Public holidays in Saint Kitts and Nevis 2026

There are 12 public holidays in 2026. All of them fall on a working day.

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All 12 public holidays in Saint Kitts and Nevis 2026

Date	Weekday	Holiday
1 Jan 2026	Thursday	Carnival Day
2 Jan 2026	Friday	Carnival Day - Last Lap
3 Apr 2026	Friday	Good Friday
6 Apr 2026	Monday	Easter Monday
4 May 2026	Monday	Labour Day
25 May 2026	Monday	Whit Monday
3 Aug 2026	Monday	Emancipation Day
4 Aug 2026	Tuesday	Culturama Day - Last Lap
16 Sep 2026	Wednesday	National Heroes Day
19 Sep 2026	Saturday	Independence Day
25 Dec 2026	Friday	Christmas Day
26 Dec 2026	Saturday	Boxing Day

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.

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
Sat 3 Jan	1 Jan – 4 Jan 2026	1	4	4	Carnival Day, Carnival Day - Last Lap
Mon 30 Mar, Tue 31 Mar, Wed 1 Apr, Thu 2 Apr	29 Mar – 3 Apr 2026	4	6	1.5	Good Friday
Sat 4 Apr	3 Apr – 6 Apr 2026	1	4	4	Good Friday, Easter Monday
Wed 5 Aug, Thu 6 Aug, Fri 7 Aug, Sat 8 Aug	2 Aug – 9 Aug 2026	4	8	2	Emancipation Day, Culturama Day - Last Lap
Mon 14 Sep, Tue 15 Sep	13 Sep – 16 Sep 2026	2	4	2	National Heroes Day
Thu 17 Sep, Fri 18 Sep	16 Sep – 20 Sep 2026	2	5	2.5	National Heroes Day, Independence Day
Mon 21 Dec, Tue 22 Dec, Wed 23 Dec, Thu 24 Dec	20 Dec – 27 Dec 2026	4	8	2	Christmas Day, Boxing Day
Mon 28 Dec, Tue 29 Dec, Wed 30 Dec, Thu 31 Dec	25 Dec – 3 Jan 2027	4	10	2.5	Christmas Day, Boxing Day, Carnival Day, Carnival Day - Last Lap

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.

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.

Frequently asked questions

How many public holidays does Saint Kitts and Nevis have in 2026?

12 public holidays. None of them falls on a weekend in 2026.

What is the next public holiday in Saint Kitts and Nevis?

As of 9 Nov 2026, the next holiday is Christmas Day on Friday, 25 Dec 2026.

Which public holiday gives the best long weekend in 2026?

Carnival Day, Carnival Day - Last Lap: take 1 day of leave (3 Jan) and you get 4 days off in a row, 1 Jan – 4 Jan 2026.

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Sources

Data: python-holidays 0.105 (MIT licence), country code KN (retrieved Sep 28, 2026)
Cross-check: Nager.Date public holiday API (MIT licence) (retrieved Sep 28, 2026)
Cross-check: Google Calendar public holiday calendar (en.kn) (retrieved Sep 28, 2026)

Last updated: Sep 26, 2026