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The Bahamas 2026 Public Holidays

12 public holidays

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

2026 Holiday List · The Bahamas

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

Date Day Holiday Type Notes
Jan 1 Thursday 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 10 Saturday Majority Rule Day Public holiday
Jan 12 Monday Majority Rule Daysubstitute day Public holiday
Apr 3 Friday Good Friday Public holiday The Friday before Easter Sunday.
Apr 6 Monday Easter Monday Public holiday The Monday after Easter Sunday.
May 25 Monday Whit Monday Public holiday The Monday 50 days after Easter Sunday.
Jun 5 Friday Randol Fawkes Labour Day Public holiday
Jul 10 Friday Independence Day Public holiday The anniversary of the country's independence — a different date in every country.
Aug 3 Monday Emancipation Day Public holiday 1 August across the British Caribbean; other dates elsewhere.
Oct 12 Monday National Heroes Day Public holiday Varies by country.
Dec 25 Friday Christmas Day Public holiday 25 December. The day off moves to the following weekday when it falls on a weekend.
Dec 28 Monday Day off for Boxing Day Public holiday The next available weekday when 26 December falls on a weekend.
Show 14 observances and other marked dates
Date Day Holiday Type Notes
Feb 14 Saturday Valentine's Day Observance 14 February.
Mar 8 Sunday Daylight Saving Time starts Observance Varies by country — typically a Sunday in March or April.
Mar 20 Friday March Equinox Observance Around 20 March.
Apr 5 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 10 Sunday Mother's Day Observance The second Sunday of May in most countries, but the date varies widely.
May 24 Sunday Whit Sunday Observance The Sunday 49 days after Easter Sunday.
Jun 21 Sunday Father's Day Observance The third Sunday of June in most countries, but the date varies widely.
Jun 21 Sunday June Solstice Observance Around 21 June.
Sep 22 Tuesday September Equinox Observance Around 22 September.
Nov 1 Sunday Daylight Saving Time ends Observance Varies by country — typically a Sunday in October or November.
Dec 21 Monday December Solstice Observance Around 21 December.
Dec 24 Thursday Christmas Eve Observance 24 December.
Dec 26 Saturday Boxing Day Observance 26 December, moving to the next weekday when it falls on a weekend.
Dec 31 Thursday New Year's Eve Observance 31 December.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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