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Public holidays in Bahamas in 2026
Bahamas has 12 public holidays in 2026, 10 of them on working days, leaving 251 working days. 9 fall on a Monday or Friday, giving a long weekend automatically.
| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Jan 2026 | Thursday | New Year's Day |
| 10 Jan 2026 | Saturday | Majority Rule Day |
| 12 Jan 2026 | Monday | Majority Rule Day (substitute day) |
| 3 Apr 2026 | Friday | Good Friday |
| 6 Apr 2026 | Monday | Easter Monday |
| 25 May 2026 | Monday | Whit Monday |
| 5 Jun 2026 | Friday | Randol Fawkes Labour Day |
| 10 Jul 2026 | Friday | Independence Day |
| 3 Aug 2026 | Monday | Emancipation Day |
| 12 Oct 2026 | Monday | National Heroes' Day |
| 25 Dec 2026 | Friday | Christmas Day |
| 26 Dec 2026 | Saturday | Boxing Day |
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Long weekends in Bahamas, 2026
Take one day of leave to turn these holidays into four-day (or longer) weekends:
- 1 Jan 2026 – 4 Jan 2026: book Friday 2 Jan 2026 (New Year's Day)
- 9 Jan 2026 – 12 Jan 2026: book Friday 9 Jan 2026 (Majority Rule Day, Majority Rule Day (substitute day))
- 2 Apr 2026 – 6 Apr 2026: book Thursday 2 Apr 2026 (Good Friday, Easter Monday)
- 22 May 2026 – 25 May 2026: book Friday 22 May 2026 (Whit Monday)
- 4 Jun 2026 – 7 Jun 2026: book Thursday 4 Jun 2026 (Randol Fawkes Labour Day)
- 9 Jul 2026 – 12 Jul 2026: book Thursday 9 Jul 2026 (Independence Day)
- 31 Jul 2026 – 3 Aug 2026: book Friday 31 Jul 2026 (Emancipation Day)
- 9 Oct 2026 – 12 Oct 2026: book Friday 9 Oct 2026 (National Heroes' Day)
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