Public holidays in Saint Kitts and Nevis 2025

12 nationwide public holidays in 2025.

Next nationwide holiday in Saint Kitts and Nevis

See the list of nationwide holidays below.

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Nationwide holidays 2025

Date	Weekday	Holiday
1 January Wednesday	Wednesday	Carnival Day
2 January Thursday	Thursday	Carnival Day - Last Lap
18 April Friday	Friday	Good Friday Religious
21 April Monday	Monday	Easter Monday Religious
5 May Monday	Monday	Labour Day
9 June Monday	Monday	Whit Monday Religious
4 August Monday	Monday	Emancipation Day National day
5 August Tuesday	Tuesday	Culturama Day - Last Lap
16 September Tuesday	Tuesday	National Heroes Day National day
19 September Friday	Friday	Independence Day National day
25 December Thursday	Thursday	Christmas Day Religious
26 December Friday	Friday	Boxing Day Religious

Long weekends and bridge days 2025

Based on nationwide holidays and the weekend in Saint Kitts and Nevis (Sunday). Regional, local and group holidays are not included.

Long weekends

Sun 3 Aug – Tue 5 Aug · 3 days off
Emancipation Day, Culturama Day - Last Lap
Typically in Basseterre: high 29°C (84°F), low 28°C (82°F), rain on 61% of days

Bridge days

Sat 19 Apr: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Fri 18 Apr – Mon 21 Apr)
Good Friday, Easter Monday
Typically in Basseterre: high 27°C (81°F), low 26°C (79°F), rain on 24% of days
Mon 15 Sep: take 1 day off, get 3 days in a row (Sun 14 Sep – Tue 16 Sep)
National Heroes Day
Typically in Basseterre: high 29°C (84°F), low 28°C (82°F), rain on 57% of days
Sat 20 Sep: take 1 day off, get 3 days in a row (Fri 19 Sep – Sun 21 Sep)
Independence Day
Typically in Basseterre: high 29°C (84°F), low 28°C (82°F), rain on 50% of days
Sat 27 Dec: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Thu 25 Dec – Sun 28 Dec)
Christmas Day, Boxing Day
Typically in Basseterre: high 27°C (81°F), low 26°C (79°F), rain on 34% of days

Leave planner 2025

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: Wed 1 Jan – Mon 6 Jan — 6 days off for 3 leave days (Fri 3 Jan, Sat 4 Jan, Mon 6 Jan).Show on calendar ↓

Take 1 day off (Fri 3 Jan) get 3 days in a rowWed 1 Jan – Fri 3 Jan · Carnival Day, Carnival Day - Last LapShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Sat 19 Apr) get 4 days in a rowFri 18 Apr – Mon 21 Apr · Good Friday, Easter MondayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Sat 3 May) get 3 days in a rowSat 3 May – Mon 5 May · Labour DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Sat 7 Jun) get 3 days in a rowSat 7 Jun – Mon 9 Jun · Whit MondayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Sat 2 Aug) get 4 days in a rowSat 2 Aug – Tue 5 Aug · Emancipation Day, Culturama Day - Last LapShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Sat 27 Dec) get 4 days in a rowThu 25 Dec – Sun 28 Dec · Christmas Day, Boxing DayShow on calendar ↓