Every 2026 date with its weekday, the next holiday highlighted, the official source linked, and a free .ics calendar download.
| Date | Day | Holiday | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 January 2026 | Thursday | New Year's Day | |
| 3 April 2026 | Friday | Good Friday | |
| 6 April 2026 | Monday | Easter Monday | |
| 4 May 2026 | Monday | Labour Day | |
| 25 May 2026 | Monday | Whit Monday | |
| 3 August 2026 | Monday | Carnival Monday | |
| 4 August 2026 | Tuesday | Carnival Tuesday | |
| 10 September 2026 | Thursday | National Day of Prayer | Date corrected to 10 September by the Labour Department on 25 March 2026; the Gazette had printed 17 September. |
| 1 November 2026 | Sunday | Independence Day | Observed Monday 2 November |
| 9 December 2026 | Wednesday | V.C. Bird Day | |
| 25 December 2026 | Friday | Christmas Day | |
| 26 December 2026 | Saturday | Boxing Day | Saturday; no in-lieu day listed. |
Dates verified from Office of the Labour Commissioner notice of 25 March 2026, as reported by Antigua News, last checked 5 November 2026. The Gazette itself (Nos. 60 and 61) could not be fetched; the statutory list is on ab.gov.ag. non-government source
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The public holidays for Antigua & Barbuda (also written Antigua and Barbuda) in 2026, taken from the official list published by Office of the Labour Commissioner notice of 25 March 2026, as reported by Antigua News and checked on 5 November 2026. There are 12 public holidays in 2026, from New Year's Day on 1 January 2026 to Boxing Day on 26 December 2026; 4 fall on a Monday and 2 on a Friday. 2 of the 2026 dates fall on a weekend: Independence Day (Sunday 1 November), Boxing Day (Saturday 26 December). The official list gives an observed day for 1 of them, shown in the Notes column. Note: the 2026 dates come from a non-government source and are marked as such below; we will replace them when the official list is published.
Each date is shown with its day of the week, because for rotas and pay the weekday matters more than the date, and the next holiday is highlighted. Use Add to calendar to download a year as an .ics file for Google Calendar, Outlook or Apple Calendar. For what a holiday means on the payslip read the public holiday pay guide, and use the Antigua & Barbuda pay calculator to see the deductions on that pay.
Background reading: Public holiday pay: working on a holiday vs a paid day off
12 public holidays are listed for 2026 by Office of the Labour Commissioner notice of 25 March 2026, as reported by Antigua News: New Year's Day, Good Friday, Easter Monday, Labour Day, Whit Monday, Carnival Monday, Carnival Tuesday, National Day of Prayer, Independence Day, V.C. Bird Day, Christmas Day, Boxing Day. 4 of them fall on a Monday.
Not on the official source we track. We check Office of the Labour Commissioner notice of 25 March 2026, as reported by Antigua News and add the 2027 list, with a calendar download, as soon as it is published. The 2026 dates on this page are the latest official list.
The official source states: ab.gov.ag (Public Holidays (Amendment) Act 2005): 'If the first day of January falls on a Sunday, then the following Monday shall be a public holiday.' 'If Christmas Day falls on a Saturday, then the following Monday shall be a public holiday. If Christmas Day falls on a Sunday, then the following Monday and Tuesday shall be public holidays.' The Labour Department's 2026 notice observes Independence Day (Sunday 1 November) on Monday 2 November. In 2026 this applies to Independence Day (1 November 2026, observed 2 November 2026).
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That is set by the labour law and your contract, not by the holiday list. A common set-up is a paid day off, with a premium or a day in lieu when you work the holiday. Our public holiday pay guide explains the usual arrangements with worked examples; confirm the rule for your workplace with the labour department or payroll.
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