1 dayWed, Jan 1
New Year's Day — a lone day off, bridge it:
1
Stretch it: take 2 days of leave (Jan 2–3) for 6 days off (Jan 1 – 6).
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Long Weekends in Dominican Republic 2025
Dominican Republic has 4 long weekends (3 or more consecutive days off) in 2025, counting public holidays and Sat–Sun weekends; the longest natural break runs 3 days (Jan 4 – 6). Placed well, 1 day of leave stretches a break to 4 consecutive days off — every option is below.
- Long weekends
- 4
- Longest break
- 3 days
- Best bridge
- +1 → 4 days
- Weekend
- Sat–Sun
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Every break in 2025
Public holidayWeekendLeave day
3 daysSat, Jan 4 – Mon, Jan 6
456
Stretch it: take 2 days of leave (Jan 2–3) for 6 days off (Jan 1 – 6).
1 dayTue, Jan 21
Our Lady of Altagracia — a lone day off, bridge it:
21
Stretch it: take 1 day of leave (Jan 20) for 4 days off (Jan 18 – 21).
2 daysSat, Jan 25 – Sun, Jan 26
2526
Stretch it: take 4 days of leave (Jan 20 + Jan 22–24) for 9 days off (Jan 18 – 26).
1 dayThu, Feb 27
Independence Day — a lone day off, bridge it:
27
Stretch it: take 1 day of leave (Feb 28) for 4 days off (Feb 27 – Mar 2).
3 daysFri, Apr 18 – Sun, Apr 20
181920
Stretch it: take 4 days of leave (Apr 14–17) for 9 days off (Apr 12 – 20).
3 daysSat, May 3 – Mon, May 5
345
Stretch it: take 4 days of leave (May 6–9) for 9 days off (May 3 – 11).
1 dayThu, Jun 19
Corpus Christi — a lone day off, bridge it:
19
Stretch it: take 1 day of leave (Jun 20) for 4 days off (Jun 19 – 22).
2 daysSat, Aug 16 – Sun, Aug 17
1617
1 dayWed, Sep 24
Our Lady of las Mercedes — a lone day off, bridge it:
24
Stretch it: take 2 days of leave (Sep 22–23) for 5 days off (Sep 20 – 24).
3 daysSat, Nov 8 – Mon, Nov 10
8910
Stretch it: take 4 days of leave (Nov 11–14) for 9 days off (Nov 8 – 16).
1 dayThu, Dec 25
Christmas Day — a lone day off, bridge it:
25
Stretch it: take 1 day of leave (Dec 26) for 4 days off (Dec 25 – 28).
All bridge plans, ranked by date
Each plan books leave only on working days between two natural breaks, so every one of them returns more than one day off per day of leave.
| Days off | Leave | Span |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | 2d · Dec 30–31 | Dec 28 – Jan 1 |
| 10 | 4d · Dec 30–31 + Jan 2–3 | Dec 28 – Jan 6 |
| 6 | 2d · Jan 2–3 | Jan 1 – 6 |
| 9 | 4d · Jan 7–10 | Jan 4 – 12 |
| 4Best value | 1d · Jan 20 | Jan 18 – 21 |
| 9 | 4d · Jan 20 + Jan 22–24 | Jan 18 – 26 |
| 6 | 3d · Jan 22–24 | Jan 21 – 26 |
| 6 | 3d · Feb 24–26 | Feb 22 – 27 |
| 9 | 4d · Feb 24–26 + Feb 28 | Feb 22 – Mar 2 |
| 4 | 1d · Feb 28 | Feb 27 – Mar 2 |
| 9 | 4d · Apr 14–17 | Apr 12 – 20 |
| 9 | 4d · May 6–9 | May 3 – 11 |
| 6 | 3d · Jun 16–18 | Jun 14 – 19 |
| 9 | 4d · Jun 16–18 + Jun 20 | Jun 14 – 22 |
| 4 | 1d · Jun 20 | Jun 19 – 22 |
| 5 | 2d · Sep 22–23 | Sep 20 – 24 |
| 9 | 4d · Sep 22–23 + Sep 25–26 | Sep 20 – 28 |
| 5 | 2d · Sep 25–26 | Sep 24 – 28 |
| 9 | 4d · Nov 11–14 | Nov 8 – 16 |
| 6 | 3d · Dec 22–24 | Dec 20 – 25 |
| 9 | 4d · Dec 22–24 + Dec 26 | Dec 20 – 28 |
| 4 | 1d · Dec 26 | Dec 25 – 28 |
| 8 | 4d · Dec 26 + Dec 29–31 | Dec 25 – Jan 1 |
| 6 | 3d · Dec 29–31 | Dec 27 – Jan 1 |
| 10 | 4d · Dec 29–31 + Jan 2 | Dec 27 – Jan 5 |
Computed from Dominican Republic's public holidays plus Sat–Sun weekends. Substitute days count as days off; observances don't. Bridges spend at most 4 leave days, booked only on working days.