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Public holidays in Barbados 2027

Barbados has 12 public holiday dates in 2027, 8 of them on a working day, and 5 long weekends. The next one is Independence Day, in 20 days (Monday, November 30, 2026).

Next holiday · Independence Day
20 days
Monday, November 30, 2026
  • Fri, Dec 25Christmas Dayin 45 days
  • Sat, Dec 26Boxing Dayin 46 days

2027 holiday calendar

14 entries
DateDayHolidayWhen
Jan 1FriNew Year's Dayin 52 days
Jan 21ThuErrol Barrow Dayin 72 days
Mar 26FriGood Fridayin 136 days
Mar 29MonEaster Mondayin 139 days
Apr 28WedNational Heroes Dayin 169 days
May 1SatMay Dayin 172 days
May 17MonPentecost Mondayin 188 days
Aug 1SunEmancipation Dayin 264 days
Aug 2MonKadooment Dayin 265 days
Aug 3TueEmancipation Day observedin 266 days
Nov 30TueIndependence Dayin 385 days
Dec 25SatChristmas Dayin 410 days
Dec 26SunBoxing Dayin 411 days
Dec 27MonBoxing Day observedin 412 days
observed

When a holiday falls on a weekend, many countries give the day off on the nearest working day instead. That substitute day is the 'observed' holiday.

estimated

Islamic and some other lunar holidays begin when religious authorities sight the new crescent moon. We show the expected date; the real day can move by one day and is confirmed only shortly before.

Long weekends in 2027

Assumes a Saturday and Sunday weekend.

  • Fri, Jan 1 – Sun, Jan 3New Year's Day3 days
  • Fri, Mar 26 – Mon, Mar 29Good Friday, Easter Monday4 days
  • Sat, May 15 – Mon, May 17Pentecost Monday3 days
  • Sat, Jul 31 – Tue, Aug 3Emancipation Day, Kadooment Day4 days
  • Sat, Dec 25 – Mon, Dec 27Christmas Day, Boxing Day3 days

Bridge days: 1 day off, 4+ days away

Take one working day off between a holiday and a weekend.

What is this?

A 'bridge day' is a single working day squeezed between a holiday and a weekend. Take it off and you get four or more days in a row for one day of leave.

  • Take Fri, Jan 22Errol Barrow Day4 days off
  • Take Mon, Nov 29Independence Day4 days off

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Turn your vacation days into the longest breaks of the year.

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All twelve months on one page, holidays marked.

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National public holidays from official government sources, compiled through the open-source holidays dataset and reviewed by Glassyear. Last verified Monday, November 9, 2026. Data & methodology · Report a correction

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