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Public holidays in Dominica 2026

Dominica has 12 public holiday dates in 2026, 11 of them on a working day, and 6 long weekends. The next one is Christmas Day, in 46 days (Friday, December 25, 2026).

Next holiday · Christmas Day
46 days
Friday, December 25, 2026
  • Sat, Dec 26Boxing Dayin 47 days
  • Fri, Jan 1New Year's Dayin 53 days

2026 holiday calendar

12 entries
DateDayHolidayWhen
Jan 1ThuNew Year's Daypassed
Feb 16MonCarnival Mondaypassed
Feb 17TueCarnival Tuesdaypassed
Apr 3FriGood Fridaypassed
Apr 6MonEaster Mondaypassed
May 4MonLabor Daypassed
May 25MonPentecost Mondaypassed
Aug 3MonEmancipation Daypassed
Nov 3TueIndependence Daypassed
Nov 4WedNational Day of Community Servicepassed
Dec 25FriChristmas Dayin 46 days
Dec 26SatBoxing Dayin 47 days
observed

When a holiday falls on a weekend, many countries give the day off on the nearest working day instead. That substitute day is the 'observed' holiday.

estimated

Islamic and some other lunar holidays begin when religious authorities sight the new crescent moon. We show the expected date; the real day can move by one day and is confirmed only shortly before.

Long weekends in 2026

Assumes a Saturday and Sunday weekend.

  • Sat, Feb 14 – Tue, Feb 17Carnival Monday, Carnival Tuesday4 days
  • Fri, Apr 3 – Mon, Apr 6Good Friday, Easter Monday4 days
  • Sat, May 2 – Mon, May 4Labor Day3 days
  • Sat, May 23 – Mon, May 25Pentecost Monday3 days
  • Sat, Aug 1 – Mon, Aug 3Emancipation Day3 days
  • Fri, Dec 25 – Sun, Dec 27Christmas Day, Boxing Day3 days

Bridge days: 1 day off, 4+ days away

Take one working day off between a holiday and a weekend.

What is this?

A 'bridge day' is a single working day squeezed between a holiday and a weekend. Take it off and you get four or more days in a row for one day of leave.

  • Take Fri, Jan 2New Year's Day4 days off
  • Take Mon, Nov 2Independence Day, National Day of Community Service5 days off

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Turn your vacation days into the longest breaks of the year.

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Printable calendar

All twelve months on one page, holidays marked.

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National public holidays from official government sources, compiled through the open-source holidays dataset and reviewed by Glassyear. Last verified Monday, November 9, 2026. Data & methodology · Report a correction

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