Public Holidays:

•    January 1st: New Year's Day
•    January 6th: Dia de Reyes (Epiphany)
•    January 21st: Dia de la Altagracia
•    January 26th:Duarte Day (Juan Pablo Duarte)
•    February 27th: Independence Day
•    April 22nd: Good Friday *
•    May 1st: Labor Day 
•    June 23rd: Corpus Christi *
•    August 16th: Dia de la Restauración
•    September 24th: Dia de las Mercedes
•    November 6th: Constitution Day
•    December 24th: Christmas Eve
•    December 25th: Christmas Day

Special Events:

•    January 14th-16th: 9th Caribbean Laser Midwinter Regatta 2011
•    January 14th-16th: 15th Juan Marichal Golf Classic
•    January 15th-March15th: Whale Watching in Samana
•    Jamuary 22nd & 23rd: Winter Kitesurf in Punta Cana
•    February 6th: Dominican Carnival
•    February 10th-19th: XIII International Film Festival of Santo Domingo
•    February 20th-27th: International Cycling Tour in DR
•    March 1st- April 30th: Pop Festival
•    March 2nd-12th: 8th Musical Festival From Fundacion Sinfonia
•    March 10th-13th: "Nuestra Boda" (Our Wedding)
•    March 11th & 12th: XXXVIII El Dorado Fishing Tournament
•    March 26th: Caribbean Aerial Show
•    April 27th-29th: Dominican Annual Tourism Exchange (DATE)
•    May 20th-22nd: CONSTRUEXPO 2011
•    May 31st- June 4th: Caribbean Fashion Week RD 2011
•    June 3rd & 4th: Expoturismo Santiago 2011
•    June 5th: Automotive National Championship
•    June 8th -11th: XLVI International White Marlin Fishing Tournament
•    June 16th-18th: Bolsa Turística del Caribe/Caribbean Tourism Exchange
•    June 16th-26th: VII International Theater Festival
•    June 25th-3rd July: Central American & Caribbean Swimming
•    August 31st- September 3rd: XXV Commercial Expo ASONAHORES
•    September 28th & 29th: Taste Santo Domingo