Public Holidays in Dominican Republic 2016 🇩🇴
Dominican Republic has 12 public holidays in 2016. The next public holiday is Restoration Day on 16. Aug. The table below lists every national public holiday with its date and weekday, so you can plan travel, business days and time off in Dominican Republic.
| Date | Day | Holiday Name | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| Friday Long weekend | New Year's Day | Public holiday | |
| Monday Long weekend | Epiphany | Public holiday | |
| Thursday Bridge day | Lady of Altagracia | Public holiday | |
| Monday Long weekend | Juan Pablo Duarte Day | Public holiday | |
| Saturday | Independence Day | Public holiday | |
| Friday Long weekend | Good Friday | Public holiday | |
| Monday Long weekend | Labor Day | Public holiday | |
| Thursday Bridge day | Corpus Christi | Public holiday | |
| Tuesday Bridge day | Restoration Day | Public holiday | |
| Saturday | Our Lady of Mercedes Day | Public holiday | |
| Sunday | Constitution Day | Public holiday | |
| Sunday | Christmas Day | Public holiday |
Long weekends in Dominican Republic 2016
These public holidays fall next to the weekend or just one bridge day away, making it easy to plan an extended break.
- New Year's Day — (Friday) — long weekend
- Epiphany — (Monday) — long weekend
- Lady of Altagracia — (Thursday) — take Friday off to bridge into the weekend
- Juan Pablo Duarte Day — (Monday) — long weekend
- Good Friday — (Friday) — long weekend
- Labor Day — (Monday) — long weekend
- Corpus Christi — (Thursday) — take Friday off to bridge into the weekend
- Restoration Day — (Tuesday) — take Monday off to bridge into the weekend
Holidays that change date in Dominican Republic
Some holidays are movable and land on a different date each year. Here is how these dates shift from 2016 to 2017.
- Epiphany: →
- Juan Pablo Duarte Day: →
- Good Friday: →
- Labor Day: →
- Corpus Christi: →
- Restoration Day: →
