Current Date And Time In Punta Cana, Dominican Republic
Tuesday, 25 August 2026
11:14:10 AST
State: La Altagracia Province
Currency: Dominican Peso (DOP)
Timezone: UTC -04:00 (AST)
Population: 100,023
District: Higüey
Checking bank closures, municipal non-working days, and upcoming public holiday dates in Punta Cana, La Altagracia Province? Here is the complete city holiday reference for Punta Cana.
Businesses, retail banks, and public services throughout Punta Cana 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 Punta Cana.
This is Dominican Republic's national public holiday calendar — the same live calendar shown on Dominican Republic's country-level and La Altagracia Province holiday pages — embedded here because public holidays are set nationally and apply the same way in Punta Cana 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 La Altagracia Province holiday pages — mandated by national labor law and applicable to financial institutions, schools, and government administration in Punta Cana 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 |
Businesses in Punta Cana generally follow the same statutory closure pattern as the rest of Dominican Republic: banks and government offices close fully, while retail and hospitality tend to trim hours rather than close for the day.
A statutory holiday falling on a Saturday or Sunday in Punta Cana doesn't simply get skipped — Dominican Republic's gazette process typically moves the observed day off to the following Monday.
With a population of 100,023 and running on the America/Santo_Domingo time zone, Punta Cana follows Dominican Republic's statutory holiday dates on local calendar days — no cross-timezone adjustment needed for a purely domestic holiday list.