Public Holidays in Haiti 2026 🇭🇹
Haiti has 7 public holidays in 2026. The next public holiday is Birth Anniversary of Jean-Jacques Dessalines on 20. Sep. The table below lists every national public holiday with its date and weekday, so you can plan travel, business days and time off in Haiti.
This year, Haiti observes 23 public holidays , with 23 scheduled for 2027. The next holiday is Birth Anniversary of Jean-Jacques Dessalines on 20. Sep. The most recently passed holiday was Assumption Day.
| Date | Day | Holiday Name | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunday | Birth Anniversary of Jean-Jacques Dessalines | Optional holiday | |
| Saturday | Death of Dessalines | Public holiday | |
| Sunday | All Saints' Day | Public holiday | |
| Monday Long weekend | Day of the Dead | Public holiday | |
| Wednesday | Armed Forces Day; Commemoration of the Battle of Vertieres | Public holiday | |
| Saturday | Discovery Day | Optional holiday | |
| Friday Long weekend | Christmas Day | Public holiday |
Long weekends in Haiti 2026
These public holidays fall next to the weekend or just one bridge day away, making it easy to plan an extended break.
- Day of the Dead — (Monday) — long weekend
- Christmas Day — (Friday) — long weekend
Holidays that change date in Haiti
Some holidays are movable and land on a different date each year. Here is how these dates shift from 2026 to 2027.
- Carnival: →
- Shrove Monday: →
- Fat Tuesday: →
- Ash Wednesday: →
- Maundy Thursday: →
- Good Friday: →
- Easter Sunday: →
- Ascension Day: →
- Corpus Christi: →
