How many public holidays does Haiti have in 2026?

Haiti has 20 public holidays in 2026.

How many public holidays does Haiti have in 2027?

Haiti has 20 public holidays in 2027.

What is the next public holiday in Haiti?

The next public holiday in Haiti is Battle of Vertières Day on Wed, Nov 18, 2026.

Are weekends counted as holidays in Haiti?

Saturday and Sunday are not listed as public holidays unless a national observance falls on that date. In the upcoming 12 months, 6 public holidays fall on a weekend in Haiti; whether a substitute weekday is granted depends on local statutory rules and is not encoded in this table.

Does Haiti observe daylight saving time?

Haiti observes a seasonal DST shift in at least one of its 1 mapped timezone (America/Port-au-Prince). Local clock-anchored events around a holiday weekend can move with that transition.

Which kind of holiday is most common in Haiti?

Across the upcoming 12 months, Haiti weights toward religious observances (12 of 20 classified public holidays). The classifier is keyword-based and the remainder break down as religious 12, civic 1, cultural 1, other 6.

Holiday calendar

Public holidays in Haiti.

20 in 202620 in 2027Next: Battle of Vertières Day · Wed, Nov 18, 2026

Holiday tables, the next-holiday snapshot, and curated explainer links refresh on the daily calendar update window.

Next holiday

Battle of Vertières Day

Wed, Nov 18, 2026

Primary timezone

America/Port-au-Prince

Useful when holiday planning crosses countries or teams.

Curated explainers

Focused detail pages kept live for the strongest holiday queries.

Airport / timezone context

1 zones

Cross-links below connect this calendar to travel and time-reference pages.

Year-of-public-holidays pattern

Haiti across the next 12 months

20 public holidays fall between Thu, Nov 5, 2026 and Fri, Nov 5, 2027 in Haiti. The classifier below is a transparent keyword heuristic, not a legal taxonomy.

Classification mix

Religious12
Civic1
Cultural1
Other / unclassified6

Headline reading: a religious-leaning calendar.

Weekday distribution

Sunday3
Monday2
Tuesday3
Wednesday3
Thursday3
Friday3
Saturday3

Tuesday and Thursday entries create the strongest long-weekend pull.

Longest holiday-free stretch

78 days

Fri, May 28, 2027 → Sat, Aug 14, 2027

Longest consecutive-holiday cluster

5 days

Sat, Feb 6, 2027 → Wed, Feb 10, 2027

Adjacent weekends are counted with public-holiday dates when computing the cluster.

Operational closure profile

What makes the Haiti calendar operationally different

The country page now reads the holiday list as a planning surface: density, month clusters, type mix, and bridge-day pressure. These signals are derived from the same retained holiday rows rather than generic country copy.

Calendar density

high-density public-holiday calendar

Haiti has 20 public holidays in the rolling 12-month window and 20 total retained holiday rows across all types.

Bridge-day pressure

6 public holidays fall on Tuesday or Thursday, creating likely bridge-day pressure around adjacent Mondays or Fridays.

Month clustering

Public holidays cluster most strongly in May (4), January (3), February (3), March (3).

Dataset type mix

Dataset type mix is led by 20 public entries. This is separate from legal closure strength; always confirm local substitution and sector rules.

Public20

Cross-country comparison

Haiti versus regional peers

Peer countries are picked from the same continent (America) by holiday-name overlap with Haiti, then ranked by the strongest shared calendar fraction.

Country	Public holidays (next 12 mo)	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
Haiti	20	2	3	3	3	3	3	3
Colombia	18	10	2	0	1	3	2	0
Brazil	13	0	3	1	1	5	1	2
Greenland	12	3	0	0	2	4	1	2

Compared with Colombia (18), Brazil (13), Greenland (12) across the same upcoming-12-month window, Haiti's 20-holiday count sits at or above the regional cluster.

Holiday planning depth

How to read the Haiti holiday calendar

The tables give the dates. These notes explain the coverage window, holiday mix, timezone context, and when a holiday earns a deeper explainer page.

Calendar density

Haiti has 20 tracked public holidays in the upcoming 12 months (2026-11 → 2027-11), and 20 entries in the following calendar year. Next public holiday signal: Battle of Vertières Day on Wed, Nov 18, 2026 (Wednesday).

Religious vs civic vs cultural mix

Classification mix across the next 12 months: 12 religious, 1 civic, 1 cultural, 6 other (20 classified entries). The headline reading: a religious-leaning calendar (Haiti weights toward religious observances in the upcoming window).

Weekday rhythm

Weekday distribution skews to Sunday 3, Tuesday 3, and Wednesday 3, which controls long-weekend math for the year. Holidays falling on Tuesday or Thursday create the strongest long-weekend pull; Saturday/Sunday entries depend on whether Haiti grants a weekday substitution. 6 public holidays fall on Tuesday or Thursday, creating likely bridge-day pressure around adjacent Mondays or Fridays.

Quiet stretches

Longest holiday-free stretch is 78 days (Fri, May 28, 2027 → Sat, Aug 14, 2027) — useful for spotting the calmest planning window.

Holiday clusters

Longest consecutive-holiday cluster is 5 days (Sat, Feb 6, 2027 → Wed, Feb 10, 2027), counting weekends adjacent to public dates.

Peer-country comparison

Compared with Colombia (18), Brazil (13), Greenland (12) across the same upcoming-12-month window, Haiti's 20-holiday count sits at or above the regional cluster.

Timezone planning

Haiti plans closures around America/Port-au-Prince. Haiti observes a seasonal DST shift, which can move local clock-anchored events on either side of a holiday weekend.

Curation depth

No curated explainer pages are attached yet for Haiti; the table is the canonical reference here.

Travel handoff

No airport-country handoff is attached, so the strongest adjacent links are city clocks and date calculators.

Substitution and source boundary

6 public holidays land on a weekend in the upcoming window. This table does not invent substitute weekdays; it follows the source holiday rows exposed for Haiti.

Calendar pattern notes

Dataset type mix is led by 20 public entries. This is separate from legal closure strength; always confirm local substitution and sector rules. Public holidays cluster most strongly in May (4), January (3), February (3), March (3).

Public-holiday practice can vary by region, sector, and employer. Use official government or workplace calendars for legal closure decisions.

Holiday calendar method

How we calculate this: We load the current and next-year holiday rows for HT, intersect them with the next 365 days, classify each public-holiday row with a transparent keyword heuristic (religious / civic / cultural / other), and derive the weekday distribution, longest holiday-free stretch, and longest consecutive-holiday cluster (counting weekends adjacent to public-holiday dates).
Data sources: Holiday rows from the curated holiday catalog (src/data/holidays.json); country roster, ISO HT, and timezones from src/data/countries.json; DST observance from the IANA tzdata mirror in src/data/zones.json. Peer-country selection uses same-continent overlap on the holiday-slug set.
Update cadence: Page revalidates daily (revalidate = 86400) so the year-pattern card, next-holiday signal, and peer-comparison counts stay current.

Frequently asked questions

Haiti holiday questions

How many public holidays does Haiti have in 2026?: Haiti has 20 public holidays in 2026.
How many public holidays does Haiti have in 2027?: Haiti has 20 public holidays in 2027.
What is the next public holiday in Haiti?: The next public holiday in Haiti is Battle of Vertières Day on Wed, Nov 18, 2026.
Are weekends counted as holidays in Haiti?: Saturday and Sunday are not listed as public holidays unless a national observance falls on that date. In the upcoming 12 months, 6 public holidays fall on a weekend in Haiti; whether a substitute weekday is granted depends on local statutory rules and is not encoded in this table.
Does Haiti observe daylight saving time?: Haiti observes a seasonal DST shift in at least one of its 1 mapped timezone (America/Port-au-Prince). Local clock-anchored events around a holiday weekend can move with that transition.
Which kind of holiday is most common in Haiti?: Across the upcoming 12 months, Haiti weights toward religious observances (12 of 20 classified public holidays). The classifier is keyword-based and the remainder break down as religious 12, civic 1, cultural 1, other 6.

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Next Holiday

Battle of Vertières Day — Wed, Nov 18, 2026

Battle of Vertières Day

13 days away

12Days

09Hours

56Min

18Sec

Timezones

America/Port-au-Prince

2026 Holidays (20)

Date	Name	Status	Type
Thu, Jan 1, 2026	New Year's DayJour de l'anCalendar entry onlyAnnual calendar only	Past	Public
Fri, Jan 2, 2026	Ancestry DayJour des AieuxCalendar entry onlyAnnual calendar only	Past	Public
Tue, Jan 6, 2026	EpiphanyLe Jour des RoisCalendar entry onlyAnnual calendar only	Past	Public
Mon, Feb 16, 2026	CarnivalCarnavalCalendar entry onlyAnnual calendar only	Past	Public
Tue, Feb 17, 2026	CarnivalCarnavalCalendar entry onlyAnnual calendar only	Past	Public
Wed, Feb 18, 2026	Ash WednesdayMercredi Des CendresCalendar entry onlyAnnual calendar only	Past	Public
Thu, Apr 2, 2026	Maundy ThursdayJeudi saintCalendar entry onlyAnnual calendar only	Past	Public
Fri, Apr 3, 2026	Good FridayVendredi saintCalendar entry onlyAnnual calendar only	Past	Public
Sun, Apr 5, 2026	Easter SundayPâquesCalendar entry onlyAnnual calendar only	Past	Public
Fri, May 1, 2026	Labour and Agriculture DayFête du Travail / Fête des TravailleursCalendar entry onlyAnnual calendar only	Past	Public
Thu, May 14, 2026	Ascension DayAscensionCalendar entry onlyAnnual calendar only	Past	Public
Mon, May 18, 2026	Flag and Universities DayJour du Drapeau et de l'UniversitéCalendar entry onlyAnnual calendar only	Past	Public
Thu, Jun 4, 2026	Corpus ChristiFête-DieuCalendar entry onlyAnnual calendar only	Past	Public
Sat, Aug 15, 2026	Assumption of MaryL'Assomption de MarieCalendar entry onlyAnnual calendar only	Past	Public
Sat, Oct 17, 2026	Dessalines DayAnniversaire de la mort de DessalinesCalendar entry onlyAnnual calendar only	Past	Public
Sun, Nov 1, 2026	All Saints DayLa ToussaintCalendar entry onlyAnnual calendar only	Past	Public
Mon, Nov 2, 2026	All Souls' DayJour des MortsCalendar entry onlyAnnual calendar only	Past	Public
Wed, Nov 18, 2026	Battle of Vertières DayVertièresCalendar entry onlyAnnual calendar only	Upcoming	Public
Sat, Dec 5, 2026	Discovery DayDécouverte d'HaïtiCalendar entry onlyAnnual calendar only	Upcoming	Public
Fri, Dec 25, 2026	Christmas DayNoëlCalendar entry onlyAnnual calendar only	Upcoming	Public

2027 Holidays (20)

Date	Name	Status	Type
Fri, Jan 1, 2027	New Year's DayJour de l'anCalendar entry onlyAnnual calendar only	Upcoming	Public
Sat, Jan 2, 2027	Ancestry DayJour des AieuxCalendar entry onlyAnnual calendar only	Upcoming	Public
Wed, Jan 6, 2027	EpiphanyLe Jour des RoisCalendar entry onlyAnnual calendar only	Upcoming	Public
Mon, Feb 8, 2027	CarnivalCarnavalCalendar entry onlyAnnual calendar only	Upcoming	Public
Tue, Feb 9, 2027	CarnivalCarnavalCalendar entry onlyAnnual calendar only	Upcoming	Public
Wed, Feb 10, 2027	Ash WednesdayMercredi Des CendresCalendar entry onlyAnnual calendar only	Upcoming	Public
Thu, Mar 25, 2027	Maundy ThursdayJeudi saintCalendar entry onlyAnnual calendar only	Upcoming	Public
Fri, Mar 26, 2027	Good FridayVendredi saintCalendar entry onlyAnnual calendar only	Upcoming	Public
Sun, Mar 28, 2027	Easter SundayPâquesCalendar entry onlyAnnual calendar only	Upcoming	Public
Sat, May 1, 2027	Labour and Agriculture DayFête du Travail / Fête des TravailleursCalendar entry onlyAnnual calendar only	Upcoming	Public
Thu, May 6, 2027	Ascension DayAscensionCalendar entry onlyAnnual calendar only	Upcoming	Public
Tue, May 18, 2027	Flag and Universities DayJour du Drapeau et de l'UniversitéCalendar entry onlyAnnual calendar only	Upcoming	Public
Thu, May 27, 2027	Corpus ChristiFête-DieuCalendar entry onlyAnnual calendar only	Upcoming	Public
Sun, Aug 15, 2027	Assumption of MaryL'Assomption de MarieCalendar entry onlyAnnual calendar only	Upcoming	Public
Sun, Oct 17, 2027	Dessalines DayAnniversaire de la mort de DessalinesCalendar entry onlyAnnual calendar only	Upcoming	Public
Mon, Nov 1, 2027	All Saints DayLa ToussaintCalendar entry onlyAnnual calendar only	Upcoming	Public
Tue, Nov 2, 2027	All Souls' DayJour des MortsCalendar entry onlyAnnual calendar only	Upcoming	Public
Thu, Nov 18, 2027	Battle of Vertières DayVertièresCalendar entry onlyAnnual calendar only	Upcoming	Public
Sun, Dec 5, 2027	Discovery DayDécouverte d'HaïtiCalendar entry onlyAnnual calendar only	Upcoming	Public
Sat, Dec 25, 2027	Christmas DayNoëlCalendar entry onlyAnnual calendar only	Upcoming	Public

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Time in Haiti

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Date calculators

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Browse countdown pages

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