Public holidays 2027
Public holidays in Dominica 2027
Dominica has 12 nationwide public holidays in 2027, 9 of them on a working day. None of its public holidays is regional.
Dominica 2027 at a glance
- Nationwide public holidays
- 12
- Of those, on a working day
- 9
- Of those, on a weekend
- 3
- Regional only
- 0
- Longest break
- 4 days (6 February to 9 February)
- Bridge days
- 1
- Most nationwide holidays in
- February (2)
The weekend is taken as Saturday and Sunday for the working-day count, the long weekends and the bridge days.
All public holidays in Dominica, 2027
| Date | Day | Holiday | Local name | Applies to |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friday | New Year's Day | New Year's Day | Nationwide | |
| Monday | Carnival Monday | Carnival Monday | Nationwide | |
| Tuesday | Carnival Tuesday | Carnival Tuesday | Nationwide | |
| Friday | Good Friday | Good Friday | Nationwide | |
| Monday | Easter Monday | Easter Monday | Nationwide | |
| Saturdayweekend | Labour Day | Labour Day | Nationwide | |
| Monday | Whit Monday | Whit Monday | Nationwide | |
| Monday | Emancipation Day | Emancipation Day | Nationwide | |
| Wednesday | Independence Day | Independence Day | Nationwide | |
| Thursday | Community Service Day | Community Service Day | Nationwide | |
| Saturdayweekend | Christmas Day | Christmas Day | Nationwide | |
| Sundayweekend | St. Stephen's Day | Boxing Day | Nationwide |
Source: Nager.Date, checked on . Regions are ISO 3166-2 codes.
Long weekends and bridge days in Dominica
A long weekend is three or more days off in a row made by a nationwide holiday and the weekend. A bridge day is a working day with a day off on both sides: one leave day there joins a holiday to the weekend, or two holidays to each other.
Long weekends (5)
- Friday 1 January to Sunday 3 January 2027: 3 days off, with New Year's Day.
- Saturday 6 February to Tuesday 9 February 2027: 4 days off, with Carnival Monday, Carnival Tuesday.
- Friday 26 March to Monday 29 March 2027: 4 days off, with Good Friday, Easter Monday.
- Saturday 15 May to Monday 17 May 2027: 3 days off, with Whit Monday.
- Saturday 31 July to Monday 2 August 2027: 3 days off, with Emancipation Day.
Bridge days (1)
- Friday 5 November: one leave day gives 5 days off in a row, Wednesday 3 November to Sunday 7 November 2027 (next to Community Service Day).
Regional holidays are left out of both lists: they depend on where the employee works.
Regional holidays
Every public holiday in Dominica applies nationwide, so one list covers all employees there.
Add Dominica to your calendar
Download the 2027 calendar (.ics), or paste its address into Google Calendar, Outlook or Apple Calendar to subscribe. It holds one all-day event per public holiday and marks none of them as busy.
https://hoursquare.com/public-holidays/dominica/2027.ics
Plan leave around these dates
Check how many working days a trip really needs, with Dominica's holidays taken out, in the vacation calculator. The glossary explains what a public holiday is in HR terms.
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