Public Holidays in Dominican Republic — 2026
There are 13 public holidays in Dominican Republic in 2026 — a middle-of-the-road calendar by international standards.
1 of them land on the Saturday + Sunday weekend, which leaves 12 genuine days off work.
The dates are spread fairly evenly — 9 before July and 4 after it — with January the busiest month.
The longest dry spell runs 73 days, from Thursday, June 4, 2026 to Sunday, August 16, 2026; that is the stretch worth spending annual leave on.
6 holiday(s) sit next to the weekend, and 5 single bridge day(s) could turn into a four-day break.
Dominican Republic sits in Caribbean, is run from Santo Domingo, pays in Dominican Peso, and has about 10.8M people planning around these same dates.
- Public holidays
- 13
- Days off work
- 12
- Weekend
- Saturday + Sunday
- Busiest month
- January (4)
- Longest gap
- 73 days
- Capital
- Santo Domingo
| Date | Day | Holiday | Local name |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thu, Jan 1 | Thursday | New Year's Day | Día de Año Nuevo |
| Tue, Jan 6 | Tuesday | Day of Kings | Día de Reyes |
| Wed, Jan 21 | Wednesday | Our Lady of Altagracia | Día de Nuestra Señora de la Altagracia |
| Mon, Jan 26 | Monday | Duarte's Birthday | Día del Natalicio de Juan Pablo Duarte |
| Fri, Feb 27 | Friday | Independence Day | Día de la Independencia de la República Dominicana |
| Fri, Apr 3 | Friday | Good Friday | |
| Fri, May 1 | Friday | Labour Day | Día del Trabajador |
| Thu, May 28 | Thursday | Mother's Day | Día de las Madres |
| Thu, Jun 4 | Thursday | Corpus Christi | |
| Sun, Aug 16 | Sunday | Restoration Day | Día de la Restauración Dominicana |
| Thu, Sep 24 | Thursday | Our Lady of Mercy | Nuestra Senora de las Mercedes |
| Fri, Nov 6 | Friday | Constitution Day | Día de la Constitución |
| Fri, Dec 25 | Friday | Christmas Day | Navidad |
How many public holidays does Dominican Republic have in 2026?
13 — of which 12 fall on a working day and 1 fall on the Saturday + Sunday weekend.
What is the first public holiday in Dominican Republic in 2026?
Día de Año Nuevo on Thursday, January 1, 2026. The last one of the year is Navidad on Friday, December 25, 2026.
Which days are the weekend in Dominican Republic?
Saturday + Sunday. Working-day counts on this site use that pattern, not a fixed Saturday–Sunday assumption.
When is the longest period without a public holiday in Dominican Republic in 2026?
Between Thursday, June 4, 2026 and Sunday, August 16, 2026 — 73 days with nothing official in between.
Are these 2026 dates confirmed?
Yes, all 13 dates come from the official calendar (source: Nager.Date public holiday API) and none are moon-sighting estimates.