Holiday Guide for Barbados in 2025

Barbados information

Population: 287,371
Capital: Bridgetown
Calling Code: (1)
Time Zone: -4 UTC
Currency: Barbadian dollar
Language: English

List of Bank Holidays in Barbados in 2025

	Wednesday January 1st New Year's Day Barbados: New Year's Day is a public holiday in all countries that observe the Gregorian calendar, with the exception of Israel
	Tuesday January 21st Errol Barrow Day Barbados: Commemorates the Birthday of Errol Barrow, who was the first Prime Minister of Barbados
	Friday April 18th Long Weekend! Good Friday Barbados: Good Friday occurs on the Friday before Easter. The day commemorates the Crucifixion of Jesus.
	Monday April 21st Long Weekend! Easter Monday Barbados: Easter is probably the most important holiday of the Christian year, celebrating the Resurrection of Jesus
	Monday April 28th Long Weekend! National Heroes' Day Barbados: Barbadian National Heroes are the designees of the Order of National Heroes Act, as passed by the Parliament of Barbados in 1998
	Thursday May 1st May Day Barbados: This holiday is most commonly associated as a commemoration of the achievements of the labour movement
	Monday June 9th Long Weekend! Whit Monday Barbados: Commemorates the coming of the Holy Spirit in the form of flames to the Apostles.
	Friday August 1st Long Weekend! Emancipation Day Barbados: Slavery was finally abolished throughout the British Empire by the Slavery Abolition Act 1833, which came into effect on 1 August 1834
	Monday August 4th Long Weekend! Kadooment Day Barbados: First Monday in August. Climax of a carnival to mark the end of the sugar cane harvest
	Sunday November 30th Independence Day Barbados: Independence was granted on November 30th 1966 with the passing of the Barbados Independence Act 1966
	Monday December 1st Long Weekend! Independence Day (in lieu) Barbados: Independence was granted on November 30th 1966 with the passing of the Barbados Independence Act 1966
	Thursday December 25th Christmas Day Barbados: Christmas celebrates the Nativity of Jesus which according to tradition took place on December 25th 1 BC
	Friday December 26th Long Weekend! Boxing Day Barbados: The second day of Christmas is known as Boxing Day or St. Stephens Day. St Stephen was the first Christian martyr.