The country's calendar.
One year in the Dominican Republic, month by month: the February carnivals, the January pilgrimage to Higüey, winter baseball, whale season in Samaná, and the festivals that fill the spaces in between.
Calendar in preparation — as of November 2026
This calendar is being built from verifiable events only. Fixed national days and established season windows are listed with their dates; annual festivals whose 2027 dates have not been announced are labeled as such — we never invent a date. The “Now & next” strip below is computed from the windows on this page, not from a live feed.
The pilgrimage that opens the year
Happening now & coming up next
Computed from the season windows and fixed dates on this page, as of November 2026. When a festival's official dates are announced, its card is updated — until then it keeps its honest label.
In season now
Coming up next
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Every event appears in each month it touches. Long seasons — baseball, whales, carnival — show up in all of their months.
Artwork on the cards is conceptual illustration from the Dominicana Network province series. It evokes each destination; it is never a photograph of an event.
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How we list dates
The day is set by law or by the liturgical calendar and does not change: national holidays and fixed feasts. Note that under Dominican Law 139-97 some holidays are observed on the nearest Monday, so the day off may differ from the date itself — the commemoration stays on its date.
A verified recurring window: the season opens and closes on established dates or by a movable feast (Easter), even when the exact program is published later. Where a year-specific date is known — Holy Week and Corpus Christi in 2027 — we give it.
A real annual event with a stable season, whose next official dates have not been announced. We tell you when it usually happens — never a specific day we cannot back up. Confirm with the organizer before booking travel around it.
Coming for an event? Build the trip around it.
Every card on this page points the same way: find your stay on hotel.dominicana.com and get to know the destination on province.dominicana.com — two sister sites in the Dominicana Network, opening together with this calendar.