Current Date And Time In Santa Cruz de Barahona, Dominican Republic
Tuesday, 25 August 2026
11:28:40 AST
State: Barahona Province
Currency: Dominican Peso (DOP)
Timezone: UTC -04:00 (AST)
Population: 77,160
District: Barahona
Find official public holiday dates and bank operating schedules for Santa Cruz de Barahona. Stay informed on statutory non-working days for businesses, logistics, and offices in Santa Cruz de Barahona.
Businesses, retail banks, and public services throughout Santa Cruz de Barahona follow official statutory holiday schedules for non-working day closures. Fixed statutory national holidays (such as Día de la Independencia Nacional on February 27) mandate official non-working status for banks and government offices in Santa Cruz de Barahona.
This is Dominican Republic's national public holiday calendar — the same live calendar shown on Dominican Republic's country-level and Barahona Province holiday pages — embedded here because public holidays are set nationally and apply the same way in Santa Cruz de Barahona as anywhere else in Dominican Republic.
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These are Dominican Republic's official statutory fixed-date public holidays — the same national list shown on Dominican Republic's country and Barahona Province holiday pages — mandated by national labor law and applicable to financial institutions, schools, and government administration in Santa Cruz de Barahona just as everywhere else in Dominican Republic.
| Holiday Name | Fixed Date | Category | Closure Status | Official Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Día de la Independencia Nacional | February 27 | National Holiday | Full National Closure | presidencia.gob.do |
In Santa Cruz de Barahona, statutory public holidays signify mandatory closures for commercial bank branches, municipal administration offices, and public schools. Retail businesses and hospitality venues may operate on modified holiday hours.
If a fixed statutory holiday lands on a weekend in Santa Cruz de Barahona, the following Monday is commonly declared an official substitute non-working day by government notification.
With a population of 77,160 and running on the America/Santo_Domingo time zone, Santa Cruz de Barahona follows Dominican Republic's statutory holiday dates on local calendar days — no cross-timezone adjustment needed for a purely domestic holiday list.