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 — in 80 days
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.