This article lists events from the year 2017 in Barbados.

Incumbents Monarch: Elizabeth II Governor-General: Elliott Belgrave (until 30 June); Philip Greaves (acting) (from 1 July) Prime Minister: Freundel Stuart

Events September – Hurricane Irma

Sports 14 to 30 July – Barbados participated at the 2017 World Aquatics Championships with 4 competitors.

4 to 13 August – Barbados participated at the 2017 World Championships in Athletics with 7 competitors (5 men and 2 women) in 6 events.

Deaths 13 July – Keith Baird, Barbadian-born American linguist (born 1923).Keith Baird, Linguist Who Fought the Use of ‘Negro,’ Dies at 94

11 October – Clifford Husbands, politician and judge, Governor-General 1996–2011 (b. 1926).

9 December – Charles Skeete, economist and diplomat (born c. 1938).Economist Charles Skeete passes away

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