Public holidays in Dominican Republic 2026
The Dominican Republic has 12 public holidays in 2026. 11 fall on a weekday and 1 on the weekend, which leaves 250 working days out of 365. The weekend is Saturday and Sunday.
12public holidays
11weekday days off
250working days in 2026
104weekend days
Holiday dates 2026
| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| Thursday | New Year's Day | |
| Monday | Epiphany | |
| Wednesday | Lady of Altagracia | |
| Monday | Juan Pablo Duarte Day | |
| Friday | National Independence Day | |
| Friday | Good Friday | |
| Monday | Labor Day | |
| Thursday | Corpus Christi | |
| Sunday weekend | Restoration Day | |
| Thursday | Our Lady of Mercedes Day | |
| Monday | Constitution Day | |
| Friday | Christmas Day |
Working days per month in 2026
A working day is any day that is neither a weekend day (Saturday and Sunday) nor a public holiday. Holidays that fall on the weekend do not reduce the count.
| Month | Calendar days | Weekend days | Holidays on weekdays | Working days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 2026 | 31 | 9 | 4 | 18 |
| February 2026 | 28 | 8 | 1 | 19 |
| March 2026 | 31 | 9 | 0 | 22 |
| April 2026 | 30 | 8 | 1 | 21 |
| May 2026 | 31 | 10 | 1 | 20 |
| June 2026 | 30 | 8 | 1 | 21 |
| July 2026 | 31 | 8 | 0 | 23 |
| August 2026 | 31 | 10 | 0 | 21 |
| September 2026 | 30 | 8 | 1 | 21 |
| October 2026 | 31 | 9 | 0 | 22 |
| November 2026 | 30 | 9 | 1 | 20 |
| December 2026 | 31 | 8 | 1 | 22 |
| Total 2026 | 365 | 104 | 11 | 250 |
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Long weekends and bridge days in 2026
Breaks of three days or more that need no annual leave at all.
- 3 daysSat 3 to Mon 5 January 2026Epiphany
- 3 daysSat 24 to Mon 26 January 2026Juan Pablo Duarte Day
- 3 daysFri 27 February to Sun 1 March 2026National Independence Day
- 3 daysFri 3 to Sun 5 April 2026Good Friday
- 3 daysSat 2 to Mon 4 May 2026Labor Day
- 3 daysSat 7 to Mon 9 November 2026Constitution Day
- 3 daysFri 25 to Sun 27 December 2026Christmas Day
Take one day of leave on the date shown and turn a holiday into a longer break.
- 5 daysTake off Friday 2 January 2026 for Thu 1 to Mon 5 January 2026New Year's Day, Epiphany
- 4 daysTake off Friday 5 June 2026 for Thu 4 to Sun 7 June 2026Corpus Christi
- 4 daysTake off Friday 25 September 2026 for Thu 24 to Sun 27 September 2026Our Lady of Mercedes Day
Questions about 2026 in Dominican Republic
- How many working days are there in Dominican Republic in 2026?
- 250 working days. 2026 has 365 days, 104 of them weekend days and 11 public holidays on weekdays.
- How many public holidays does Dominican Republic have in 2026?
- 12 public holidays. 1 falls on the weekend.
- Which 2026 holidays fall on a weekend?
- Restoration Day (16 August 2026).
- What counts as the weekend in Dominican Republic?
- Saturday and Sunday. The calculator lets you change this if your organisation works a different week.
- What about 2027?
- See public holidays in Dominican Republic 2027 or go back to 2025.
Cite or reuse this data
The Dominican Republic has 12 public holidays and 250 working days in 2026.
Source: OpenWorkdays, https://openworkdays.com/dominican-republic/2026/ (dataset holidays 0.103, CC BY 4.0).
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