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Dominican Republic Holidays 2025: Public Holidays in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic has 13 national public holidays in 2025. 11 of them fall on a weekday and 2 on a weekend. There are 2 long weekends and 6 more if you take a bridge day off.
Dominican Republic public holidays 2025 — full list
| Date | Holiday | Local name | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Year's Day | Día de Año Nuevo | Public holiday | |
| Day of Kings | Día de Reyes | Public holiday | |
| Our Lady of Altagracia | Día de Nuestra Señora de la Altagracia | Public holiday | |
| Weekend | Duarte's Birthday | Día del Natalicio de Juan Pablo Duarte | Public holiday |
| Independence Day | Día de la Independencia de la República Dominicana | Public holiday | |
| Good Friday | Good Friday | Public holiday | |
| Labour Day | Día del Trabajador | Public holiday | |
| Mother's Day | Día de las Madres | Public holiday | |
| Corpus Christi | Corpus Christi | Public holiday | |
| Weekend | Restoration Day | Día de la Restauración Dominicana | Public holiday |
| Our Lady of Mercy | Nuestra Senora de las Mercedes | Public holiday | |
| Constitution Day | Día de la Constitución | Public holiday | |
| Christmas Day | Navidad | Public holiday |
Data: Nager.Date public holiday database and the vacanza/holidays library (both MIT licence). Dates of religious holidays based on the lunar calendar may shift by a day after official announcements.
Dominican Republic holiday calendar 2025
- National holiday
- Regional holiday
- Bridge day (take off for a long weekend)
January 4
February 1
March
April 1
May 2
June 1
July
August 1
September 1
October
November 1
December 1
Long weekends in Dominican Republic 2025
2 long weekends come for free, and 6 more need just one or two days of leave. Plan your trips around these dates.
Sat 4 Jan – Mon 6 Jan
No leave needed
Sat 18 Jan – Tue 21 Jan
Take off Mon 20 Jan
Thu 27 Feb – Sun 2 Mar
Take off Fri 28 Feb
Fri 18 Apr – Sun 20 Apr
No leave needed
Thu 1 May – Sun 4 May
Take off Fri 2 May
Thu 19 Jun – Sun 22 Jun
Take off Fri 20 Jun
Thu 6 Nov – Sun 9 Nov
Take off Fri 7 Nov
Thu 25 Dec – Sun 28 Dec
Take off Fri 26 Dec
Planning a trip to Dominican Republic?
On public holidays banks, offices and many shops close, public transport often runs a Sunday timetable and popular destinations get busy and more expensive. Book early around long weekends.