Public holidays
Public holidays in Haiti
Haiti has 18 public holidays in 2026, of which 5 fall on a weekend. Dates below are national holidays; regions, states and individual companies often add their own, so confirm with the person you are scheduling with.
Next public holiday17 OctoberDeath of Dessalines — in 36 days
202618 dayspublic holidays in total
202718 daysalready scheduled
2026
Thursday 1 JanuaryNational Independence Day
Thursday 1 JanuaryNew Year's Day
Friday 2 JanuaryAncestry Daylong weekend likely
Sunday 15 FebruaryCarnivalfalls on a weekend
Monday 16 FebruaryShrove Mondaylong weekend likely
Tuesday 17 FebruaryFat Tuesday
Friday 3 AprilGood Fridaylong weekend likely
Sunday 5 AprilEaster Sundayfalls on a weekend
Friday 1 MayAgriculture and Labor Daylong weekend likely
Monday 18 MayFlag Day and University Daylong weekend likely
Thursday 4 JuneCorpus Christi
Saturday 15 AugustAssumption Dayfalls on a weekend
Saturday 17 OctoberDeath of Dessalinesfalls on a weekend
Sunday 1 NovemberAll Saints' Dayfalls on a weekend
Monday 2 NovemberDay of the Deadlong weekend likely
Wednesday 18 NovemberArmed Forces Day
Wednesday 18 NovemberCommemoration of the Battle of Vertieres
Friday 25 DecemberChristmas Daylong weekend likely
2027
Friday 1 JanuaryNational Independence Daylong weekend likely
Friday 1 JanuaryNew Year's Daylong weekend likely
Saturday 2 JanuaryAncestry Dayfalls on a weekend
Sunday 7 FebruaryCarnivalfalls on a weekend
Monday 8 FebruaryShrove Mondaylong weekend likely
Tuesday 9 FebruaryFat Tuesday
Friday 26 MarchGood Fridaylong weekend likely
Sunday 28 MarchEaster Sundayfalls on a weekend
Saturday 1 MayAgriculture and Labor Dayfalls on a weekend
Tuesday 18 MayFlag Day and University Day
Thursday 27 MayCorpus Christi
Sunday 15 AugustAssumption Dayfalls on a weekend
Sunday 17 OctoberDeath of Dessalinesfalls on a weekend
Monday 1 NovemberAll Saints' Daylong weekend likely
Tuesday 2 NovemberDay of the Dead
Thursday 18 NovemberArmed Forces Day
Thursday 18 NovemberCommemoration of the Battle of Vertieres
Saturday 25 DecemberChristmas Dayfalls on a weekend
How to use this
A public holiday does not always mean nobody is working, and a clear calendar does not mean your colleague is free. Treat these dates as a prompt to ask rather than an answer — especially the ones marked as set by moon sighting, where the final date is confirmed only days ahead.