Public holidays in Saint Kitts and Nevis 2026
Saint Kitts and Nevis has 12 public holidays in 2026. 10 fall on a weekday and 2 on the weekend, which leaves 251 working days out of 365. The weekend is Saturday and Sunday.
12public holidays
10weekday days off
251working days in 2026
104weekend days
The legal rest day is Sunday; Saturday and Sunday are used as the weekend on this site because the five day office week is the norm.
Holiday dates 2026
| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| Thursday | Carnival Day | |
| Friday | Carnival Day - Last Lap | |
| Friday | Good Friday | |
| Monday | Easter Monday | |
| Monday | Labour Day | |
| Monday | Whit Monday | |
| Monday | Emancipation Day | |
| Tuesday | Culturama Day - Last Lap | |
| Wednesday | National Heroes Day | |
| Saturday weekend | Independence Day | |
| Friday | Christmas Day | |
| Saturday weekend | Boxing Day |
Working days per month in 2026
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 2026 | 31 | 9 | 2 | 20 |
| February 2026 | 28 | 8 | 0 | 20 |
| March 2026 | 31 | 9 | 0 | 22 |
| April 2026 | 30 | 8 | 2 | 20 |
| May 2026 | 31 | 10 | 2 | 19 |
| June 2026 | 30 | 8 | 0 | 22 |
| July 2026 | 31 | 8 | 0 | 23 |
| August 2026 | 31 | 10 | 2 | 19 |
| September 2026 | 30 | 8 | 1 | 21 |
| October 2026 | 31 | 9 | 0 | 22 |
| November 2026 | 30 | 9 | 0 | 21 |
| December 2026 | 31 | 8 | 1 | 22 |
| Total 2026 | 365 | 104 | 10 | 251 |
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Long weekends and bridge days in 2026
Breaks of three days or more that need no annual leave at all.
- 4 daysThu 1 to Sun 4 January 2026Carnival Day, Carnival Day - Last Lap
- 4 daysFri 3 to Mon 6 April 2026Good Friday, Easter Monday
- 3 daysSat 2 to Mon 4 May 2026Labour Day
- 3 daysSat 23 to Mon 25 May 2026Whit Monday
- 4 daysSat 1 to Tue 4 August 2026Emancipation Day, Culturama Day - Last Lap
- 3 daysFri 25 to Sun 27 December 2026Christmas Day, Boxing Day
Questions about 2026 in Saint Kitts and Nevis
- How many working days are there in Saint Kitts and Nevis in 2026?
- 251 working days. 2026 has 365 days, 104 of them weekend days and 10 public holidays on weekdays.
- How many public holidays does Saint Kitts and Nevis have in 2026?
- 12 public holidays. 2 fall on the weekend.
- Which 2026 holidays fall on a weekend?
- Independence Day (19 September 2026), Boxing Day (26 December 2026).
- What counts as the weekend in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- Saturday and Sunday. The calculator lets you change this if your organisation works a different week.
- What about 2027?
- See public holidays in Saint Kitts and Nevis 2027 or go back to 2025.
Cite or reuse this data
Saint Kitts and Nevis has 12 public holidays and 251 working days in 2026.
Source: OpenWorkdays, https://openworkdays.com/saint-kitts-and-nevis/2026/ (dataset holidays 0.103, CC BY 4.0).
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