Dominica has a total of 18 holidays in 2023. 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	Sunday, January 1, 2023	New Year’s Day is the first day of the year, or January 1, in the Gregorian calendar.
New Year's Day observed	Monday, January 2, 2023	New Year’s Day is the first day of the year, or January 1, in the Gregorian calendar.
Carnival Monday	Monday, February 20, 2023	Carnival Monday is a public holiday in Dominica
Carnival Tuesday	Tuesday, February 21, 2023	Shrove Tuesday is a religious holiday before the fasting period of Lent. It is celebrated by eating pancakes and holding Carnival parades.
March Equinox	Monday, March 20, 2023	March Equinox in Dominica (Roseau)
Good Friday	Friday, April 7, 2023	Good Friday is a global Christian observance two days before Easter Sunday.
Easter Monday	Monday, April 10, 2023	Easter Monday is the day after Easter Sunday.
Labor Day / May Day	Monday, May 1, 2023	Labor Day, International Workers' Day, and May Day, is a day off for workers in many countries around the world.
Whit Monday	Monday, May 29, 2023	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	Wednesday, June 21, 2023	June Solstice in Dominica (Roseau)
Emancipation Day	Monday, August 7, 2023	Emancipation Day is a public holiday in Dominica
September Equinox	Saturday, September 23, 2023	September Equinox in Dominica (Roseau)
Independence Day	Friday, November 3, 2023	Independence Day is a public holiday in Dominica
Community Service Day	Saturday, November 4, 2023	Community Service Day is a public holiday in Dominica
Remembrance Sunday	Sunday, November 12, 2023	Remembrance Sunday is a observance in Dominica
December Solstice	Friday, December 22, 2023	December Solstice in Dominica (Roseau)
Christmas Day	Monday, December 25, 2023	Christmas Day is one of the biggest Christian celebrations and falls on December 25 in the Gregorian calendar.
Boxing Day	Tuesday, December 26, 2023	Boxing Day is a public holiday in Dominica