Public holidays in Barbados 2023

14 nationwide public holidays in 2023.

Next nationwide holiday in Barbados

See the list of nationwide holidays below.

Nationwide holidays 2023

Date	Weekday	Holiday
1 January Sunday	Sunday	New Year's Day
2 January Monday	Monday	New Year's Day (observed) Observed day off for New Year's Day (Sun 1 Jan)
21 January Saturday	Saturday	Errol Barrow Day
7 April Friday	Friday	Good Friday
10 April Monday	Monday	Easter Monday
28 April Friday	Friday	National Heroes Day
1 May Monday	Monday	May Day
29 May Monday	Monday	Whit Monday
31 July Monday	Monday	50th Anniversary of CARICOM Holiday
1 August Tuesday	Tuesday	Emancipation Day
7 August Monday	Monday	Kadooment Day
30 November Thursday	Thursday	Independence Day
25 December Monday	Monday	Christmas Day
26 December Tuesday	Tuesday	Boxing Day

Long weekends and bridge days 2023

Based on nationwide holidays and the weekend in Barbados (Saturday and Sunday). Regional, local and group holidays are not included.

Long weekends

Sat 31 Dec – Mon 2 Jan 2023 · 3 days off
New Year's Day, New Year's Day (observed)
Typically in Bridgetown: high 28°C (82°F), low 26°C (79°F), rain on 21% of days
Fri 7 Apr – Mon 10 Apr · 4 days off
Good Friday, Easter Monday
Typically in Bridgetown: high 27°C (81°F), low 26°C (79°F), rain on 11% of days
Fri 28 Apr – Mon 1 May · 4 days off
National Heroes Day, May Day
Typically in Bridgetown: high 28°C (82°F), low 27°C (81°F), rain on 20% of days
Sat 27 May – Mon 29 May · 3 days off
Whit Monday
Typically in Bridgetown: high 28°C (82°F), low 27°C (81°F), rain on 49% of days
Sat 29 Jul – Tue 1 Aug · 4 days off
50th Anniversary of CARICOM Holiday, Emancipation Day
Typically in Bridgetown: high 29°C (84°F), low 28°C (82°F), rain on 49% of days
Sat 5 Aug – Mon 7 Aug · 3 days off
Kadooment Day
Typically in Bridgetown: high 29°C (84°F), low 28°C (82°F), rain on 57% of days
Sat 23 Dec – Tue 26 Dec · 4 days off
Christmas Day, Boxing Day
Typically in Bridgetown: high 28°C (82°F), low 27°C (81°F), rain on 36% of days
Sat 30 Dec – Mon 1 Jan 2024 · 3 days off
New Year's Day
Typically in Bridgetown: high 28°C (82°F), low 27°C (81°F), rain on 26% of days

Bridge days

Fri 1 Dec: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Thu 30 Nov – Sun 3 Dec)
Independence Day
Typically in Bridgetown: high 28°C (82°F), low 27°C (81°F), rain on 47% of days

Leave planner 2023

Choose how many leave days you can take for one break. The planner finds the breaks that give the most days off in a row around nationwide holidays and weekends, and marks the leave days on the calendar below.

Leave days per break: 3

Longest break with up to 3 leave days: Sat 29 Jul – Mon 7 Aug — 10 days off for 3 leave days (Wed 2 Aug, Thu 3 Aug, Fri 4 Aug).Show on calendar ↓

Take 1 day off (Thu 6 Apr) get 5 days in a rowThu 6 Apr – Mon 10 Apr · Good Friday, Easter MondayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 27 Apr) get 5 days in a rowThu 27 Apr – Mon 1 May · National Heroes Day, May DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 26 May) get 4 days in a rowFri 26 May – Mon 29 May · Whit MondayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 28 Jul) get 5 days in a rowFri 28 Jul – Tue 1 Aug · 50th Anniversary of CARICOM Holiday, Emancipation DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 4 Aug) get 4 days in a rowFri 4 Aug – Mon 7 Aug · Kadooment DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 22 Dec) get 5 days in a rowFri 22 Dec – Tue 26 Dec · Christmas Day, Boxing DayShow on calendar ↓