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Holidays / Barbados

Barbados public holidays

Public holidays in Barbados, 2025

13 public holidays, 8 next to the weekend and 6 breaks of three days or more. Held from 2000 to 2027.

13Holidays in 2025
in 22 daysNext holiday
6Long weekends
28Years held
202520262027

Every public holiday in 2025

Nationwide days, with how each falls against the weekend

DateDayHolidayLocal nameFallsWhen
1 Jan 2025WedNew Year's Dayweekdaypast
21 Jan 2025TueErrol Barrow Dayweekdaypast
18 Apr 2025FriGood Fridaylong weekendpast
21 Apr 2025MonEaster Mondaylong weekendpast
28 Apr 2025MonNational Heroes Daylong weekendpast
1 May 2025ThuMay Dayweekdaypast
9 Jun 2025MonWhit Mondaylong weekendpast
1 Aug 2025FriEmancipation Daylong weekendpast
4 Aug 2025MonKadooment Daylong weekendpast
30 Nov 2025SunIndependence Dayweekendpast
1 Dec 2025MonIndependence Day (observed)long weekendpast
25 Dec 2025ThuChristmas Dayweekdaypast
26 Dec 2025FriBoxing Daylong weekendpast

By month

Public holidays in each month of 2025

JFMAMJJASOND

Long weekends

Three days or more off in a row

18 Apr to 21 AprGood Friday, Easter Monday4 days
26 Apr to 28 AprNational Heroes Day3 days
7 Jun to 9 JunWhit Monday3 days
1 Aug to 4 AugEmancipation Day, Kadooment Day4 days
29 Nov to 1 DecIndependence Day, Independence Day (observed)3 days
25 Dec to 28 DecChristmas Day, Boxing Day4 days

More on Barbados

In the API and MCP

The same calendar, free on every plan

/v1/holidays/upcoming

Every holiday in the next 1 to 365 days, all countries.

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/v1/holidays/long-weekends/{iso}

Long weekends and the days to take off, any country and year.

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/v1/holidays/school

School holidays by region and zone, with their days.

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/v1/holidays/matrix

Holidays per country per month, ready for demand models.

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