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Haiti Holidays 2025: Public Holidays in Haiti
Haiti has 20 national public holidays in 2025. 16 of them fall on a weekday and 4 on a weekend. There are 5 long weekends and 6 more if you take a bridge day off.
Haiti public holidays 2025 — full list
| Date | Holiday | Local name | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Year's Day | Jour de l'an | Public holiday | |
| Ancestry Day | Jour des Aieux | Public holiday | |
| Epiphany | Le Jour des Rois | Public holiday | |
| Carnival | Carnaval | Public holiday | |
| Carnival | Carnaval | Public holiday | |
| Ash Wednesday | Mercredi Des Cendres | Public holiday | |
| Maundy Thursday | Jeudi saint | Public holiday | |
| Good Friday | Vendredi saint | Public holiday | |
| Weekend | Easter Sunday | Pâques | Public holiday |
| Labour and Agriculture Day | Fête du Travail / Fête des Travailleurs | Public holiday | |
| Weekend | Flag and Universities Day | Jour du Drapeau et de l'Université | Public holiday |
| Ascension Day | Ascension | Public holiday | |
| Corpus Christi | Fête-Dieu | Public holiday | |
| Assumption of Mary | L'Assomption de Marie | Public holiday | |
| Dessalines Day | Anniversaire de la mort de Dessalines | Public holiday | |
| Weekend | All Saints Day | La Toussaint | Public holiday |
| Weekend | All Souls' Day | Jour des Morts | Public holiday |
| Battle of Vertières Day | Vertières | Public holiday | |
| Discovery Day | Découverte d'Haïti | Public holiday | |
| Christmas Day | Noël | 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.
Haiti holiday calendar 2025
- National holiday
- Regional holiday
- Bridge day (take off for a long weekend)
January 3
February
March 3
April 3
May 3
June 1
July
August 1
September
October 1
November 3
December 2
Long weekends in Haiti 2025
5 long weekends come for free, and 6 more need just one or two days of leave. Plan your trips around these dates.
Wed 1 Jan – Mon 6 Jan
Take off Fri 3 Jan
Sat 1 Mar – Wed 5 Mar
No leave needed
Thu 17 Apr – Sun 20 Apr
No leave needed
Thu 1 May – Sun 4 May
Take off Fri 2 May
Thu 29 May – Sun 1 Jun
Take off Fri 30 May
Thu 19 Jun – Sun 22 Jun
Take off Fri 20 Jun
Fri 15 Aug – Sun 17 Aug
No leave needed
Fri 17 Oct – Sun 19 Oct
No leave needed
Sat 15 Nov – Tue 18 Nov
Take off Mon 17 Nov
Fri 5 Dec – Sun 7 Dec
No leave needed
Thu 25 Dec – Sun 28 Dec
Take off Fri 26 Dec
Planning a trip to Haiti?
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.