National holidays of Dominican Republic in 2018

This page contains a calendar of all 2018 public holidays for Dominican Republic. These dates may be modified as official changes are announced, so please check back regularly for updates. Scroll down to view the national list or choose your state’s calendar.

Day	Date	Holiday	Notes
Monday	Jan. 1, 2018	New Year's Day
Monday	Jan. 1, 2018	New Year's Day
Saturday	Jan. 6, 2018	Epiphany
Monday	Jan. 8, 2018	Epiphany (observed)	Probable on Monday after Epiphany
Sunday	Jan. 21, 2018	Lady of Altagracia
Sunday	Jan. 21, 2018	Our Lady of Altagracia
Monday	Jan. 29, 2018	Duarte's Day
Monday	Jan. 29, 2018	Juan Pablo Duarte Day	Birthday of one of the founding fathers of the Dominican Republic
Tuesday	Feb. 27, 2018	Independence Day	Autonomy from Haiti in 1844
Tuesday	Feb. 27, 2018	Independence Day
Tuesday	March 20, 2018	March Equinox
Thursday	March 29, 2018	Maundy Thursday
Friday	March 30, 2018	Good Friday
Friday	March 30, 2018	Good Friday	Friday before Easter Sunday
Sunday	April 1, 2018	Easter Day
Monday	April 30, 2018	Labor Day
Tuesday	May 1, 2018	Labor Day
Sunday	May 27, 2018	Mother's Day	Last Sunday in May. Not a public holiday
Sunday	May 27, 2018	Mother's Day
Thursday	May 31, 2018	Corpus Christi	second Thursday after Whitsun
Thursday	June 21, 2018	June Solstice
Sunday	July 29, 2018	Father's Day	Last Sunday in July. Not a public holiday
Sunday	July 29, 2018	Father's Day
Thursday	Aug. 16, 2018	Restoration Day
Saturday	Sept. 22, 2018	September Equinox
Monday	Sept. 24, 2018	Our Lady of Las Mercedes
Monday	Sept. 24, 2018	Our Lady of Mercedes Day
Monday	Nov. 5, 2018	Constitution Day Holiday
Monday	Nov. 5, 2018	Constitution Day
Friday	Dec. 21, 2018	December Solstice
Monday	Dec. 24, 2018	Christmas Eve
Tuesday	Dec. 25, 2018	Christmas Day
Tuesday	Dec. 25, 2018	Christmas Day
Monday	Dec. 31, 2018	New Year's Eve

Public Holidays

Dominican Republic public holidays by years
Public holidays in other countries