Public holidays in Barbados

There are 12 public holidays in Barbados , ^[1] which includes Christian holidays and secular holidays. Holidays in Barbados are also referred to as bank holidays locally: ^[2]

Holiday	Date	Date in 2024	Remarks
New Year's Day	1 January	1 January 2024	Celebrates the first day of every year in the Gregorian calendar .
Errol Barrow Day	21 January	21 January 2024	A day of recognition for Errol Barrow , the Father of the Nation. ^[3]
Good Friday	Date varies	29 March 2024	Commemorates the crucifixion and death of Jesus .
Easter Monday	Date varies	1 April 2024	Day after Easter Sunday .
National Heroes' Day	28 April	28 April 2024	Celebrated in honour of the ten Barbadian National Heroes .
Labour Day	1 May	1 May 2024	Celebrated in recognition of International Workers' Day . ^[4]
Whit Monday	Date varies	20 May 2024	Day after Pentecost .
Emancipation Day	1 August	1 August 2024	The date on which Trans-Atlantic African slavery was abolished throughout the British Empire .
Kadooment Day	First Monday in August	7 August 2023	Climax of Crop Over celebrations. ^[5]
Independence Day / Republic Day	30 November	30 November 2024	The anniversary of Barbadian national independence , from the United Kingdom in 1966 and Saint Andrew's Day . It is also the anniversary of the proclamation of Barbados as a Republic within the Commonwealth on 30 November 2021.
Christmas Day	25 December	25 December 2024	Celebrates the birth of Jesus .
Boxing Day	26 December	26 December 2024	Day after Christmas.

References [ edit ]

^ Gazette (1998) [1968]. "Public Holidays Act (Chapter 352)" . Barbados Statutes Online. barbadosparliament-laws.com . Bridgetown, BB: Parliament of Barbados . Retrieved 3 August 2023 .
^ "Happy Holidays: Six long weekends in 2020 for Barbados" . Loop News Barbados . 17 December 2019 . Retrieved 28 April 2020 .
^ "Errol Barrow Day (in lieu) in Barbados" . Office Holidays . Retrieved 3 August 2023 .
^ "BARBADOS EMPLOYERS' CONFEDERATION: Celebrating May Day" . Nation News . 7 May 2016 . Retrieved 28 April 2020 .
^ "Kadooment Day in Barbados" . Office Holidays . Retrieved 3 August 2023 .

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[1] Gazette (1998) [1968]. "Public Holidays Act (Chapter 352)" . Barbados Statutes Online. barbadosparliament-laws.com . Bridgetown, BB: Parliament of Barbados . Retrieved 3 August 2023 .

[2] "Happy Holidays: Six long weekends in 2020 for Barbados" . Loop News Barbados . 17 December 2019 . Retrieved 28 April 2020 .

[3] "Errol Barrow Day (in lieu) in Barbados" . Office Holidays . Retrieved 3 August 2023 .

[4] "BARBADOS EMPLOYERS' CONFEDERATION: Celebrating May Day" . Nation News . 7 May 2016 . Retrieved 28 April 2020 .

[5] "Kadooment Day in Barbados" . Office Holidays . Retrieved 3 August 2023 .

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