tue | 4-day break1 bridge day |
Holiday data from Nager.Date · only entries whose types includes Public. Updated 2026-09-01.
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