2026 Holidays and Events in Barbados

Additional Information	Date	Name
	1/1/2026, Thu	New Year's Day
Note A statutory public holiday under Cap 352.
	1/21/2026, Wed	Errol Barrow Day
Note A statutory public holiday under Cap 352. Commemorates Sir Errol Walton Barrow (21 January 1920 - 1 June 1987), Barbados' first Prime Minister and founder of the Democratic Labour Party.
	4/3/2026, Fri	Good Friday
Note A statutory public holiday.
	4/5/2026, Sun	Easter
Note A Christian religious observance. Not a statutory public holiday.
	4/6/2026, Mon	Easter Monday
Note A statutory public holiday.
	4/28/2026, Tue	National Heroes' Day
Note A statutory public holiday added by the National Heroes Act 1998. Marks the birthday of Sir Garfield Sobers (28 April 1936) and commemorates all Barbadian national heroes.
	5/1/2026, Fri	May Day
Note A statutory public holiday. Also known as Labour Day.
	5/25/2026, Mon	Whit Monday
Note A statutory public holiday.
	8/1/2026, Sat	Emancipation Day
Note A statutory public holiday added by the Emancipation Act 1998. Commemorates the 1 August 1834 abolition of slavery in the British Empire.
	8/3/2026, Mon	Kadooment Day
Note A statutory public holiday under Cap 352. Climax of the Crop Over festival — the largest cultural celebration in Barbados.
	11/30/2026, Mon	Independence Day / Republic Day
Note A statutory public holiday under Cap 352. Since 30 November 2021 also serves as Republic Day (Barbados transitioned from constitutional monarchy to parliamentary republic on that date, retaining Independence Day observance). Commemorates independence from the United Kingdom on 30 November 1966.
	12/25/2026, Fri	Christmas Day
Note A statutory public holiday.
	12/26/2026, Sat	Boxing Day
Note A statutory public holiday.

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