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 — in 31 days
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.