Holiday Guide for Haiti in 2025

Haiti information

Population: 11.40m
Capital: Port-au-Prince
Calling Code: (509)
Time Zone: 0 UTC
Currency: Haitian gourde
Language: French

List of National Holidays in Haiti in 2025

	Wednesday January 1st Independence Day Haiti: Commemorates the day in 1804 when Jean-Jacques Dessalines declared independence and restored the country's native name.
	Thursday January 2nd Ancestry Day Haiti: Also known as Ancestor's Day, this holiday commemorates the Haitian forefathers who gave their lives in the struggle for independence from France in the early 19th century.
	Tuesday March 4th Carnival Tuesday Haiti: Carnival Tuesday, also known as Mardi Gras or Fat Tuesday, takes place on the day before Ash Wednesday, the first day of Lent
	Wednesday March 5th Ash Wednesday Haiti: Marks the beginning of lent. Marking the forehead with ash represents regret for past sins.
	Friday April 18th Long Weekend! Good Friday Haiti: Good Friday occurs on the Friday before Easter. The day commemorates the Crucifixion of Jesus.
	Thursday May 1st Labour and Agriculture Day Haiti: This holiday is most commonly associated as a commemoration of the achievements of the labour movement
	Sunday May 18th Flag and Universities' Day Haiti: Celebrates Haiti's educational system and commemorates the creation of the flag at the 1803 Arcahaye Conference.
	Thursday June 19th Corpus Christi Haiti: The Feast of Corpus Christi is a Catholic festival celebrated on the second Thursday after Whitsun
	Friday August 15th Long Weekend! Assumption Day Haiti: The Feast of the Assumption is the principal feast of the Blessed Virgin, the mother of Jesus Christ
	Saturday September 20th Dessalines Birthday Haiti: Commemorates the birth of Jean-Jacques Dessalines, Haiti's first ruler, in 1758.
	Friday October 17th Long Weekend! Dessalines Day Haiti: Commemorates the death of Jean-Jacques Dessalines, Haiti's first ruler, in 1806
	Saturday November 1st All Saints' Day Haiti: Pope Boniface IV dedicated the day as a holiday to honour the Blessed Virgin Mary and all martyrs
	Sunday November 2nd All Souls' Day Haiti: Dedicated to the remembrance of the departed. All Souls' Day follows All Saints' Day.
	Tuesday November 18th Battle of Vertières Day Haiti: Commemorates the decisive victory over the French in the Battle of Vertières on November 18th 1803
	Thursday December 25th Christmas Day Haiti: Christmas celebrates the Nativity of Jesus which according to tradition took place on December 25th 1 BC