2026 in Haiti
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Incumbents
- President: Transitional Presidential Council (until 7 February), vacant since 7 February
- Prime Minister: Alix Didier Fils-Aimé
Events
January
- 22 January – The Transitional Presidential Council dismisses Alix Didier Fils-Aimé as Prime Minister.[1]
February
- 2 February – The decapitated bodies of four Haitian women are found near the southern section of the Dominican Republic–Haiti border.[2]
- 5 February – An Embraer EMB-110P1 Bandeirante operated by Agape Flights crashes near Jérémie while on a flight to Les Cayes.[3]
- 6–22 February – Haiti at the 2026 Winter Olympics
- 7 February – The Transitional Presidential Council steps down, leaving prime minister Alix Didier Fils-Aimé in sole charge of the government.[4]
March
- 2 March – The United States Federal Aviation Administration extends a ban on commercial flights to Port-au-Prince until 3 September due to gang violence.[5]
- 13 March – Journalists Junior Célestin of Radio Television Megastar and Osnel Espérance of Radio Uni FM are abducted by suspected gangs while reporting in Port-au-Prince.[6]
- 15 March – Fugitive MP Arnel Belizaire is arrested on charges of financing terrorism and conspiracy against state security.[7]
- 29 March – At least 16 people are killed and 10 others are injured by the Gran Grif gang in Petite-Rivière-de-l'Artibonite, during a gun fight with a vigilante group. Human rights activists allege that more than 30 people were killed and dozens were missing.[8]
April
- 11 April – Citadelle Laferrière crowd crush – At least 30 people are killed and dozens more are injured after a bottleneck crowd crush near the entrance of the historic fortress of Citadelle Laferrière, Nord.[9]
- 13 April – Seven people are killed in an attack by gangs on Marigot.[10]
- 14 April – At least 12 people are reported killed following days of flooding caused by heavy rains in the northwest of the country.[11]
Scheduled
- 30 August – 2026 Haitian general election[12][13]
Holidays
Source:[14]
- 1 January – New Year's Day
- 2 January – Founders Day
- 17 February – Carnival
- 18 February – Ash Wednesday
- 3 April – Good Friday
- 1 May – Labour and Agriculture Day
- 29 May – Ascension Day
- 18 May – Flag Day and Universities Day
- 4 June – Corpus Christi
- 15 August – Assumption of Mary
- 17 October – Dessalines Day
- 1 November – All Saints' Day
- 2 November – All Souls' Day
- 18 November – Battle of Vertières Day
- 5 December – Discovery Day
- 25 December – Christmas Day
Deaths
- 8 February – Eddy Antoine, 76, footballer (Racing Haïtien, Chicago Sting, national team).[15]
