Home › Barbados › 2026 BB Barbados public holidays 2026: 13 holidays, 1 long weekend In 2026, Barbados has 13 public holidays: 10 fall on working days, and the calendar offers 1 long weekend. Good Friday falls on April 3, 2026, and April is the busiest month.
Year at a glance 13 Public holidays 10 On weekdays 251 Working days in year 10 Longest break (days) April Busiest month Public holidays in 2026 Date Weekday Holiday Substitute day January 1, 2026 Thursday New Year's Day — January 21, 2026 Wednesday Errol Barrow Day — April 3, 2026 Friday Good Friday — April 6, 2026 Monday Easter Monday — April 28, 2026 Tuesday National Heroes Day — May 1, 2026 Friday May Day — May 24, 2026 Sunday Pentecost — May 25, 2026 Monday Whit Monday — August 1, 2026 Saturday Emancipation Day — August 3, 2026 Monday Kadooment Day — November 30, 2026 Monday Independence Day — December 25, 2026 Friday Christmas Day — December 26, 2026 Saturday Boxing Day —
2026 calendar January 2026 M T W T F S S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
February 2026 M T W T F S S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28
March 2026 M T W T F S S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
April 2026 M T W T F S S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
May 2026 M T W T F S S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
June 2026 M T W T F S S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
July 2026 M T W T F S S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
August 2026 M T W T F S S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
September 2026 M T W T F S S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
October 2026 M T W T F S S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
November 2026 M T W T F S S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
December 2026 M T W T F S S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
Holidays on weekend days Holiday Date Weekday / Substitute day Pentecost May 24, 2026 Sunday Emancipation Day August 1, 2026 Saturday Boxing Day December 26, 2026 Saturday
Long weekends and bridge days Date Days off vacation days Holiday January 1, 2026 – January 4, 2026 4 1 New Year's Day January 17, 2026 – January 21, 2026 5 2 Errol Barrow Day April 3, 2026 – April 6, 2026 4 No leave needed Good Friday, Easter Monday March 28, 2026 – April 6, 2026 10 4 Good Friday, Easter Monday
Moving holidays Holiday Date Moving holidays Good Friday April 3, 2026 15 earlier Easter Monday April 6, 2026 15 earlier Pentecost May 24, 2026 15 earlier Whit Monday May 25, 2026 15 earlier
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