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Barbados 2027 Public Holidays

14 public holidays

  • Public holiday — A nationwide day off.
January 2 holidays
February
March 2 holidays
April 1 holidays
May 2 holidays
June
July
August 3 holidays
September
October
November 1 holidays
December 3 holidays

2027 Holiday List · Barbados

14 public holidays · regional, limited, and observance days included

Date Day Holiday Type Notes
Jan 1 Friday New Year's Day Public holiday 1 January. In many countries the day off moves to the following Monday when it falls on a weekend.
Jan 21 Thursday Errol Barrow Day Public holiday
Mar 26 Friday Good Friday Public holiday The Friday before Easter Sunday.
Mar 29 Monday Easter Monday Public holiday The Monday after Easter Sunday.
Apr 28 Wednesday National Heroes Day Public holiday Varies by country.
May 1 Saturday Labor Day Public holiday 1 May in most countries; the first Monday of September in the United States and Canada.
May 17 Monday Whit Monday Public holiday The Monday 50 days after Easter Sunday.
Aug 1 Sunday Emancipation Day Public holiday 1 August across the British Caribbean; other dates elsewhere.
Aug 2 Monday Kadooment Day Public holiday
Aug 3 Tuesday Day off for Emancipation Day Public holiday The next available weekday when Emancipation Day falls on a weekend.
Nov 30 Tuesday Independence Day Public holiday The anniversary of the country's independence — a different date in every country.
Dec 25 Saturday Christmas Day Public holiday 25 December. The day off moves to the following weekday when it falls on a weekend.
Dec 26 Sunday Boxing Day Public holiday 26 December, moving to the next weekday when it falls on a weekend.
Dec 27 Monday Day off for Boxing Day Public holiday The next available weekday when 26 December falls on a weekend.
Show 12 observances and other marked dates
Date Day Holiday Type Notes
Feb 14 Sunday Valentine's Day Observance 14 February.
Mar 20 Saturday March Equinox Observance Around 20 March.
Mar 28 Sunday Easter Sunday Observance The first Sunday after the first full moon on or after 21 March, so the date moves between 22 March and 25 April.
May 9 Sunday Mother's Day Observance The second Sunday of May in most countries, but the date varies widely.
May 16 Sunday Whit Sunday Observance The Sunday 49 days after Easter Sunday.
Jun 20 Sunday Father's Day Observance The third Sunday of June in most countries, but the date varies widely.
Jun 21 Monday June Solstice Observance Around 21 June.
Sep 23 Thursday September Equinox Observance Around 22 September.
Oct 31 Sunday Halloween Observance 31 October.
Dec 21 Tuesday December Solstice Observance Around 21 December.
Dec 24 Friday Christmas Eve Observance 24 December.
Dec 31 Friday Old Year's Night Observance

About these holidays

New Year's Day

1 January. In many countries the day off moves to the following Monday when it falls on a weekend.

The first day of the Gregorian calendar year, and the most widely observed public holiday in the world — a day off in almost every country that uses the Gregorian calendar, regardless of religion. Several countries extend the break to 2 January, and some in East Asia keep both the Gregorian and a separate lunar new year.

Good Friday

The Friday before Easter Sunday.

Commemorates the crucifixion, and is the most widely observed Christian public holiday after Christmas. Together with Easter Monday it produces a four-day weekend in much of Europe, the Commonwealth and Latin America. In several countries it also carries trading or entertainment restrictions beyond the day off itself.

Easter Monday

The Monday after Easter Sunday.

A public holiday across most of Europe, the Commonwealth and Latin America, extending the Easter weekend to four days. Notably not a holiday in the United States, Portugal or Spain outside Catalonia and the Balearics.

National Heroes Day

Varies by country.

Honours the figures a country regards as founders or liberators. Common across the Caribbean, southern Africa and the Philippines.

Labor Day

1 May in most countries; the first Monday of September in the United States and Canada.

The workers' holiday. Almost everywhere it falls on 1 May; in the United States and Canada it was deliberately placed in September to avoid the associations of May Day.

Whit Monday

The Monday 50 days after Easter Sunday.

The day after Pentecost, and a public holiday in much of continental Europe and francophone Africa. France treats it as a solidarity day on which the holiday status depends on the employer.

Emancipation Day

1 August across the British Caribbean; other dates elsewhere.

Marks the abolition of slavery. Observed across the Caribbean, in parts of Canada and the United States, and in several African states.

Day off for Emancipation Day

The next available weekday when Emancipation Day falls on a weekend.

The substitute day for Emancipation Day.

Independence Day

The anniversary of the country's independence — a different date in every country.

The national day of a country that gained independence from another state, and typically its most important secular holiday. Over a hundred countries observe one, on dates ranging across the whole calendar.

Christmas Day

25 December. The day off moves to the following weekday when it falls on a weekend.

The most widely observed public holiday after New Year's Day, a day off in the great majority of countries including many with no Christian majority, where it functions as a secular end-of-year holiday. Orthodox churches following the Julian calendar keep it on 7 January instead.

Boxing Day

26 December, moving to the next weekday when it falls on a weekend.

The second day of Christmas, a public holiday across the Commonwealth and much of Europe. Known as St Stephen's Day in Ireland, Italy and Central Europe, and as the Second Day of Christmas in the Nordics and the Netherlands.

Day off for Boxing Day

The next available weekday when 26 December falls on a weekend.

The substitute day for Boxing Day. When Christmas and Boxing Day both fall on a weekend the substitutes land on the Monday and Tuesday that follow.

Official source: Google Calendar official holidays · timeanddate.com