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🇸🇻 El Salvador public holidays 2026

El Salvador has 31 public holidays in 2026, plus 16 other observances and regional holidays. The first is New Year's Day on January 1 and the last is New Year's Eve on December 31.

23 of the public holidays fall on a weekday in 2026, so that's how many days off most workers get from them.

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All holidays in El Salvador in 2026

Date	Holiday	Type
January 1Thursday	New Year's Day	Public holiday
January 16Friday	Victims of the Armed Conflict	Observance
March 8Sunday	Women's Day	Observance
March 20Friday	March Equinox	Observance
March 29Sunday	Palm Sunday	Religious holiday
April 2Thursday	Maundy Thursday	Religious holiday
April 3Friday	Good Friday	Religious holiday
April 4Saturday	Holy Saturday	Religious holiday
April 5Sunday	Easter Sunday	Religious holiday
May 1Friday	Labour DayDía del Trabajo	Public holiday
May 1Friday	Labor Day	Public holiday
May 3Sunday	The Day of the CrossDía de la Cru	Public holiday
May 3Sunday	Day of the Cross	Observance
May 7Thursday	Soldiers' DayDía del Soldado	Public holiday
May 10Sunday	Father's DayDía del Padre	Public holiday
May 10Sunday	Mother's DayDía de las Madres	Public holiday
June 17Wednesday	Father's Day	Public holiday
June 21Sunday	June Solstice	Observance
June 22Monday	Teachers' Day	Optional holiday
August 1Saturday	August FestivalsFiestas de agosto	Public holiday
August 2Sunday	August FestivalsFiestas de agosto	Public holiday
August 3Monday	August FestivalsFiestas de agosto	Public holiday
August 3Monday	San Salvador Day 1 (S. Salvador only)	Regional holiday
August 4Tuesday	August FestivalsFiestas de agosto	Public holiday
August 5Wednesday	August FestivalsFiestas de agosto	Public holiday
August 5Wednesday	San Salvador Day 2 (S. Salvador only)	Regional holiday
August 6Thursday	August FestivalsFiestas de agosto	Public holiday
August 6Thursday	Celebrations of San Salvador	Public holiday
August 7Friday	August FestivalsFiestas de agosto	Public holiday
September 15Tuesday	Independence DayDía de la Independencia	Public holiday
September 22Tuesday	September Equinox	Observance
October 1Thursday	Children's DayDía del niño	Public holiday
October 12Monday	Ethnic Pride DayDía de la raza	Public holiday
November 2Monday	Day of the DeadEl día de los difuntos	Public holiday
November 2Monday	All Souls' Day	Public holiday
November 7Saturday	National Pupusa FestivalFestival Nacional De La Pupusa	Public holiday
November 8Sunday	National Pupusa FestivalFestival Nacional De La Pupusa	Public holiday
November 9Monday	National Pupusa FestivalFestival Nacional De La Pupusa	Public holiday
November 10Tuesday	National Pupusa FestivalFestival Nacional De La Pupusa	Public holiday
November 11Wednesday	National Pupusa FestivalFestival Nacional De La Pupusa	Public holiday
November 12Thursday	National Pupusa FestivalFestival Nacional De La Pupusa	Public holiday
November 13Friday	National Pupusa FestivalFestival Nacional De La Pupusa	Public holiday
November 21Saturday	Day of the Queen of PeaceDia de la Reina de la Paz	Public holiday
December 21Monday	December Solstice	Observance
December 24Thursday	Christmas Eve	Religious holiday
December 25Friday	Christmas DayNoche Buena	Public holiday
December 31Thursday	New Year's EveFin de año	Public holiday