Barbados Public Holidays 2025
12 national holidays
Barbados has 12 national public holidays in 2025. There are 7 long weekends of three days or more.
January 2025
- 1New Year's DayWednesday
- 21Errol Barrow DayTuesday
April 2025
- 18Good FridayFriday
- 21Easter MondayMonday
- 28National Heroes' DayMonday
May 2025
- 1Labour DayThursday
June 2025
- 9Whit MondayMonday
August 2025
- 1Emancipation DayFriday
- 4Kadooment DayMonday
November 2025
- 30Independence DaySunday
December 2025
- 25Christmas DayThursday
- 26Boxing DayFriday
Long weekends 2025
- 18 January – 21 January4 days · take 20 January off
- 18 April – 21 April4 days
- 26 April – 28 April3 days
- 1 May – 4 May4 days · take 2 May off
- 7 June – 9 June3 days
- 1 August – 4 August4 days
- 25 December – 28 December4 days
Frequently asked questions
How many public holidays are there in Barbados in 2025?
12 national holidays.
When are the long weekends in Barbados in 2025?
18 January–21 January (4 days, with a bridge day off); 18 April–21 April (4 days); 26 April–28 April (3 days); 1 May–4 May (4 days, with a bridge day off); 7 June–9 June (3 days); 1 August–4 August (4 days).
Dates are the days off, so a holiday that falls on a weekend may be shown on the weekday it is observed. Source: Nager.Date public holiday data (open source, MIT licence). Governments can add or move holidays at short notice — check official announcements for important plans.