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Public Holiday Nationwide

Flag Day and University Day

Tuesday, May 18, 2027
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🏪 What's open

  • Banks Reduced
  • Government offices Closed
  • Schools Closed
  • Shops Varies
  • Restaurants Reduced
  • Public transit Reduced
  • Stock market Closed
  • Post office Closed

🛋️ Long weekend potential

4-Day Block
SAT 15 Weekend
SUN 16 Weekend
MON 17 Bridge Day
TUE 18 Holiday

4-day weekend with a bridge day on May 17

📣 Traveler notes

Haiti is in the Caribbean on the western half of Hispaniola. Known for its history as the first free black republic in the Americas and the first country to abolish slavery, it has a large global diaspora. Visitors should be aware of the country's current socio-economic challenges.

  • Jan 1: New Year's Day and Independence Day
  • Jan 2: Ancestry Day
  • May 18: Flag Day (and Universities Day)
  • Aug 15: Assumption
  • Oct 17: Anniversary of the Death of Dessalines

About this holiday

Haitian Flag Day (May 18) commemorates the adoption of the Haitian flag in 1803 during the Haitian Revolution. It is celebrated nationally in Haiti and in several major US cities with large Haitian populations.