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🇳🇮 Nicaragua public holidays 2026

Nicaragua has 20 public holidays in 2026, plus 12 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.

13 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 Nicaragua in 2026

DateHolidayType
January 1ThursdayNew Year's DayPublic holiday
January 18SundayBirth of Rubén DaríoPublic holiday
February 1SundayAir Force DayPublic holiday
February 2MondayBirth of Cardinal Miguel Obando y BravoPublic holiday
February 21SaturdayDeath of General Augusto C. SandinoPublic holiday
March 20FridayMarch EquinoxObservance
April 2ThursdayMaundy ThursdayReligious holiday
April 2ThursdayHoly ThursdayPublic holiday
April 3FridayGood FridayReligious holiday
April 4SaturdayHoly SaturdayReligious holiday
April 5SundayEaster SundayReligious holiday
May 1FridayLabour DayPublic holiday
May 1FridayLabor DayPublic holiday
May 27WednesdayArmy DayPublic holiday
May 30SaturdayMother's DayPublic holiday
June 21SundayJune SolsticeObservance
July 19SundayLiberation DayPublic holiday
July 19SundayThe Sandinista Revolution DayPublic holiday
August 1SaturdaySanto Domingo Celebrations StartRegional holiday
August 10MondayLast Day of Santo Domingo CelebrationsRegional holiday
September 2WednesdayArmy DayObservance
September 14MondayBattle of San JacintoPublic holiday
September 15TuesdayIndependence DayPublic holiday
September 22TuesdaySeptember EquinoxObservance
October 12MondayIndigenous Resistance DayPublic holiday
November 2MondayAll Saints' DayObservance
November 8SundayDeath of Carlos Fonseca AmadorPublic holiday
December 8TuesdayImmaculate ConceptionPublic holiday
December 8TuesdayFeast of the Immaculate ConceptionPublic holiday
December 21MondayDecember SolsticeObservance
December 25FridayChristmas DayPublic holiday
December 31ThursdayNew Year's EvePublic holiday