Calendar of Events/ Calandrar de Eventos
Concerts / Conciertos, Festivals / Fiestas, Activities / Actividades
Monday / Lunes | Tuesday / Martes | Wednesday / Miércoles | Thursday / Jueves | Friday / Viernes | Saturday / Sábado | Sunday / Domingo
JANUARY / ENERO | FEBRUARY / FEBRERO | MARCH / MARZO | APRIL / ABRIL | MAY / MAYO | JUNE / JUNIO | JULY / JULIO | AUGUST / AGOSTO | SEPTEMBER / SEPTIEMBRE | OCTOBER / OCTUBRE | NOVEMBER / NOVIEMBRE | DECEMBER / DICIEMBRE
Colonial City Handicraft and Antiques flea Market Every Sunday at Plaza Maria de Toledo between Calle Isabel la Catolica and Calle las Damas, Colonial Zone, Santo Domingo.
German Market at The Dominican-German Center, at Calle Isabel la Catolica #212, Colonial Zone, Telephone 809-221-8475. The first Saturday of the month from 11AM to 3PM.
Real Life and Times in the Dominican Republic
Holidays 2009
Janurary/ Enero
1 Día de Año Nuevo / New Years Day
5 Día de los Santo Reyes Magos - Epifania / Three Kings Day - Epiphany (official date is the 6th)
21 Día de la Altagracia / Our Lady of Altagracia Day (more information on Altagracia)
26 Día de Duarte / Duarte Day (who is Duarte?)
31 Día Nacional de la Juventud / Day of Youth
February/ Febrero
1 thru 27 Las Fiestas de Carnaval Dominicano / Dominican Carnival Parties
25 Miércoles de Ceniza / Ash Wednesday
25 Comienzo de la Cuaresma / The start of Lent
27 Día de la Independencia / Independence Day - Día de la Bandera / Flag Day (more info)
April / Abril
10 Viernes Santo / Good Friday
12 Semana Santa / Easter (celebrated from 8th to through the 12th)
May/ Mayo
4 Día del Trabajo / Labor Day (official date is the 1st)
31 Día de los Madres / Mother's Day (always falls on the last Sunday in May)
June/ Junio
11 Corpus Cristi
July/ Julio
26 Día del Padre / Father's Day (always falls on the last Sunday of June)
August/ Agusto
16 Día de la Restauración / Restoration Day
17 School starts
September/ Septembre
24 Día de las Mercedes / Our Lady of Mercedes Day
November/ Noviembre
9 Día de la Constitución / Constitution Day (official date is the 6th)
December/ Diciembre
10 National Heritage Day. Free admissions to all museums to celebrate this day.
25 Día de Navidad / Christmas Day
31 New Years Eve
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Holidays 2010
Janurary/ Enero
1 New Year's Day (long holiday the 31st to the 4th)
4 Día de los Santo Reyes Magos - Epifania / Three Kings Day - Epiphany (official 6th)
February/ Febrero
14 Chinese New Year (celebrations in China Town)
17 Miércoles de Ceniza / Ash Wednesday
March/ Marzo
April/ Abril
2 Viernes Santo / Good Friday (long weekend 1st to the 4th - one of the biggest vacation times here)
4 Semana Santa / Easter
26 Secretaries Day
May/ Mayo
1 Día del Trabajo / Labor Day
30 Mother's Day. (Always falls on the last Sunday in May)
June/ Junio
3 Corpus Christi Day (long weekend 3rd to the 6th)
July/ Julio
25 Father's Day (Always falls on the last Sunday in July)
August/ Agusto
16 Restoration Day/ Día de Restauración (more information on
Restoration Day) (long weekend 14th to 16th)
September/ Septiembre
24 Día de las Mercedes / Our Lady of Mercedes .(more information on
Las Mercedes) long holiday weekend 24th to 26th)
November/ Noviembre
6 Día de la Constitución / Constitution Day
December/ Decembre
25 Día de Navidad / Christmas Day (long weekend 23dr to 26th)
31 New Years Eve (long weekend - celebrated from the 28th until the 1st) long weekend 30th to Jan. 2nd)
Be aware that on the long weekends the cities usually empty out as most people head to the beaches or the country. Hotels are usually booked to capacity. The roads are very congested with people coming and going.