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Current Date And Time In Freeport, Bahamas

Tuesday, 25 August 2026
09:23:17 EDT
Capital: Freeport
Currency: Bahamian Dollar (BSD)
Timezone: UTC -05:00 (EDT)
Population: 26,914
Area: 558.00 km²
State Code: FP

🗓️ Public Holidays in Freeport, Bahamas


Get up-to-date public holiday dates for Freeport, Bahamas. Track official statutory days off, bank closures, and upcoming holiday schedules across Freeport.

Corporate offices, banks, and public services throughout Freeport align operating hours with official statutory non-working day notifications. In Freeport, statutory fixed-date public holidays (including Independence Day on July 10) mandate official non-working status for banks and government departments.

📅 Live Public Holiday Calendar — Freeport, Bahamas

This is Bahamas's national public holiday calendar — the same live calendar shown on Bahamas's country-level holiday page — embedded here because public holidays are set nationally and apply uniformly across Freeport and the rest of Bahamas, not a separate Freeport-specific calendar.

◀ Showing upcoming public holidays — use the back arrow in the calendar toolbar to browse earlier dates this year.

🏛️ Official Statutory Public Holidays Applicable in Freeport

These are Bahamas's official statutory fixed-date public holidays — the same national list shown on Bahamas's country holiday page — mandated by national labor law and applicable across every state and city in Bahamas, including Freeport. These non-working days apply to government administrative offices, commercial banking institutions, and schools statewide.

Holiday NameFixed DateCategoryClosure StatusOfficial Source
Independence DayJuly 10National HolidayFull National Closurewww.bahamas.gov.bs

📖 Understanding Public Holidays in Freeport

Freeport follows Bahamas's statutory holiday calendar in full — the national government sets these dates, and regional banks, public offices and schools across the state close accordingly.

A statutory holiday falling on a weekend in Freeport doesn't simply disappear — Bahamas's gazette process typically shifts the observed non-working day to the nearest Monday.

As Freeport's own capital, Freeport observes the identical statutory calendar — there's no separate capital-city holiday list distinct from the rest of Freeport.

Frequently Asked Questions — Freeport Public Holidays

Are banks and government offices closed on public holidays in Freeport?

Yes — official statutory public holidays in Freeport mandate non-working status for commercial banks, public administration offices, and schools across the state.


How many statutory public holidays are observed in Freeport?

Freeport observes 1 official statutory fixed-date public holidays — the same count as Bahamas nationally, since Freeport doesn't set its own separate statutory list — plus movable religious and lunar observances updated live in the calendar.


How can I plan a long weekend around public holidays in Freeport?

Check the day of the week for upcoming holidays in the live calendar above. Public holidays landing on Monday or Friday create an automatic 3-day weekend for travel across Freeport.


Do public holidays in Freeport differ from the rest of Bahamas?

No — public holidays in Bahamas are set at the national level, not decided state by state, so Freeport observes exactly the same statutory holidays as every other state and the country as a whole. This page exists as a convenient Freeport-specific reference, not because Freeport has its own separate holiday list.


Does Freeport, Freeport's capital, follow a different holiday schedule?

No — Freeport observes the same statutory public holidays as the rest of Freeport and Bahamas. Being the state capital doesn't come with its own separate holiday calendar.


What is the official source for Freeport's public holiday dates?

Freeport's public holidays are mandated by Bahamas's national statutory framework, published via www.bahamas.gov.bs — see the statutory holidays table above for the full sourced list.

🗓️ Freeport Statutory Facts
Statutory Holidays: 1 Fixed Days
Flagship National Day:
Independence Day (July 10)
📍 Freeport Quick Facts
State Capital: Freeport
Population: 26,914
Area: 558 km²
Area Rank in Bahamas: #19
Population Density: 901.9 / km²
🕒 Business Hours & Time Zone
Time Zone: -05:00
Bank Closures: Full closure on statutory days
✈️ Travel Essentials
Emergency Number: 911
Driving Side: Left side