Public holidays in Barbados 2028
Barbados has 12 public holidays in 2028. 11 fall on a weekday and 1 on the weekend, which leaves 249 working days out of 366. The weekend is Saturday and Sunday.
12public holidays
11weekday days off
249working days in 2028
106weekend days
Holiday dates 2028
| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| Saturday weekend | 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 |
Working days per month in 2028
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 2028 | 31 | 10 | 1 | 20 |
| February 2028 | 29 | 8 | 0 | 21 |
| March 2028 | 31 | 8 | 0 | 23 |
| April 2028 | 30 | 10 | 3 | 17 |
| May 2028 | 31 | 8 | 1 | 22 |
| June 2028 | 30 | 8 | 1 | 21 |
| July 2028 | 31 | 10 | 0 | 21 |
| August 2028 | 31 | 8 | 2 | 21 |
| September 2028 | 30 | 9 | 0 | 21 |
| October 2028 | 31 | 9 | 0 | 22 |
| November 2028 | 30 | 8 | 1 | 21 |
| December 2028 | 31 | 10 | 2 | 19 |
| Total 2028 | 366 | 106 | 11 | 249 |
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Apr17 wd
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Dec19 wd
Long weekends and bridge days in 2028
Breaks of three days or more that need no annual leave at all.
- 3 daysFri 21 to Sun 23 January 2028Errol Barrow Day
- 4 daysFri 14 to Mon 17 April 2028Good Friday, Easter Monday
- 4 daysFri 28 April to Mon 1 May 2028National Heroes Day, May Day
- 3 daysSat 3 to Mon 5 June 2028Whit Monday
- 3 daysSat 5 to Mon 7 August 2028Kadooment Day
- 4 daysSat 23 to Tue 26 December 2028Christmas Day, Boxing Day
- 3 daysSat 30 December 2028 to Mon 1 January 2029New Year's Day
Take one day of leave on the date shown and turn a holiday into a longer break.
- 4 daysTake off Monday 31 July 2028 for Sat 29 July to Tue 1 August 2028Emancipation Day
- 4 daysTake off Friday 1 December 2028 for Thu 30 November to Sun 3 December 2028Independence Day
Questions about 2028 in Barbados
- How many working days are there in Barbados in 2028?
- 249 working days. 2028 has 366 days, 106 of them weekend days and 11 public holidays on weekdays.
- How many public holidays does Barbados have in 2028?
- 12 public holidays. 1 falls on the weekend.
- Which 2028 holidays fall on a weekend?
- New Year's Day (1 January 2028).
- 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 2029?
- See public holidays in Barbados 2029 or go back to 2027.
Cite or reuse this data
Barbados has 12 public holidays and 249 working days in 2028.
Source: OpenWorkdays, https://openworkdays.com/barbados/2028/ (dataset holidays 0.103, CC BY 4.0).
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