Public holidays in Bahamas 2025

11 nationwide public holidays in 2025.

Next nationwide holiday in Bahamas

See the list of nationwide holidays below.

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Nationwide holidays 2025

Date	Weekday	Holiday
1 January Wednesday	Wednesday	New Year's Day
10 January Friday	Friday	Majority Rule Day National day
18 April Friday	Friday	Good Friday Religious
21 April Monday	Monday	Easter Monday Religious
6 June Friday	Friday	Randol Fawkes Labour Day
9 June Monday	Monday	Whit Monday Religious
10 July Thursday	Thursday	Independence Day National day
4 August Monday	Monday	Emancipation Day National day
13 October Monday	Monday	National Heroes 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 Bahamas (Saturday and Sunday). Regional, local and group holidays are not included.

Long weekends

Fri 10 Jan – Sun 12 Jan · 3 days off
Majority Rule Day
Typically in Nassau: high 25°C (77°F), low 23°C (73°F), rain on 49% of days
Fri 18 Apr – Mon 21 Apr · 4 days off
Good Friday, Easter Monday
Typically in Nassau: high 26°C (79°F), low 25°C (77°F), rain on 39% of days
Fri 6 Jun – Mon 9 Jun · 4 days off
Randol Fawkes Labour Day, Whit Monday
Typically in Nassau: high 28°C (82°F), low 27°C (81°F), rain on 89% of days
Sat 2 Aug – Mon 4 Aug · 3 days off
Emancipation Day
Typically in Nassau: high 30°C (86°F), low 29°C (84°F), rain on 73% of days
Sat 11 Oct – Mon 13 Oct · 3 days off
National Heroes Day
Typically in Nassau: high 29°C (84°F), low 28°C (82°F), rain on 73% of days
Thu 25 Dec – Sun 28 Dec · 4 days off
Christmas Day, Boxing Day
Typically in Nassau: high 25°C (77°F), low 24°C (75°F), rain on 44% of days

Bridge days

Fri 11 Jul: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Thu 10 Jul – Sun 13 Jul)
Independence Day
Typically in Nassau: high 30°C (86°F), low 29°C (84°F), rain on 69% 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: Sat 20 Dec – Sun 28 Dec — 9 days off for 3 leave days (Mon 22 Dec, Tue 23 Dec, Wed 24 Dec).Show on calendar ↓

Take 1 day off (Thu 9 Jan) get 4 days in a rowThu 9 Jan – Sun 12 Jan · Majority Rule DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 17 Apr) get 5 days in a rowThu 17 Apr – Mon 21 Apr · Good Friday, Easter MondayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 5 Jun) get 5 days in a rowThu 5 Jun – Mon 9 Jun · Randol Fawkes Labour Day, Whit MondayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 11 Jul) get 4 days in a rowThu 10 Jul – Sun 13 Jul · Independence DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 1 Aug) get 4 days in a rowFri 1 Aug – Mon 4 Aug · Emancipation DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Wed 24 Dec) get 5 days in a rowWed 24 Dec – Sun 28 Dec · Christmas Day, Boxing DayShow on calendar ↓