Barbados Holidays

National and bank holidays for 2026

Year:

Holidays

National

Bank

January

New Year's Day national

First day of the new year

Thu, Jan 1

Errol Barrow Day national

Honours the Father of Independence, Errol Barrow, first Prime Minister of Barbados

Wed, Jan 21

April

Good Friday national

Friday before Easter Sunday

Fri, Apr 3

Easter Monday national

Monday after Easter Sunday

Mon, Apr 6

National Heroes Day national

Honours the national heroes of Barbados

Tue, Apr 28

May

Labour Day national

Celebrates workers and the labour movement

Fri, May 1

Whit Monday national

Monday after Pentecost, 50 days after Easter

Mon, May 25

August

Emancipation Day national

Commemorates the emancipation of slaves in 1834

Sat, Aug 1

Kadooment Day national

Grand finale of the Crop Over festival, first Monday of August

Mon, Aug 3

November

Independence Day national

Commemorates Barbados independence from Britain in 1966

Mon, Nov 30

December

Christmas Day national

Celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ

Fri, Dec 25

Boxing Day national

Day after Christmas

Sat, Dec 26

API Access

/national-holidays/api/BB/index.json View JSON

All available years for Barbados

/national-holidays/api/BB/2026.json View JSON

/national-holidays/api/BB/2027.json View JSON

/national-holidays/api/BB/2028.json View JSON

/national-holidays/api/BB/2029.json View JSON

/national-holidays/api/BB/2030.json View JSON

ISO Alpha-2

ISO Alpha-3

BRB

Official Name

Barbados

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