Public holidays in Barbados 2025
Barbados has 12 public holidays in 2025. 11 fall on a weekday and 1 on the weekend, with 1 substitute day off marked as observed, which leaves 249 working days out of 365. The weekend is Saturday and Sunday.
12public holidays
12weekday days off, substitutes included
249working days in 2025
104weekend days
Holiday dates 2025
| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| Wednesday | New Year's Day | |
| Tuesday | Errol Barrow Day | |
| Friday | Good Friday | |
| Monday | Easter Monday | |
| Monday | National Heroes Day | |
| Thursday | May Day | |
| Monday | Whit Monday | |
| Friday | Emancipation Day | |
| Monday | Kadooment Day | |
| Sunday weekend | Independence Day | |
| Monday | Independence Day observed | |
| Thursday | Christmas Day | |
| Friday | Boxing Day |
Observed marks a substitute day off granted because the holiday itself falls on a weekend.
Working days per month in 2025
A working day is any day that is neither a weekend day (Saturday and Sunday) nor a public holiday. Holidays that fall on the weekend do not reduce the count.
| Month | Calendar days | Weekend days | Holidays on weekdays | Working days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 2025 | 31 | 8 | 2 | 21 |
| February 2025 | 28 | 8 | 0 | 20 |
| March 2025 | 31 | 10 | 0 | 21 |
| April 2025 | 30 | 8 | 3 | 19 |
| May 2025 | 31 | 9 | 1 | 21 |
| June 2025 | 30 | 9 | 1 | 20 |
| July 2025 | 31 | 8 | 0 | 23 |
| August 2025 | 31 | 10 | 2 | 19 |
| September 2025 | 30 | 8 | 0 | 22 |
| October 2025 | 31 | 8 | 0 | 23 |
| November 2025 | 30 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| December 2025 | 31 | 8 | 3 | 20 |
| Total 2025 | 365 | 104 | 12 | 249 |
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Long weekends and bridge days in 2025
Breaks of three days or more that need no annual leave at all.
- 4 daysFri 18 to Mon 21 April 2025Good Friday, Easter Monday
- 3 daysSat 26 to Mon 28 April 2025National Heroes Day
- 3 daysSat 7 to Mon 9 June 2025Whit Monday
- 4 daysFri 1 to Mon 4 August 2025Emancipation Day, Kadooment Day
- 3 daysSat 29 November to Mon 1 December 2025Independence Day
- 4 daysThu 25 to Sun 28 December 2025Christmas Day, Boxing Day
Take one day of leave on the date shown and turn a holiday into a longer break.
- 4 daysTake off Monday 20 January 2025 for Sat 18 to Tue 21 January 2025Errol Barrow Day
- 4 daysTake off Friday 2 May 2025 for Thu 1 to Sun 4 May 2025May Day
Questions about 2025 in Barbados
- How many working days are there in Barbados in 2025?
- 249 working days. 2025 has 365 days, 104 of them weekend days and 12 public holidays on weekdays.
- How many public holidays does Barbados have in 2025?
- 12 public holidays, plus 1 substitute day off. 1 falls on the weekend.
- Which 2025 holidays fall on a weekend?
- Independence Day (30 November 2025).
- What counts as the weekend in Barbados?
- Saturday and Sunday. The calculator lets you change this if your organisation works a different week.
- What about 2026?
- See public holidays in Barbados 2026 or go back to 2024.
Cite or reuse this data
Barbados has 12 public holidays and 249 working days in 2025.
Source: OpenWorkdays, https://openworkdays.com/barbados/2025/ (dataset holidays 0.103, CC BY 4.0).
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