Public holidays 2027
Public holidays in Antigua and Barbuda 2027
Antigua and Barbuda has 12 nationwide public holidays in 2027, 11 of them on a working day. None of its public holidays is regional.
Antigua and Barbuda 2027 at a glance
- Nationwide public holidays
- 12
- Of those, on a working day
- 11
- Of those, on a weekend
- 1
- Regional only
- 0
- Longest break
- 4 days (26 March to 29 March)
- Bridge days
- 3
- Most nationwide holidays in
- December (3)
The weekend is taken as Saturday and Sunday for the working-day count, the long weekends and the bridge days.
All public holidays in Antigua and Barbuda, 2027
| Date | Day | Holiday | Local name | Applies to |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friday | New Year's Day | New Year's Day | Nationwide | |
| Friday | Good Friday | Good Friday | Nationwide | |
| Monday | Easter Monday | Easter Monday | Nationwide | |
| Monday | Labour Day | Labour Day | Nationwide | |
| Monday | Whit Monday | Whit Monday | Nationwide | |
| Monday | Carnival Monday | Carnival Monday | Nationwide | |
| Tuesday | Carnival Tuesday | Carnival Tuesday | Nationwide | |
| Thursday | National Day of Prayer | National Day of Prayer | Nationwide | |
| Monday | Independence Day | Independence Day | Nationwide | |
| Thursday | National Heroes' Day | National Heroes' Day | Nationwide | |
| Sundayweekend | St. Stephen's Day | Boxing Day | Nationwide | |
| Tuesday | Christmas Day | Christmas Day | Nationwide |
Source: Nager.Date, checked on . Regions are ISO 3166-2 codes.
Long weekends and bridge days in Antigua and Barbuda
A long weekend is three or more days off in a row made by a nationwide holiday and the weekend. A bridge day is a working day with a day off on both sides: one leave day there joins a holiday to the weekend, or two holidays to each other.
Long weekends (6)
- Friday 1 January to Sunday 3 January 2027: 3 days off, with New Year's Day.
- Friday 26 March to Monday 29 March 2027: 4 days off, with Good Friday, Easter Monday.
- Saturday 1 May to Monday 3 May 2027: 3 days off, with Labour Day.
- Saturday 15 May to Monday 17 May 2027: 3 days off, with Whit Monday.
- Saturday 31 July to Tuesday 3 August 2027: 4 days off, with Carnival Monday, Carnival Tuesday.
- Saturday 30 October to Monday 1 November 2027: 3 days off, with Independence Day.
Bridge days (3)
- Friday 10 September: one leave day gives 4 days off in a row, Thursday 9 September to Sunday 12 September 2027 (next to National Day of Prayer).
- Friday 10 December: one leave day gives 4 days off in a row, Thursday 9 December to Sunday 12 December 2027 (next to National Heroes' Day).
- Monday 27 December: one leave day gives 4 days off in a row, Saturday 25 December to Tuesday 28 December 2027 (next to St. Stephen's Day and Christmas Day).
Regional holidays are left out of both lists: they depend on where the employee works.
Regional holidays
Every public holiday in Antigua and Barbuda applies nationwide, so one list covers all employees there.
Add Antigua and Barbuda to your calendar
Download the 2027 calendar (.ics), or paste its address into Google Calendar, Outlook or Apple Calendar to subscribe. It holds one all-day event per public holiday and marks none of them as busy.
https://hoursquare.com/public-holidays/antigua-and-barbuda/2027.ics
Plan leave around these dates
Check how many working days a trip really needs, with Antigua and Barbuda's holidays taken out, in the vacation calculator. The glossary explains what a public holiday is in HR terms.
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