Public holidays
Public holidays in Barbados
Barbados has 12 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 holiday30 NovemberIndependence Day
202612 dayspublic holidays in total
202714 daysalready scheduled
2026
Thursday 1 JanuaryNew Year's Day
Wednesday 21 JanuaryErrol Barrow Day
Friday 3 AprilGood Fridaylong weekend likely
Monday 6 AprilEaster Mondaylong weekend likely
Tuesday 28 AprilNational Heroes Day
Friday 1 MayMay Daylong weekend likely
Monday 25 MayWhit Mondaylong weekend likely
Saturday 1 AugustEmancipation Dayfalls on a weekend
Monday 3 AugustKadooment Daylong weekend likely
Monday 30 NovemberIndependence Daylong weekend likely
Friday 25 DecemberChristmas Daylong weekend likely
Saturday 26 DecemberBoxing Dayfalls on a weekend
2027
Friday 1 JanuaryNew Year's Daylong weekend likely
Thursday 21 JanuaryErrol Barrow Day
Friday 26 MarchGood Fridaylong weekend likely
Monday 29 MarchEaster Mondaylong weekend likely
Wednesday 28 AprilNational Heroes Day
Saturday 1 MayMay Dayfalls on a weekend
Monday 17 MayWhit Mondaylong weekend likely
Sunday 1 AugustEmancipation Dayfalls on a weekend
Monday 2 AugustKadooment Daylong weekend likely
Tuesday 3 AugustEmancipation Day (observed)
Tuesday 30 NovemberIndependence Day
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.