January

New Year’s Day, Jan 1
Barbados’ Jazz Festival
Barbados Horticultural society’s open garden program begins
Error Barrow day – National Holiday
Barbados Red Stripe Cricket Competition
Regional Cricket Series begins

February

Barbados Horticultural Society’s Annual Flower Show
Mount Gay International Regatta
Environmental Awareness Group field Trip
Barbados National Trust
Holetown Festival
Mountain Bike Festival

March

Sandy Lane Golf Cup Race
Holder’s Opera Season (Opera, Drama and Sports)
Caribbean Atlantic Cricket Cup
Easter Holidays (Good Friday, Easter Sunday and Easter Monday usually occur either late March or early April)
Easter Monday – Public Holiday

April

Oistins Fish Festival
Caribbean Atlantic Cricket Cup
Congaline Street Festival

May

Labour Day – May 1 – National Holiday
Junior International All Star slam dunk Basketball and shoot out
March for Jesus
Whit Monday – National Holiday
GospelFest
Celtic Festival

June

Crop Over Events Continue

July

Crop Over Festival
Caribbean Story-Telling Festival
Sir Garfield Sobers International schools Cricket tournament
The Sir Garfield Sobers competition is named after the famous Barbadian cricketer, has become a major international event attracting worldwide participation.

August

International Schools Netball Festival
Cohobblopot
Pic-o-de-Crop
Kadooment Day
Banks Hockey Festival

September

Art Exhibition at Queen’s Park Art Gallery
International In-Line Roller Hockey

October

Art Exhibition at Queen’s Park Art Gallery
United Nations Day – National Holiday
World Gospel Fest
Sun, Sea and Slams International Bridge Festival
Barbados Festival of Golf
Barbados International Triathlon
The Blade Festival – begins

November

The Blade Festival – continues
Sir Garfield Sobers Seniors (Over 50) Cricket Festival
Sprite Caribbean Surfing Championship
National Independence Festival of Creative Arts (NIFCA)

December

Run Barbados Road Race Series
United Insurance Barbados Open Golf Tournament
Christmas Classic Barbados/Atlantic College Basketball
Christmas Day – 25th December – National Holiday
Boxing Day – National Holiday
New Year’s Eve – generally considered as a half holiday
The Boxing Day holiday the rich took that from the British in which they boxed the foods after Christmas day, to give the less fortunate. There are dances and horse racing on this day.