Public holidays in Haiti 2026

18 nationwide public holidays in 2026.

Next nationwide holiday in Haiti

See the list of nationwide holidays below.

Nationwide holidays 2026

Date	Weekday	Holiday	Local name
1 January Thursday	Thursday	National Independence Day Fête de l'Indépendance Nationale	Fête de l'Indépendance Nationale
1 January Thursday	Thursday	New Year's Day Nouvel An	Nouvel An
2 January Friday	Friday	Ancestry Day Jour des Aïeux	Jour des Aïeux
15 February Sunday	Sunday	Carnival Carnaval	Carnaval
16 February Monday	Monday	Shrove Monday Lundi Gras	Lundi Gras
17 February Tuesday	Tuesday	Fat Tuesday Mardi Gras	Mardi Gras
3 April Friday	Friday	Good Friday Vendredi Saint	Vendredi Saint
5 April Sunday	Sunday	Easter Sunday Pâques	Pâques
1 May Friday	Friday	Agriculture and Labor Day Fête de l'Agriculture et du Travail	Fête de l'Agriculture et du Travail
18 May Monday	Monday	Flag Day and University Day Fête du Drapeau et de l'Université	Fête du Drapeau et de l'Université
4 June Thursday	Thursday	Corpus Christi Fête-Dieu	Fête-Dieu
15 August Saturday	Saturday	Assumption Day Assomption de Marie	Assomption de Marie
17 October Saturday	Saturday	Death of Dessalines Mort de Dessalines	Mort de Dessalines
1 November Sunday	Sunday	All Saints' Day La Toussaint	La Toussaint
2 November Monday	Monday	Day of the Dead Fête des Morts	Fête des Morts
18 November Wednesday	Wednesday	Armed Forces Day Jour des Forces Armées	Jour des Forces Armées
18 November Wednesday	Wednesday	Commemoration of the Battle of Vertieres Commémoration de la Bataille de Vertières	Commémoration de la Bataille de Vertières
25 December Friday	Friday	Christmas Day Noël	Noël

Long weekends and bridge days 2026

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

Long weekends

Thu 1 Jan – Sun 4 Jan · 4 days off
National Independence Day, New Year's Day, Ancestry Day
Typically in Port-au-Prince: high 30°C (86°F), low 23°C (73°F), rain on 13% of days
Sat 14 Feb – Tue 17 Feb · 4 days off
Carnival, Shrove Monday, Fat Tuesday
Typically in Port-au-Prince: high 30°C (86°F), low 23°C (73°F), rain on 13% of days
Fri 3 Apr – Sun 5 Apr · 3 days off
Good Friday, Easter Sunday
Typically in Port-au-Prince: high 31°C (88°F), low 24°C (75°F), rain on 26% of days
Fri 1 May – Sun 3 May · 3 days off
Agriculture and Labor Day
Typically in Port-au-Prince: high 32°C (90°F), low 25°C (77°F), rain on 37% of days
Sat 16 May – Mon 18 May · 3 days off
Flag Day and University Day
Typically in Port-au-Prince: high 32°C (90°F), low 25°C (77°F), rain on 36% of days
Sat 31 Oct – Mon 2 Nov · 3 days off
All Saints' Day, Day of the Dead
Typically in Port-au-Prince: high 31°C (88°F), low 26°C (79°F), rain on 56% of days
Fri 25 Dec – Sun 27 Dec · 3 days off
Christmas Day
Typically in Port-au-Prince: high 30°C (86°F), low 23°C (73°F), rain on 17% of days

Bridge days

Fri 5 Jun: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Thu 4 Jun – Sun 7 Jun)
Corpus Christi
Typically in Port-au-Prince: high 32°C (90°F), low 26°C (79°F), rain on 46% of days

Leave planner 2026

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: Sat 14 Feb – Sun 22 Feb — 9 days off for 3 leave days (Wed 18 Feb, Thu 19 Feb, Fri 20 Feb).Show on calendar ↓

Take 1 day off (Mon 5 Jan) get 5 days in a rowThu 1 Jan – Mon 5 Jan · National Independence Day, New Year's Day, Ancestry DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 13 Feb) get 5 days in a rowFri 13 Feb – Tue 17 Feb · Carnival, Shrove Monday, Fat TuesdayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 2 Apr) get 4 days in a rowThu 2 Apr – Sun 5 Apr · Good Friday, Easter SundayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 30 Apr) get 4 days in a rowThu 30 Apr – Sun 3 May · Agriculture and Labor DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 15 May) get 4 days in a rowFri 15 May – Mon 18 May · Flag Day and University DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 5 Jun) get 4 days in a rowThu 4 Jun – Sun 7 Jun · Corpus ChristiShow on calendar ↓