Public holidays
Public holidays in Bahamas
Bahamas has 13 public holidays in 2026, of which 2 fall on a weekend. Dates below are national holidays; regions, states and individual companies often add their own, so confirm with the person you are scheduling with.
Next public holiday12 OctoberNational Heroes Day
202613 dayspublic holidays in total
202714 daysalready scheduled
2026
Thursday 1 JanuaryNew Year's Day
Saturday 10 JanuaryMajority Rule Dayfalls on a weekend
Monday 12 JanuaryMajority Rule Day (observed)long weekend likely
Friday 3 AprilGood Fridaylong weekend likely
Monday 6 AprilEaster Mondaylong weekend likely
Monday 25 MayWhit Mondaylong weekend likely
Friday 5 JuneRandol Fawkes Labour Daylong weekend likely
Friday 10 JulyIndependence Daylong weekend likely
Monday 3 AugustEmancipation Daylong weekend likely
Monday 12 OctoberNational Heroes Daylong weekend likely
Friday 25 DecemberChristmas Daylong weekend likely
Saturday 26 DecemberBoxing Dayfalls on a weekend
Monday 28 DecemberBoxing Day (observed)long weekend likely
2027
Friday 1 JanuaryNew Year's Daylong weekend likely
Sunday 10 JanuaryMajority Rule Dayfalls on a weekend
Monday 11 JanuaryMajority Rule Day (observed)long weekend likely
Friday 26 MarchGood Fridaylong weekend likely
Monday 29 MarchEaster Mondaylong weekend likely
Monday 17 MayWhit Mondaylong weekend likely
Friday 4 JuneRandol Fawkes Labour Daylong weekend likely
Saturday 10 JulyIndependence Dayfalls on a weekend
Monday 12 JulyIndependence Day (observed)long weekend likely
Monday 2 AugustEmancipation Daylong weekend likely
Monday 11 OctoberNational Heroes Daylong weekend likely
Saturday 25 DecemberChristmas Dayfalls on a weekend
Sunday 26 DecemberBoxing Dayfalls on a weekend
Monday 27 DecemberBoxing Day (observed)long weekend likely
How to use this
A public holiday does not always mean nobody is working, and a clear calendar does not mean your colleague is free. Treat these dates as a prompt to ask rather than an answer — especially the ones marked as set by moon sighting, where the final date is confirmed only days ahead.