1 dayThu, Jan 1
New Year's Day — a lone day off, bridge it:
1
Stretch it: take 1 day of leave (Jan 2) for 5 days off (Jan 1 – 5).
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Long Weekends in Dominican Republic 2026
Dominican Republic has 7 long weekends (3 or more consecutive days off) in 2026, counting public holidays and Sat–Sun weekends; the longest natural break runs 3 days (Jan 3 – 5). Placed well, 1 day of leave stretches a break to 5 consecutive days off — every option is below.
- Long weekends
- 7
- Longest break
- 3 days
- Best bridge
- +1 → 5 days
- Weekend
- Sat–Sun
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Every break in 2026
Public holidayWeekendLeave day
3 daysSat, Jan 3 – Mon, Jan 5
345
Stretch it: take 1 day of leave (Jan 2) for 5 days off (Jan 1 – 5).
1 dayWed, Jan 21
Our Lady of Altagracia — a lone day off, bridge it:
21
Stretch it: take 2 days of leave (Jan 22–23) for 6 days off (Jan 21 – 26).
3 daysSat, Jan 24 – Mon, Jan 26
242526
Stretch it: take 2 days of leave (Jan 22–23) for 6 days off (Jan 21 – 26).
3 daysFri, Feb 27 – Sun, Mar 1
27281
Stretch it: take 4 days of leave (Feb 23–26) for 9 days off (Feb 21 – Mar 1).
3 daysFri, Apr 3 – Sun, Apr 5
345
Stretch it: take 4 days of leave (Mar 30 – Apr 2) for 9 days off (Mar 28 – Apr 5).
3 daysSat, May 2 – Mon, May 4
234
Stretch it: take 4 days of leave (May 5–8) for 9 days off (May 2 – 10).
1 dayThu, Jun 4
Corpus Christi — a lone day off, bridge it:
4
Stretch it: take 1 day of leave (Jun 5) for 4 days off (Jun 4 – 7).
2 daysSat, Aug 15 – Sun, Aug 16
1516
1 dayThu, Sep 24
Our Lady of las Mercedes — a lone day off, bridge it:
24
Stretch it: take 1 day of leave (Sep 25) for 4 days off (Sep 24 – 27).
3 daysSat, Nov 7 – Mon, Nov 9
789
Stretch it: take 4 days of leave (Nov 10–13) for 9 days off (Nov 7 – 15).
3 daysFri, Dec 25 – Sun, Dec 27
252627
Stretch it: take 4 days of leave (Dec 28–31) for 11 days off (Dec 25 – Jan 4).
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 5Best value | 1d · Jan 2 | Jan 1 – 5 |
| 9 | 4d · Jan 6–9 | Jan 3 – 11 |
| 5 | 2d · Jan 19–20 | Jan 17 – 21 |
| 10 | 4d · Jan 19–20 + Jan 22–23 | Jan 17 – 26 |
| 6 | 2d · Jan 22–23 | Jan 21 – 26 |
| 9 | 4d · Jan 27–30 | Jan 24 – Feb 1 |
| 9 | 4d · Feb 23–26 | Feb 21 – Mar 1 |
| 9 | 4d · Mar 30 – Apr 2 | Mar 28 – Apr 5 |
| 9 | 4d · May 5–8 | May 2 – 10 |
| 6 | 3d · Jun 1–3 | May 30 – Jun 4 |
| 9 | 4d · Jun 1–3 + Jun 5 | May 30 – Jun 7 |
| 4 | 1d · Jun 5 | Jun 4 – 7 |
| 6 | 3d · Sep 21–23 | Sep 19 – 24 |
| 9 | 4d · Sep 21–23 + Sep 25 | Sep 19 – 27 |
| 4 | 1d · Sep 25 | Sep 24 – 27 |
| 9 | 4d · Nov 10–13 | Nov 7 – 15 |
| 9 | 4d · Dec 21–24 | Dec 19 – 27 |
| 11 | 4d · Dec 28–31 | Dec 25 – Jan 4 |
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.