Public holidays in Dominican Republic 2023

12 nationwide public holidays in 2023.

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See the list of nationwide holidays below.

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Nationwide holidays 2023

Date	Weekday	Holiday	Local name
1 January Sunday	Sunday	New Year's Day Año Nuevo	Año Nuevo
9 January Monday	Monday	Epiphany Religious Día de los Santos Reyes Observed day off for Epiphany (Fri 6 Jan)	Día de los Santos Reyes
21 January Saturday	Saturday	Lady of Altagracia Religious Día de la Altagracia	Día de la Altagracia
30 January Monday	Monday	Juan Pablo Duarte Day Día de Duarte Observed day off for Juan Pablo Duarte Day (Thu 26 Jan)	Día de Duarte
27 February Monday	Monday	National Independence Day National day Día de la Independencia Nacional	Día de la Independencia Nacional
7 April Friday	Friday	Good Friday Religious Viernes Santo	Viernes Santo
1 May Monday	Monday	Labor Day Día del Trabajo	Día del Trabajo
8 June Thursday	Thursday	Corpus Christi Religious
14 August Monday	Monday	Restoration Day National day Día de la Restauración Observed day off for Restoration Day (Wed 16 Aug)	Día de la Restauración
24 September Sunday	Sunday	Our Lady of Mercedes Day Religious Día de las Mercedes	Día de las Mercedes
6 November Monday	Monday	Constitution Day National day Día de la Constitución	Día de la Constitución
25 December Monday	Monday	Christmas Day Religious Día de Navidad	Día de Navidad

Long weekends and bridge days 2023

Based on nationwide holidays and the weekend in Dominican Republic (Saturday and Sunday). Regional, local and group holidays are not included.

Long weekends

Sat 7 Jan – Mon 9 Jan · 3 days off
Epiphany
Typically in Santo Domingo: high 29°C (84°F), low 22°C (72°F), rain on 34% of days
Sat 28 Jan – Mon 30 Jan · 3 days off
Juan Pablo Duarte Day
Typically in Santo Domingo: high 29°C (84°F), low 21°C (70°F), rain on 31% of days
Sat 25 Feb – Mon 27 Feb · 3 days off
National Independence Day
Typically in Santo Domingo: high 30°C (86°F), low 21°C (70°F), rain on 24% of days
Fri 7 Apr – Sun 9 Apr · 3 days off
Good Friday
Typically in Santo Domingo: high 31°C (88°F), low 23°C (73°F), rain on 33% of days
Sat 29 Apr – Mon 1 May · 3 days off
Labor Day
Typically in Santo Domingo: high 31°C (88°F), low 23°C (73°F), rain on 41% of days
Sat 12 Aug – Mon 14 Aug · 3 days off
Restoration Day
Typically in Santo Domingo: high 32°C (90°F), low 25°C (77°F), rain on 54% of days
Sat 4 Nov – Mon 6 Nov · 3 days off
Constitution Day
Typically in Santo Domingo: high 30°C (86°F), low 24°C (75°F), rain on 64% of days
Sat 23 Dec – Mon 25 Dec · 3 days off
Christmas Day
Typically in Santo Domingo: high 29°C (84°F), low 22°C (72°F), rain on 39% of days
Sat 30 Dec – Mon 1 Jan 2024 · 3 days off
New Year's Day
Typically in Santo Domingo: high 29°C (84°F), low 22°C (72°F), rain on 33% of days

Bridge days

Fri 9 Jun: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Thu 8 Jun – Sun 11 Jun)
Corpus Christi
Typically in Santo Domingo: high 31°C (88°F), low 25°C (77°F), rain on 33% of days

Leave planner 2023

Choose how many leave days you can take for one break. The planner finds the breaks that give the most days off in a row around nationwide holidays and weekends, and marks the leave days on the calendar below.

Leave days per break: 3

Longest break with up to 3 leave days: Wed 4 Jan – Mon 9 Jan — 6 days off for 3 leave days (Wed 4 Jan, Thu 5 Jan, Fri 6 Jan).Show on calendar ↓

Take 1 day off (Fri 6 Jan) get 4 days in a rowFri 6 Jan – Mon 9 Jan · EpiphanyShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 27 Jan) get 4 days in a rowFri 27 Jan – Mon 30 Jan · Juan Pablo Duarte DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 24 Feb) get 4 days in a rowFri 24 Feb – Mon 27 Feb · National Independence DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 6 Apr) get 4 days in a rowThu 6 Apr – Sun 9 Apr · Good FridayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 28 Apr) get 4 days in a rowFri 28 Apr – Mon 1 May · Labor DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 9 Jun) get 4 days in a rowThu 8 Jun – Sun 11 Jun · Corpus ChristiShow on calendar ↓