Public holidays in Barbados in 2026

13 nationwide public holidays

Date Holiday
New Year's Day
Errol Barrow Day
Good Friday
Easter Monday
National Heroes Day
May Day
Pentecost
Whit Monday
Emancipation Day
Kadooment Day
Independence Day
Christmas Day
Boxing Day
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Only nationwide holidays are listed; states and regions add their own. Holidays set by a lunar calendar can move by a day, so check the official announcement closer to the date.

Working days in Barbados in 2026

Weekdays minus the public holidays above, with Saturday and Sunday as the weekend.

Month Working days
January 20
February 20
March 22
April 19
May 19
June 22
July 23
August 20
September 22
October 22
November 20
December 22
Total 251

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Holiday data from the open-source date-holidays project (CC BY 3.0).