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There are, at this time, of­fi­cial­ly five pub­lic hol­i­days in 2026 that fall on ei­ther a Fri­day or a Mon­day, cre­at­ing a pe­ri­od most Trin­bag­o­ni­ans look for­ward to—long week­ends.

Based on the cal­en­dar for next year, the first of­fi­cial long week­end will run from March 28 to 30, with Spir­i­tu­al Bap­tist Lib­er­a­tion Day ob­served on Mon­day, March 30.

But Car­ni­val Mon­day and Tues­day fall on Feb­ru­ary 16 and 17, while the Mus­lim com­mu­ni­ty is ten­ta­tive­ly set to cel­e­brate Eid-ul-Fitr on Fri­day, March 20, pend­ing the sight­ing of the moon, which, once con­firmed, would bring the long week­end count to six, or sev­en if you in­clude Car­ni­val Mon­day and Tues­day, which are not pub­lic hol­i­days.