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There are 12 public holidays in Barbados,^[1] which includes Christian holidays and secular holidays. Holidays in Barbados are also referred to as bank holidays locally:^[2]

Holiday	Date	Date in 2024	Remarks
New Year's Day	1 January	1 January 2024	Celebrates the first day of every year in the Gregorian calendar.
Errol Barrow Day	21 January	21 January 2024	A day of recognition for Errol Barrow, the Father of the Nation.^[3]
Good Friday	Date varies	29 March 2024	Commemorates the crucifixion and death of Jesus.
Easter Monday	Date varies	1 April 2024	Day after Easter Sunday.
National Heroes' Day	28 April	28 April 2024	Celebrated in honour of the ten Barbadian National Heroes.
Labour Day	1 May	1 May 2024	Celebrated in recognition of International Workers' Day.^[4]
Whit Monday	Date varies	20 May 2024	Day after Pentecost.
Emancipation Day	1 August	1 August 2024	The date on which Trans-Atlantic African slavery was abolished throughout the British Empire.
Kadooment Day	First Monday in August	7 August 2023	Climax of Crop Over celebrations.^[5]
Independence Day / Republic Day	30 November	30 November 2024	The anniversary of Barbadian national independence, from the United Kingdom in 1966 and Saint Andrew's Day. It is also the anniversary of the proclamation of Barbados as a Republic within the Commonwealth on 30 November 2021.
Christmas Day	25 December	25 December 2024	Celebrates the birth of Jesus.
Boxing Day	26 December	26 December 2024	Day after Christmas.

References

^ Gazette (1998) [1968]. "Public Holidays Act (Chapter 352)". Barbados Statutes Online. barbadosparliament-laws.com. Bridgetown, BB: Parliament of Barbados. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
^ "Happy Holidays: Six long weekends in 2020 for Barbados". Loop News Barbados. 17 December 2019. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
^ "Errol Barrow Day (in lieu) in Barbados". Office Holidays. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
^ "BARBADOS EMPLOYERS' CONFEDERATION: Celebrating May Day". Nation News. 7 May 2016. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
^ "Kadooment Day in Barbados". Office Holidays. Retrieved 3 August 2023.

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[1] Gazette (1998) [1968]. "Public Holidays Act (Chapter 352)". Barbados Statutes Online. barbadosparliament-laws.com. Bridgetown, BB: Parliament of Barbados. Retrieved 3 August 2023.

[2] "Happy Holidays: Six long weekends in 2020 for Barbados". Loop News Barbados. 17 December 2019. Retrieved 28 April 2020.

[3] "Errol Barrow Day (in lieu) in Barbados". Office Holidays. Retrieved 3 August 2023.

[4] "BARBADOS EMPLOYERS' CONFEDERATION: Celebrating May Day". Nation News. 7 May 2016. Retrieved 28 April 2020.

[5] "Kadooment Day in Barbados". Office Holidays. Retrieved 3 August 2023.

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-There are 12 '''public holidays in Barbados''', also called ''bank holidays'' locally:<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.loopnewsbarbados.com/content/happy-holidays-six-long-weekends-2020-barbados |title=Happy Holidays: Six long weekends in 2020 for Barbados |date=2019-12-17 |access-date=2020-04-28 |work=Loop News Barbados}}</ref>
+There are 12 '''public holidays in Barbados''',<ref>{{cite web |url=http://barbadosparliament-laws.com/en/showdoc/cs/352 |url-access= |title=Public Holidays Act (Chapter 352) |author=Gazette |author-link= |year=1998 |orig-date=1968 |department=Barbados Statutes Online |website=barbadosparliament-laws.com |publisher=[[Parliament of Barbados]] |location=Bridgetown, BB |arxiv= |asin= |bibcode= |doi= |doi-broken-date= |isbn= |issn= |access-date=3 August 2023 |url-status= |archive-url= |archive-date= |quote= }}</ref> which includes [[Christianity|Christian]] [[holidays]] and secular holidays. Holidays in Barbados are also referred to as ''[[bank holiday]]s'' locally:<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.loopnewsbarbados.com/content/happy-holidays-six-long-weekends-2020-barbados |title=Happy Holidays: Six long weekends in 2020 for Barbados |date=17 December 2019 |access-date=28 April 2020 |work=Loop News Barbados}}</ref>
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 | 21 January
 | 21 January {{year}}
-| A day of recognition for [[Errol Barrow]] the Father of the Nation.
+| A day of recognition for [[Errol Barrow]], the Father of the Nation.<ref>{{cite web |title=Errol Barrow Day (in lieu) in Barbados |url=https://www.officeholidays.com/holidays/barbados/errol-barrow-day |website=Office Holidays |access-date=3 August 2023 |language=en}}</ref>
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 | [[Good Friday]]
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 | Celebrated in honour of the ten [[Barbadian National Heroes]].
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-| [[May Day]] ([[Labour Day]])
+| [[Labour Day]]
 | 1 May
 | 1 May {{year}}
-| Celebrated in recognition of [[International Workers' Day]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nationnews.com/nationnews/news/80706/barbados-employers-confederation-celebrating-day |title=BARBADOS EMPLOYERS' CONFEDERATION: Celebrating May Day |date=2016-05-07 |access-date=2020-04-28 |work=Nation News}}</ref>
+| Celebrated in recognition of [[International Workers' Day]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nationnews.com/nationnews/news/80706/barbados-employers-confederation-celebrating-day |title=BARBADOS EMPLOYERS' CONFEDERATION: Celebrating May Day |date=7 May 2016 |access-date=28 April 2020 |work=Nation News}}</ref>
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 | [[Whit Monday]]
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 | Kadooment Day
-| ''1st Monday in August''
+| ''First Monday in August''
-| {{Weekday after date|{{CURRENTYEAR}}|August|1|Monday|j F Y}}
+| {{Weekday after date|7 August 2023
+| Climax of [[Crop Over]] celebrations.<ref>{{cite web |title=Kadooment Day in Barbados |url=https://www.officeholidays.com/holidays/barbados/kadooment-day |website=Office Holidays |access-date=3 August 2023 |language=en}}</ref>
-| Climax of [[Crop Over]] celebrations.
 |-
-| [[Independence Day]]
+| [[Independence Day]] / [[Republic Day]]
 | 30 November
 | 30 November {{year}}
-| The anniversary of [[Barbados Independence Act 1966|Barbadian national independence]], from the [[United Kingdom]] in 1966 and [[Saint Andrew's Day]]. Also the anniversary of the formal proclamation of Barbados as a Republic of the Commonwealth.
+| The anniversary of [[Barbados Independence Act 1966|Barbadian national independence]], from the [[United Kingdom]] in 1966 and [[Saint Andrew's Day]]. It is also the anniversary of the proclamation of Barbados as a [[Republic within the Commonwealth]] on 30 November 2021.
 |-
 | [[Christmas Day]]
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-==External links==
+== See also ==
-* [https://labour.gov.bb/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Public-Holidays-for-the-Year-2020.pdf Public Holidays for the Year 2020] - Ministry of Labour
+* [[List of holidays by country]]
-==References==
+* [[List of countries by number of public holidays]]{{clear}}
+== References ==
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+== Further reading ==
+* {{cite web |url=https://www.totallybarbados.com/articles/barbados-national-holidays/ |url-access= |title=Barbados Public Holidays |last=Callaghan |first=Brett |year=2023 |website= |publisher=Totally Barbados |location= |language=en |access-date=3 August 2023 |url-status= |archive-url= |archive-date= |quote= }}
+* https://www.publicholidays.la/barbados/
+* https://www.timeanddate.com/holidays/barbados/
+== External links ==
+* https://gisbarbados.gov.bb/download/public-holidays-for-2023/
+* https://gisbarbados.gov.bb/download/public-holidays-for-2024/
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+[[Category:Lists of public holidays by country|Barbados]]
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-[[Category:Barbadian culture]]
+[[Category:Culture of Barbados]]
-[[Category:Barbadian society]]
-[[Category:Caribbean culture]]
-[[Category:Lists of public holidays by country|Barbados]]

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