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Public holidays 2026 · Bahamas
Next public holiday: Christmas Day, Friday, 25 December. Long weekends
National holidays 2026
New Year's Day2 Jan
Friday
Majority Rule Day12 Jan
Monday
Perry Christie Day3 Apr
Friday
Good Friday3 Apr
Friday
Easter Monday6 Apr
Monday
Whit Monday25 May
Monday
Independence Day10 Jul
Friday
Emancipation Day7 Aug
Friday
National Heroes' Day12 Oct
Monday
Christmas Day25 Dec
Friday
St. Stephen's Day26 Dec
Saturday
Long weekends 2026
2 Jan – 4 Jan3 days
10 Jan – 12 Jan3 days
3 Apr – 6 Apr4 days
23 May – 25 May3 days
10 Jul – 12 Jul3 days
7 Aug – 9 Aug3 days
10 Oct – 12 Oct3 days
25 Dec – 27 Dec3 days
National holidays 2027
New Year's Day1 Jan
Friday
Majority Rule Day11 Jan
Monday
Good Friday26 Mar
Friday
Easter Monday29 Mar
Monday
Perry Christie Day2 Apr
Friday
Whit Monday17 May
Monday
Independence Day10 Jul
Saturday
Emancipation Day6 Aug
Friday
National Heroes' Day11 Oct
Monday
Christmas Day25 Dec
Saturday
St. Stephen's Day26 Dec
Sunday
Questions and answers
When is the next public holiday?
Christmas Day: Friday, 25 December 2026.
How many public holidays are there this year?
National holidays: 11 (2026).
Where do the holiday dates come from?
From Nager.Date, an open-source database of public holidays. Dates can change by government decision, so check official announcements for important plans.
Source: Nager.Date (MIT). Holiday names are shown as published by the source.