Nuestra Señora de las Mercedes in Dominican Republic
Nuestra Señora de las Mercedes falls on Thursday 24 September 2026 in Dominican Republic. It is a fixed date, so only the weekday changes from year to year. In 2028 it lands on a weekend, which costs the day off.
| Year | Date | Weekday | What that means |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 24 September | Wednesday | midweek |
| 2026 | 24 September | Thursday | one bridge day makes it four days |
| 2027 | 24 September | Friday | long weekend |
| 2028 | 24 September | Sunday | on the weekend — no day off gained |
4 of 4
- 24 09 Nuestra Señora de las Mercedes Wednesday
- 24 09 Nuestra Señora de las Mercedes Thursday
- 24 09 Nuestra Señora de las Mercedes Friday
- 24 09 Nuestra Señora de las Mercedes Sunday · falls on a weekend
A fixed date walking through the week
Because Nuestra Señora de las Mercedes keeps the same date, the weekday advances one step most years and two after a leap year. That walk is the whole story of how good a holiday year feels: the same day off is a long weekend one year and a lost Saturday another, and the difference is nothing but arithmetic.
Sources and last check
Times, offsets and sun positions on this page are computed live from the IANA timezone database and the NOAA solar algorithm, so they do not depend on the review dates below.
- Public holidays for 120 countries, 2025-2028
- Source: date-holidays, generated by scripts/build-holidays.mjs. Last checked, reviewed every 12 months.
Not covered:Public holidays only; regional and observance days are excluded. 21 of our countries are not in the dataset and have no calendar.
FAQ
When is Nuestra Señora de las Mercedes in Dominican Republic in 2026?
Thursday, 24 September 2026.
Is Nuestra Señora de las Mercedes on the same date every year?
Yes — 24 September every year. What changes is the weekday, which decides whether it extends a weekend.
Which years does Nuestra Señora de las Mercedes make a long weekend?
2027 (Friday) — it touches the weekend directly. In 2026 one bridge day buys four days off.