Dominica has a total of 18 holidays in 2018. In the table below, you will find the details of the holidays and when they are observed. All the information display below is also available via our API as well as downloadable as a csv. Signup here to get started.

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Holiday	Date	Details
New Year's Day	Monday, January 1, 2018	New Year’s Day is the first day of the year, or January 1, in the Gregorian calendar.
Carnival Monday	Monday, February 12, 2018	Carnival Monday is a public holiday in Dominica
Carnival Tuesday	Tuesday, February 13, 2018	Shrove Tuesday is a religious holiday before the fasting period of Lent. It is celebrated by eating pancakes and holding Carnival parades.
March Equinox	Tuesday, March 20, 2018	March Equinox in Dominica (Roseau)
Good Friday	Friday, March 30, 2018	Good Friday is a global Christian observance two days before Easter Sunday.
Easter Monday	Monday, April 2, 2018	Easter Monday is the day after Easter Sunday.
Labor Day / May Day	Monday, May 7, 2018	Labor Day, International Workers' Day, and May Day, is a day off for workers in many countries around the world.
Whit Monday	Monday, May 21, 2018	Whit Monday, or Pentecost Monday, is a Christian holiday that falls on the day after Pentecost, which is also known as Whit Sunday or Whitsunday.
June Solstice	Thursday, June 21, 2018	June Solstice in Dominica (Roseau)
Emancipation Day	Monday, August 6, 2018	Emancipation Day is a public holiday in Dominica
September Equinox	Sunday, September 23, 2018	September Equinox in Dominica (Roseau)
Independence Day	Saturday, November 3, 2018	Independence Day is a public holiday in Dominica
Community Service Day	Sunday, November 4, 2018	Community Service Day is a public holiday in Dominica
Community Service Day observed	Monday, November 5, 2018	Community Service Day is a public holiday in Dominica
Remembrance Sunday	Sunday, November 11, 2018	Remembrance Sunday is a observance in Dominica
December Solstice	Friday, December 21, 2018	December Solstice in Dominica (Roseau)
Christmas Day	Tuesday, December 25, 2018	Christmas Day is one of the biggest Christian celebrations and falls on December 25 in the Gregorian calendar.
Boxing Day	Wednesday, December 26, 2018	Boxing Day is a public holiday in Dominica