Dessalines Day has already passed this year.
Friday, October 17, 2025
Key facts
- Date
- Friday, October 17, 2025
- Day of the week
- Friday
- Where observed
- Nationwide
- Holiday type
- Public holiday
- Week number
- 42
- Day of year
- 290
- Local time zone
- America/Port-au-Prince
- Currency
- HTG
Long-weekend planner
Dessalines Day falls on a Friday in 2025, giving you a natural three-day weekend with no extra leave.
This holiday in other years
Frequently asked questions
In Haiti, Dessalines Day is on October 17, 2025 in 2025.
In 2025, Dessalines Day falls on a Friday.
Yes. Dessalines Day is a public holiday observed nationwide in Haiti.
Dessalines Day was on October 17, 2025 and has already passed this year.
The next Dessalines Day in Haiti is on October 17, 2026.
Other public holidays in Haiti 2025
- 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)Mar 3
- Ash Wednesday (Mercredi Des Cendres)Mar 5
- Maundy Thursday (Jeudi saint)Apr 17
- Good Friday (Vendredi saint)Apr 18
- Easter Sunday (Pâques)Apr 20
- Labour and Agriculture Day (Fête du Travail / Fête des Travailleurs)May 1
- Flag and Universities Day (Jour du Drapeau et de l'Université)May 18
- Ascension Day (Ascension)May 29
- Corpus Christi (Fête-Dieu)Jun 19
- 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 2025 is compiled from public official sources and was last updated on August 7, 2026.