Public holidays in Haiti 2025

18 nationwide public holidays in 2025.

Next nationwide holiday in Haiti

See the list of nationwide holidays below.

Nationwide holidays 2025

Date	Weekday	Holiday	Local name
1 January Wednesday	Wednesday	National Independence Day National day Fête de l'Indépendance Nationale	Fête de l'Indépendance Nationale
1 January Wednesday	Wednesday	New Year's Day Nouvel An	Nouvel An
2 January Thursday	Thursday	Ancestry Day Jour des Aïeux	Jour des Aïeux
2 March Sunday	Sunday	Carnival Carnaval	Carnaval
3 March Monday	Monday	Shrove Monday Religious Lundi Gras	Lundi Gras
4 March Tuesday	Tuesday	Fat Tuesday Mardi Gras	Mardi Gras
18 April Friday	Friday	Good Friday Religious Vendredi Saint	Vendredi Saint
20 April Sunday	Sunday	Easter Sunday Religious Pâques	Pâques
1 May Thursday	Thursday	Agriculture and Labor Day Fête de l'Agriculture et du Travail	Fête de l'Agriculture et du Travail
18 May Sunday	Sunday	Flag Day and University Day National day Fête du Drapeau et de l'Université	Fête du Drapeau et de l'Université
19 June Thursday	Thursday	Corpus Christi Religious Fête-Dieu	Fête-Dieu
15 August Friday	Friday	Assumption Day Religious Assomption de Marie	Assomption de Marie
17 October Friday	Friday	Death of Dessalines Mort de Dessalines	Mort de Dessalines
1 November Saturday	Saturday	All Saints' Day Religious La Toussaint	La Toussaint
2 November Sunday	Sunday	Day of the Dead Religious Fête des Morts	Fête des Morts
18 November Tuesday	Tuesday	Armed Forces Day Jour des Forces Armées	Jour des Forces Armées
18 November Tuesday	Tuesday	Commemoration of the Battle of Vertieres National day Commémoration de la Bataille de Vertières	Commémoration de la Bataille de Vertières
25 December Thursday	Thursday	Christmas Day Religious Noël	Noël

Long weekends and bridge days 2025

Based on nationwide holidays and the weekend in Haiti (Saturday and Sunday). Regional, local and group holidays are not included.

Long weekends

Sat 1 Mar – Tue 4 Mar · 4 days off
Carnival, Shrove Monday, Fat Tuesday
Typically in Port-au-Prince: high 31°C (88°F), low 23°C (73°F), rain on 22% of days
Fri 18 Apr – Sun 20 Apr · 3 days off
Good Friday, Easter Sunday
Typically in Port-au-Prince: high 31°C (88°F), low 24°C (75°F), rain on 26% of days
Fri 15 Aug – Sun 17 Aug · 3 days off
Assumption Day
Typically in Port-au-Prince: high 33°C (91°F), low 27°C (81°F), rain on 37% of days
Fri 17 Oct – Sun 19 Oct · 3 days off
Death of Dessalines
Typically in Port-au-Prince: high 31°C (88°F), low 26°C (79°F), rain on 63% of days

Bridge days

Fri 3 Jan: take 1 day off, get 5 days in a row (Wed 1 Jan – Sun 5 Jan)
National Independence Day, New Year's Day, Ancestry Day
Typically in Port-au-Prince: high 30°C (86°F), low 23°C (73°F), rain on 13% of days
Fri 2 May: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Thu 1 May – Sun 4 May)
Agriculture and Labor Day
Typically in Port-au-Prince: high 32°C (90°F), low 25°C (77°F), rain on 37% of days
Fri 20 Jun: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Thu 19 Jun – Sun 22 Jun)
Corpus Christi
Typically in Port-au-Prince: high 32°C (90°F), low 26°C (79°F), rain on 44% of days
Mon 17 Nov: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Sat 15 Nov – Tue 18 Nov)
Armed Forces Day, Commemoration of the Battle of Vertieres
Typically in Port-au-Prince: high 30°C (86°F), low 25°C (77°F), rain on 46% of days
Fri 26 Dec: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Thu 25 Dec – Sun 28 Dec)
Christmas Day
Typically in Port-au-Prince: high 30°C (86°F), low 23°C (73°F), rain on 17% of days

Leave planner 2025

Choose how many leave days you can take for one break. The planner finds the breaks that give the most days off in a row around nationwide holidays and weekends, and marks the leave days on the calendar below.

Leave days per break: 3

Longest break with up to 3 leave days: Sat 1 Mar – Sun 9 Mar — 9 days off for 3 leave days (Wed 5 Mar, Thu 6 Mar, Fri 7 Mar).Show on calendar ↓

Take 1 day off (Fri 3 Jan) get 5 days in a rowWed 1 Jan – Sun 5 Jan · National Independence Day, New Year's Day, Ancestry DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 28 Feb) get 5 days in a rowFri 28 Feb – Tue 4 Mar · Carnival, Shrove Monday, Fat TuesdayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 17 Apr) get 4 days in a rowThu 17 Apr – Sun 20 Apr · Good Friday, Easter SundayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 2 May) get 4 days in a rowThu 1 May – Sun 4 May · Agriculture and Labor DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 20 Jun) get 4 days in a rowThu 19 Jun – Sun 22 Jun · Corpus ChristiShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Wed 31 Dec) get 5 days in a rowWed 31 Dec – Sun 4 Jan 2026 · National Independence Day, New Year's Day, Ancestry DayShow on calendar ↓