Bahamas 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

Majority Rule Day national

Commemorates the first Black majority government elected in 1967

Sat, Jan 10

April

Good Friday national

Friday before Easter Sunday

Fri, Apr 3

Easter Monday national

Monday after Easter Sunday

Mon, Apr 6

May

Whit Monday national

Monday after Pentecost, 50 days after Easter

Mon, May 25

June

Labour Day national

Celebrates workers and the labour movement, first Friday of June

Fri, Jun 5

July

Independence Day national

Commemorates the Bahamas independence from Britain in 1973

Fri, Jul 10

August

Emancipation Day national

Commemorates the emancipation of slaves, first Monday of August

Mon, Aug 3

October

National Heroes Day national

Honours the national heroes of the Bahamas, second Monday of October

Mon, Oct 12

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/BS/index.json View JSON

All available years for Bahamas

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

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

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

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

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

ISO Alpha-2

ISO Alpha-3

BHS

Official Name

Commonwealth of The Bahamas

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