National holidays of Barbados in 2018

This page contains a calendar of all 2018 public holidays for Barbados. These dates may be modified as official changes are announced, so please check back regularly for updates. Scroll down to view the national list or choose your state’s calendar.

Day	Date	Holiday	Notes
Monday	Jan. 1, 2018	New Year's Day
Monday	Jan. 1, 2018	New Year's Day
Monday	Jan. 22, 2018	Errol Barrow Day (observed)	Birthday of the former Prime Minister of Barbados
Wednesday	Feb. 14, 2018	Valentine's Day
Tuesday	March 20, 2018	March Equinox
Friday	March 30, 2018	Good Friday	The Friday before Easter Sunday
Friday	March 30, 2018	Good Friday
Sunday	April 1, 2018	Easter Sunday
Monday	April 2, 2018	Easter Monday	Monday after Easter Sunday
Monday	April 2, 2018	Easter Monday
Saturday	April 28, 2018	National Heroes Day	Celebrates 10 key people in the history of Barbados
Saturday	April 28, 2018	National Heroes Day
Tuesday	May 1, 2018	Labor Day / May Day
Tuesday	May 1, 2018	May Day
Sunday	May 13, 2018	Mothers' Day
Sunday	May 20, 2018	Whit Sunday
Monday	May 21, 2018	Whit Monday	7th Monday after Easter. Also Known as Pentecost Monday
Monday	May 21, 2018	Whit Monday
Sunday	June 17, 2018	Fathers' Day
Thursday	June 21, 2018	June Solstice
Wednesday	Aug. 1, 2018	Emancipation Day
Wednesday	Aug. 1, 2018	Emancipation Day
Monday	Aug. 6, 2018	Kadooment Day	1st Monday in August
Saturday	Sept. 22, 2018	September Equinox
Wednesday	Oct. 31, 2018	Halloween
Friday	Nov. 30, 2018	Independence Day
Friday	Nov. 30, 2018	Independence Day	Independence from the United Kingdom in 1966
Friday	Dec. 21, 2018	December Solstice
Monday	Dec. 24, 2018	Christmas Eve
Tuesday	Dec. 25, 2018	Christmas Day
Tuesday	Dec. 25, 2018	Christmas Day
Wednesday	Dec. 26, 2018	Boxing Day
Monday	Dec. 31, 2018	Old Year's Night

Public Holidays

Barbados public holidays by years
Public holidays in other countries