Public holidays in Dominican Republic 2026

12 nationwide public holidays in 2026.

Next nationwide holiday in Dominican Republic

See the list of nationwide holidays below.

Nationwide holidays 2026

Date	Weekday	Holiday	Local name
1 January Thursday	Thursday	New Year's Day Año Nuevo	Año Nuevo
5 January Monday	Monday	Epiphany Día de los Santos Reyes Observed day off for Epiphany (Tue 6 Jan)	Día de los Santos Reyes
21 January Wednesday	Wednesday	Lady of Altagracia Día de la Altagracia	Día de la Altagracia
26 January Monday	Monday	Juan Pablo Duarte Day Día de Duarte	Día de Duarte
27 February Friday	Friday	National Independence Day Día de la Independencia Nacional	Día de la Independencia Nacional
3 April Friday	Friday	Good Friday Viernes Santo	Viernes Santo
4 May Monday	Monday	Labor Day Día del Trabajo Observed day off for Labor Day (Fri 1 May)	Día del Trabajo
4 June Thursday	Thursday	Corpus Christi
16 August Sunday	Sunday	Restoration Day Día de la Restauración	Día de la Restauración
24 September Thursday	Thursday	Our Lady of Mercedes Day Día de las Mercedes	Día de las Mercedes
9 November Monday	Monday	Constitution Day Día de la Constitución Observed day off for Constitution Day (Fri 6 Nov)	Día de la Constitución
25 December Friday	Friday	Christmas Day Día de Navidad	Día de Navidad

Long weekends and bridge days 2026

Based on nationwide holidays and the weekend in Dominican Republic (Saturday and Sunday). Regional, local and group holidays are not included.

Long weekends

Sat 3 Jan – Mon 5 Jan · 3 days off
Epiphany
Typically in Santo Domingo: high 29°C (84°F), low 22°C (72°F), rain on 31% of days
Sat 24 Jan – Mon 26 Jan · 3 days off
Juan Pablo Duarte Day
Typically in Santo Domingo: high 29°C (84°F), low 21°C (70°F), rain on 27% of days
Fri 27 Feb – Sun 1 Mar · 3 days off
National Independence Day
Typically in Santo Domingo: high 30°C (86°F), low 21°C (70°F), rain on 22% of days
Fri 3 Apr – Sun 5 Apr · 3 days off
Good Friday
Typically in Santo Domingo: high 31°C (88°F), low 22°C (72°F), rain on 24% of days
Sat 2 May – Mon 4 May · 3 days off
Labor Day
Typically in Santo Domingo: high 31°C (88°F), low 23°C (73°F), rain on 44% of days
Sat 7 Nov – Mon 9 Nov · 3 days off
Constitution Day
Typically in Santo Domingo: high 30°C (86°F), low 24°C (75°F), rain on 64% of days
Fri 25 Dec – Sun 27 Dec · 3 days off
Christmas Day
Typically in Santo Domingo: high 29°C (84°F), low 22°C (72°F), rain on 43% of days

Bridge days

Fri 2 Jan: take 1 day off, get 5 days in a row (Thu 1 Jan – Mon 5 Jan)
New Year's Day, Epiphany
Typically in Santo Domingo: high 29°C (84°F), low 22°C (72°F), rain on 30% of days
Fri 5 Jun: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Thu 4 Jun – Sun 7 Jun)
Corpus Christi
Typically in Santo Domingo: high 31°C (88°F), low 25°C (77°F), rain on 46% of days
Fri 25 Sep: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Thu 24 Sep – Sun 27 Sep)
Our Lady of Mercedes Day
Typically in Santo Domingo: high 31°C (88°F), low 25°C (77°F), rain on 57% of days

Leave planner 2026

Choose how many leave days you can take for one break. The planner finds the breaks that give the most days off in a row around nationwide holidays and weekends, and marks the leave days on the calendar below.

Leave days per break: 3

Longest break with up to 3 leave days: Thu 1 Jan – Wed 7 Jan — 7 days off for 3 leave days (Fri 2 Jan, Tue 6 Jan, Wed 7 Jan).

Take 1 day off (Fri 2 Jan) get 5 days in a row
Thu 1 Jan – Mon 5 Jan · New Year's Day, Epiphany
Take 1 day off (Fri 23 Jan) get 4 days in a row
Fri 23 Jan – Mon 26 Jan · Juan Pablo Duarte Day
Take 1 day off (Thu 26 Feb) get 4 days in a row
Thu 26 Feb – Sun 1 Mar · National Independence Day
Take 1 day off (Thu 2 Apr) get 4 days in a row
Thu 2 Apr – Sun 5 Apr · Good Friday
Take 1 day off (Fri 1 May) get 4 days in a row
Fri 1 May – Mon 4 May · Labor Day
Take 1 day off (Thu 31 Dec) get 5 days in a row
Thu 31 Dec – Mon 4 Jan 2027 · New Year's Day, Epiphany