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January
- Cervical Cancer Awareness Month
- Drug Awareness Month
- * New Year’s Day – January 1
- *Errol Barrow Day – January 21
February
- African Awareness Month
- World Cancer Day – February 4
- Holetown Festival – February 12 – 19
- World Radio Day – February 13
- Day of Women of the Americas – February 18
- World Day of Social Justice – February 20
- Agrofest – February 24 – 26
March
- Month of the Disabled
- Nutrition Month
- World Endometriosis Month
- Coastal Hazards Awareness Month (March 1 – 31)
- National Employee Appreciation Day – March 3
- Sandy Land Barbados Gold Cup – March 4
- International Children’s Day of Broadcasting – March 3
- World Salt Awareness Week – March 4 – 11
- International Women’s Day – March 8
- World Kidney Day – March 14
- World Glaucoma Week – March 12 – 18
- World Consumer Rights Day – March 15
- International Day of Happiness – March 20
- World Poetry Day – March 21
- World Down Syndrome Day – March 21
- World Water Day – March 22
- World Tuberculosis Day – March 24
- Worldwide Endometriosis March – March 30
April
- Start of the Season of Emancipation – April 14
- Limb Loss and Limb Difference Awareness Month
- World Autism Day – April 2
- World Health Day – April 7
- World Parkinson’s Disease Day – April 11
- *Good Friday – April 7
- Oistins Fish Festival – April 8 – 10
- *Easter Monday – April 10
- Earth Day – April 22
- World Book and Copyright Day (UNESCO) – April 23
- Vaccine Week in the Americas – April 24 – 30
- World Laboratory Day – April 23
- World Intellectual Property Day – April 26
- World Day for Safety and Health at Work – April 28
- * National Heroes Day – April 28
May
- Child Month
- * Labour/May Day – May 1
- World Asthma Day – May 2
- World Press Freedom Day – May 3
- World Hand Hygiene Day – May 5
- Nurses Week – May 6 – 12
- Caribbean Mosquito Awareness Week – May 8 – 14
- International Nurses Day – May 12
- Mother’s Day – May 14
- World Family Day – May 15
- World Telecommunication and Information Society Day – May 17
- World Hypertension Day – May 17
- Nutrition Week – May 19 – 25
- World Metrology Day – May 20
- International Day for Biological Diversity – May 22
- *Whit-Monday – May 29
- World No Tobacco Day – May 31
- National Senior Games – Date to be confirmed
June
- Environment Month
- Heritage Month
- Hurricane Awareness Month
- World Environment Day – June 5
- Global Wellness Day – June 10
- World Oceans Day – June 8
- World Blood Donor Day – June 14
- World Elder Abuse Awareness Day – June 15
- World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought – June 17
- Father’s Day – June 18
- International Day of the Seafarer – June 25
- International Day Against Drug Abuse – June 26
- Barbados Secondary Schools’ Entrance Examination (Common Entrance Exam) –
- June 27
- Fisherman’s Day – June 29
July
- Caribbean Public Health Day – July – 2
- Public Health Nurses Week – July 2 – 8
- International Day of Cooperatives – July 6
- CARICOM Day – July 4
- World Population Day – July 11
- World Youth Skills Day – July 15
- World Hepatitis Day – July 28
August
- *Emancipation Day – August 1
- World Breast Feeding Week – August 1 – 7
- Bridgetown Market – August 5 – 6
- * Kadooment Day – August 7
- International Youth Day – August 12
September
- Prostate Cancer Awareness Month
- Senior Citizens Month
- World Physical Therapy Day – September 8
- Caribbean Wellness Day – September 9
- World Suicide Prevention Day – September 10
- International Coastal Clean-up Day – September 21 (every Third Saturday)
- World Alzheimer’s Day – September 21
- National Arbor Day – September 22
- World Maritime Day – September 26
- World Tourism Day – September 27
- World Heart Day – September 29
- Caribbean Youth Day – September 30
- Fire Service week
October
- Breast Cancer Awareness Month
- Education Month
- Mental Health Awareness Month
- Archives Awareness Month
- Fire Prevention Week
- World Vegetarian Day – October 1
- Inter-American Water Day – October 5 (first Saturday in October)
- World Animal Day – October 4
- World Habitat Day – October 7 (first Monday in October)
- World Hospice and Palliative Day – October 8
- World Post Day – October 9
- World Sight Day – October 10
- World Mental Health Day – October 10
- International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction – October 13
- World Standards Day – October 14
- Infection Control and Prevention Week – October 15 – 21
- International Day of Rural Women – October 15
- CARICOM Statistics Day – October 15
- World Food Day – October 16
- International Day for the Eradication of Poverty – October 17
- Teacher’s Professional Day – October 20
- World Stroke Day – October 29
November
- Crime Awareness Month
- International World Tsunami Day – November 5
- Blue Fest November 1-30
- Prostate Cancer Awareness Month
- Community Independence Celebrations – November 1 – 30
- National Independence Festival of Creative Arts (NIFCA) – November 1 – 30
- World Town Planning Day – November 8
- Remembrance Sunday – November 10
- World Diabetes Day – November 14
- International Men’s Day – November 19
- Universal Children’s Day – November 20
- World Philosophy Day – November 21
- World Day for the Remembrance of Road Traffic Victims – November 21
- International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women – November 25 16 days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence – November 25 – December 10
- * Independence Day – November 30
December
- World AIDS Day – December 1
- AIDS Awareness Week – December 1 – 7
- International Day of Persons with Disabilities – December 3
- International Volunteer Day – December 5
- International Civil Aviation Day – December 7
- Human Rights Day – December 10
- * Christmas Day – December 25
- * Boxing Day – December 26
N.B. * denotes a public holiday. Please note that some events may be subject to change.