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
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.