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Current Date And Time In Long Island, Bahamas

Tuesday, 25 August 2026
07:56:13 EDT
Capital: Clarence Town
Currency: Bahamian Dollar (BSD)
Timezone: UTC -05:00 (EDT)
Population: 2,979
Area: 596.00 km²
State Code: LI

🗓️ Public Holidays in Long Island, Bahamas


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

Corporate offices, banks, and public services throughout Long Island align operating hours with official statutory non-working day notifications. In Long Island, 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 — Long Island, 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 Long Island and the rest of Bahamas, not a separate Long Island-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 Long Island

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 Long Island. 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 Long Island

Public offices, banks and schools throughout Long Island close on the same fixed-date statutory holidays observed nationwide, since public holidays in Bahamas are a matter of national labor law rather than state-by-state decree.

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

As Long Island's capital, Clarence Town observes the identical statutory calendar — there's no separate capital-city holiday list distinct from the rest of Long Island.

Frequently Asked Questions — Long Island Public Holidays

Are banks and government offices closed on public holidays in Long Island?

Yes, they do. Long Island follows Bahamas's statutory calendar exactly, so banks, government offices and schools throughout the state close on every officially mandated non-working day.


How many statutory public holidays are observed in Long Island?

Long Island observes 1 official statutory fixed-date public holidays — the same count as Bahamas nationally, since Long Island 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 Long Island?

Look at the day of the week shown next to each date in the calendar above — a holiday on a Monday or Friday gives Long Island a natural 3-day weekend without needing to take extra leave.


Do public holidays in Long Island differ from the rest of Bahamas?

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


Does Clarence Town, Long Island's capital, follow a different holiday schedule?

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


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

Long Island'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.

🗓️ Long Island Statutory Facts
Statutory Holidays: 1 Fixed Days
Flagship National Day:
Independence Day (July 10)
📍 Long Island Quick Facts
State Capital: Clarence Town
Population: 2,979
Area: 596 km²
Area Rank in Bahamas: #18
Population Density: 0.6 / 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