Public Holidays

Discover upcoming public holiday dates for Barbados and start planning to make the most of your time off.

2026 Public Holidays

Date	Day	Holiday
1 Jan	Thu	New Year's Day
21 Jan	Wed	Errol Barrow Day
3 Apr	Fri	Good Friday
6 Apr	Mon	Easter Monday
28 Apr	Tue	National Heroes Day
1 May	Fri	May Day
25 May	Mon	Whit Monday
1 Aug	Sat	Emancipation Day
3 Aug	Mon	Kadooment Day
30 Nov	Mon	Independence Day
25 Dec	Fri	Christmas Day
26 Dec	Sat	Boxing Day
The dates in this table are an estimate. We will update this page once the official public holiday dates for 2026 are released.

2027 Public Holidays

Date	Day	Holiday
1 Jan	Fri	New Year's Day
21 Jan	Thu	Errol Barrow Day
26 Mar	Fri	Good Friday
29 Mar	Mon	Easter Monday
28 Apr	Wed	National Heroes Day
1 May	Sat	May Day
17 May	Mon	Whit Monday
1 Aug	Sun	Emancipation Day
2 Aug	Mon	Kadooment Day
3 Aug	Tue	Emancipation Day Holiday
30 Nov	Tue	Independence Day
25 Dec	Sat	Christmas Day
26 Dec	Sun	Boxing Day
27 Dec	Mon	Boxing Day Holiday
The dates in this table are an estimate. We will update this page once the official public holiday dates for 2027 are released.

2028 Public Holidays

Date	Day	Holiday
1 Jan	Sat	New Year's Day
21 Jan	Fri	Errol Barrow Day
14 Apr	Fri	Good Friday
17 Apr	Mon	Easter Monday
28 Apr	Fri	National Heroes Day
1 May	Mon	May Day
5 Jun	Mon	Whit Monday
1 Aug	Tue	Emancipation Day
7 Aug	Mon	Kadooment Day
30 Nov	Thu	Independence Day
25 Dec	Mon	Christmas Day
26 Dec	Tue	Boxing Day
The dates in this table are an estimate. We will update this page once the official public holiday dates for 2028 are released.