Long weekends in Bahamas, 2026
Bahamas has 8 breaks of three consecutive non-working days or more in 2026, each one created by a public holiday rather than by the weekend alone. The longest runs 4 days.
Every break, longest first
| From | To | Days | Holiday behind it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fri, 3 Apr | Mon, 6 Apr | 4 | Good Friday, Easter Monday |
| Fri, 2 Jan | Sun, 4 Jan | 3 | New Year's Day |
| Sat, 10 Jan | Mon, 12 Jan | 3 | Majority Rule Day |
| Sat, 23 May | Mon, 25 May | 3 | Whit Monday |
| Fri, 10 Jul | Sun, 12 Jul | 3 | Independence Day |
| Fri, 7 Aug | Sun, 9 Aug | 3 | Emancipation Day |
| Sat, 10 Oct | Mon, 12 Oct | 3 | National Heroes' Day |
| Fri, 25 Dec | Sun, 27 Dec | 3 | Christmas Day, St. Stephen's Day |
Bridge days
No public holiday in 2026 leaves a single working day stranded next to a weekend, so there is no cheap bridge available this year. Holidays that fall mid week, or that fall on a Monday or Friday and extend the weekend directly, do not create one.
How these are worked out
Every day of 2026 is classified as working or non-working using Bahamas's own weekend pattern and its nationwide public holidays. Consecutive non-working days are then grouped into runs, and any run of three days or more that contains at least one public holiday is listed above. Runs made of a weekend alone are excluded, since a two day weekend is not a long weekend.
Regional holidays are not included. In countries where regions set their own dates, the real picture locally can be better than the one shown here, sometimes considerably.