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Barbados Holidays 2025: Public Holidays in Barbados
Barbados has 12 national public holidays in 2025. 11 of them fall on a weekday and 1 on a weekend. There are 5 long weekends and 2 more if you take a bridge day off.
Barbados public holidays 2025 — full list
| Date | Holiday | Local name | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Year's Day | New Year's Day | Public holiday | |
| Errol Barrow Day | Errol Barrow Day | Public holiday | |
| Good Friday | Good Friday | Public holiday | |
| Easter Monday | Easter Monday | Public holiday | |
| National Heroes' Day | National Heroes' Day | Public holiday | |
| Labour Day | Labour Day | Public holiday | |
| Whit Monday | Whit Monday | Public holiday | |
| Emancipation Day | Emancipation Day | Public holiday | |
| Kadooment Day | Kadooment Day | Public holiday | |
| Weekend | Independence Day | Independence Day | Public holiday |
| Christmas Day | Christmas Day | Public holiday | |
| Boxing Day | Boxing Day | Public holiday |
Data: Nager.Date public holiday database and the vacanza/holidays library (both MIT licence). Dates of religious holidays based on the lunar calendar may shift by a day after official announcements.
Barbados holiday calendar 2025
- National holiday
- Regional holiday
- Bridge day (take off for a long weekend)
January 2
February
March
April 3
May 1
June 1
July
August 2
September
October
November 1
December 2
Long weekends in Barbados 2025
5 long weekends come for free, and 2 more need just one or two days of leave. Plan your trips around these dates.
Sat 18 Jan – Tue 21 Jan
Take off Mon 20 Jan
Fri 18 Apr – Mon 21 Apr
No leave needed
Sat 26 Apr – Mon 28 Apr
No leave needed
Thu 1 May – Sun 4 May
Take off Fri 2 May
Sat 7 Jun – Mon 9 Jun
No leave needed
Fri 1 Aug – Mon 4 Aug
No leave needed
Thu 25 Dec – Sun 28 Dec
No leave needed