Public holidays 2026 in Bonaire
Bonaire has 12 public holidays in 2026; 8 fall on a working day.
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| Date | Weekday | Holiday | Local name | Countdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thursday | New Year's Day | Nieuwjaarsdag | ||
| Friday | Good Friday | Goede vrijdag | ||
| Sunday | Easter Sunday | Eerste paasdag | ||
| Monday | Easter Monday | Tweede paasdag | ||
| Monday | King's Day | Koningsdag | ||
| Thursday | Rincon Day | Rincondag | ||
| Friday | Labor Day | Dag van de Arbeid | ||
| Thursday | Ascension Day | Hemelvaartsdag | ||
| Sunday | Pentecost | Eerste pinksterdag | ||
| Sunday | Bonaire Day | Bonairedag | ||
| Friday | Christmas Day | Eerste kerstdag | ||
| Saturday | Second Day of Christmas | Tweede kerstdag |
Falling on a weekend in 2026: Easter Sunday (Sunday, 5 Apr), Pentecost (Sunday, 24 May), Bonaire Day (Sunday, 6 Sep) and Second Day of Christmas (Saturday, 26 Dec).
Not a public holiday in every region, but in Bonaire: Rincon Day and Bonaire Day.
For comparison: in 2026 the number of public holidays ranges from 12 (Bonaire, Saba and Sint Eustatius) to 12 (Bonaire, Saba and Sint Eustatius). All regions have the same number.
Days marked "observed" are substitute days off when a holiday falls on a weekend. Holidays based on a lunar calendar can shift by a day once the official announcement is made.
Dates are generated from the open-source library python-holidays and automatically cross-checked against Nager.Date and the public Google Calendar holiday calendars; every holiday on a working day must be confirmed by a second source. Official announcements take precedence, especially for holidays that depend on the moon or are declared at short notice.
Long weekends 2026
8 times a public holiday lies close to a weekend – with a little leave it becomes a long weekend:
| Take leave | Off | Days of leave | Days off | Ratio | Occasion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 2 Jan | 1 Jan – 4 Jan 2026 | 1 | 4 | 4 | New Year's Day |
| Mon 30 Mar, Tue 31 Mar, Wed 1 Apr, Thu 2 Apr | 28 Mar – 6 Apr 2026 | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | Good Friday, Easter Sunday, Easter Monday |
| Tue 7 Apr, Wed 8 Apr, Thu 9 Apr, Fri 10 Apr | 3 Apr – 12 Apr 2026 | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | Good Friday, Easter Sunday, Easter Monday |
| Tue 28 Apr, Wed 29 Apr | 25 Apr – 3 May 2026 | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | King's Day, Rincon Day, Labor Day |
| Mon 11 May, Tue 12 May, Wed 13 May | 9 May – 14 May 2026 | 3 | 6 | 2 | Ascension Day |
| Fri 15 May | 14 May – 17 May 2026 | 1 | 4 | 4 | Ascension Day |
| Mon 21 Dec, Tue 22 Dec, Wed 23 Dec, Thu 24 Dec | 19 Dec – 27 Dec 2026 | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | Christmas Day, Second Day of Christmas |
| Mon 28 Dec, Tue 29 Dec, Wed 30 Dec, Thu 31 Dec | 25 Dec – 3 Jan 2027 | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | Christmas Day, Second Day of Christmas, New Year's Day |
Counted are gaps of up to four working days between a public holiday and the weekend or another public holiday. "Ratio" = days off per day of leave. Weekends follow the local working week.
Sources
- Data: python-holidays 0.105 (MIT licence), country code BQ (retrieved Sep 27, 2026)
- Cross-check: Nager.Date public holiday API (MIT licence) (retrieved Sep 27, 2026)
- Cross-check: Google Calendar public holiday calendar (en.bq) (retrieved Sep 27, 2026)
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