SANTO DOMINGO.–The Ministry of Labor announced the holidays for the year 2026.
Law 139-97, dated June 19, 1997, regarding the transfer to Mondays of holidays that coincide with Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays or Fridays, was published in Official Gazette No. 9957, dated June 25, 1997. It came into effect on the 27th of the same month and year, and therefore, in accordance with the provisions of our legislation, it must be applied in all establishments in the country.
Therefore, the public holidays for the year 2026 will be applied as follows:
Thursday, January 1st, the date of the New Year celebration, is not changed.
On Tuesday, January 6, Three Kings, work is done and the holiday is moved to Monday the 5th.
Wednesday, January 21st, the day of Our Lady of Altagracia, will not be changed.
Monday, January 26, the date on which the birth of Juan Pablo Duarte is commemorated, will not be changed.
Meanwhile, Friday, February 27th, National Independence Day, is a fixed date.
Also fixedFriday, April 3, Good Friday, a religious holiday commemorating the death of Jesus Christ.
Also, on Friday, May 1st, Labor Day, work will take place and the holiday will be moved to Monday, May 4th.
Thursday, June 4, the day on which the religious festival of Corpus Christi is celebrated, is not changed.
Similarly, Sunday, August 16, the Day of the Restoration of the Dominican Republic, will not be changed.
Thursday, September 24th, the Day of Our Lady of Mercy, will not be changed.
Meanwhile, on Friday, November 6, Constitution Day, work will take place and the holiday will be moved to Monday, November 9.
Friday, December 25th, Christmas Day or the birth of Jesus, is not changed.
This complete information on the holidays for the year 2026 can be downloaded from the institution's website www.mt.gob.do and published on institutional social networks and media outlets.
