Public holidays in Barbados 2028
There are 12 public holidays in 2028. 11 of them fall on a working day.
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All 12 public holidays in Barbados 2028
| Date | Weekday | Holiday | Countdown |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday | New Year's Day | ||
| Friday | Errol Barrow Day | ||
| Friday | Good Friday | ||
| Monday | Easter Monday | ||
| Friday | National Heroes Day | ||
| Monday | May Day | ||
| Monday | Whit Monday | ||
| Tuesday | Emancipation Day | ||
| Monday | Kadooment Day | ||
| Thursday | Independence Day | ||
| Monday | Christmas Day | ||
| Tuesday | 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 2028
12 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 17 Jan, Tue 18 Jan, Wed 19 Jan, Thu 20 Jan | 15 Jan – 23 Jan 2028 | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | Errol Barrow Day |
| Mon 10 Apr, Tue 11 Apr, Wed 12 Apr, Thu 13 Apr | 8 Apr – 17 Apr 2028 | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | Good Friday, Easter Monday |
| Tue 18 Apr, Wed 19 Apr, Thu 20 Apr, Fri 21 Apr | 14 Apr – 23 Apr 2028 | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | Good Friday, Easter Monday |
| Mon 24 Apr, Tue 25 Apr, Wed 26 Apr, Thu 27 Apr | 22 Apr – 1 May 2028 | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | National Heroes Day, May Day |
| Tue 2 May, Wed 3 May, Thu 4 May, Fri 5 May | 28 Apr – 7 May 2028 | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | National Heroes Day, May Day |
| Tue 6 Jun, Wed 7 Jun, Thu 8 Jun, Fri 9 Jun | 3 Jun – 11 Jun 2028 | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | Whit Monday |
| Mon 31 Jul | 29 Jul – 1 Aug 2028 | 1 | 4 | 4 | Emancipation Day |
| Wed 2 Aug, Thu 3 Aug, Fri 4 Aug | 1 Aug – 7 Aug 2028 | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | Emancipation Day, Kadooment Day |
| Tue 8 Aug, Wed 9 Aug, Thu 10 Aug, Fri 11 Aug | 5 Aug – 13 Aug 2028 | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | Kadooment Day |
| Mon 27 Nov, Tue 28 Nov, Wed 29 Nov | 25 Nov – 30 Nov 2028 | 3 | 6 | 2 | Independence Day |
| Fri 1 Dec | 30 Nov – 3 Dec 2028 | 1 | 4 | 4 | Independence Day |
| Wed 27 Dec, Thu 28 Dec, Fri 29 Dec | 23 Dec – 1 Jan 2029 | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | Christmas Day, Boxing Day, 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.
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 Barbados have in 2028?
12 public holidays. One of them falls on a weekend in 2028.
Which public holiday gives the best long weekend in 2028?
Emancipation Day: take 1 day of leave (31 Jul) and you get 4 days off in a row, 29 Jul – 1 Aug 2028.
Sources
- Data: python-holidays 0.105 (MIT licence), country code BB (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.bb) (retrieved Sep 28, 2026)
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Other years
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