Dessalines Day has already passed this year.
Thursday, October 17, 2024
Key facts
- Date
- Thursday, October 17, 2024
- Day of the week
- Thursday
- Where observed
- Nationwide
- Holiday type
- Public holiday
- Week number
- 42
- Day of year
- 291
- Local time zone
- America/Port-au-Prince
- Currency
- HTG
Long-weekend planner
Dessalines Day falls on a Thursday in 2024. Take the Friday off to turn it into a four-day weekend.
This holiday in other years
Frequently asked questions
In Haiti, Dessalines Day is on October 17, 2024 in 2024.
In 2024, Dessalines Day falls on a Thursday.
Yes. Dessalines Day is a public holiday observed nationwide in Haiti.
Dessalines Day was on October 17, 2024 and has already passed this year.
The next Dessalines Day in Haiti is on October 17, 2025.
Other public holidays in Haiti 2024
- New Year's Day (Jour de l'an)Jan 1
- Ancestry Day (Jour des Aieux)Jan 2
- Epiphany (Le Jour des Rois)Jan 6
- Carnival (Carnaval)Feb 12
- Ash Wednesday (Mercredi Des Cendres)Feb 14
- Maundy Thursday (Jeudi saint)Mar 28
- Good Friday (Vendredi saint)Mar 29
- Easter Sunday (Pâques)Mar 31
- Labour and Agriculture Day (Fête du Travail / Fête des Travailleurs)May 1
- Ascension Day (Ascension)May 9
- Flag and Universities Day (Jour du Drapeau et de l'Université)May 18
- Corpus Christi (Fête-Dieu)May 30
- Assumption of Mary (L'Assomption de Marie)Aug 15
- All Saints Day (La Toussaint)Nov 1
- All Souls' Day (Jour des Morts)Nov 2
- Battle of Vertières Day (Vertières)Nov 18
- Discovery Day (Découverte d'Haïti)Dec 5
- Christmas Day (Noël)Dec 25
About these dates
The Dessalines Day date for Haiti 2024 is compiled from public official sources and was last updated on August 7, 2026.