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🇻🇪 Venezuela public holidays 2026

Venezuela has 33 public holidays in 2026, plus 32 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.

28 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 Venezuela in 2026

DateHolidayType
January 1ThursdayNew Year's DayDía de Año NuevoPublic holiday
January 6TuesdayEpiphanyDía de ReyesPublic holiday
January 6TuesdayThe Three Wise Men DayObservance
January 12MondayThree Kings Day HolidayPublic holiday
January 14WednesdayFeast of the Divina PastoraDía de la Divina PastoraObservance
January 14WednesdayDivina Pastora DayObservance
January 15ThursdayTeacher's DayDía del MaestroObservance
January 19MondayHoliday for Divina Pastora DayPublic holiday
February 12ThursdayYouth DayDía de la JuventudObservance
February 16MondayCarnivalCarnavalPublic holiday
February 16MondayCarnival / Shrove MondayPublic holiday
February 17TuesdayCarnivalCarnavalPublic holiday
February 17TuesdayCarnival / Shrove Tuesday / Pancake DayPublic holiday
March 8SundayInternational Women's DayDia Internacional de la MujerObservance
March 18WednesdayWorld Baseball Classic Title Win HolidayPublic holiday
March 19ThursdaySaint Joseph's DayDía de San JoséPublic holiday
March 20FridayMarch EquinoxObservance
March 21SaturdaySlavery Abolition AnniversaryDía del abolición de la esclavitudObservance
March 29SundayPalm SundayReligious holiday
March 31TuesdayFoundation anniversary Day of San Cristóbal, TáchiraAniversario del fundacion del San CristóbalObservance
April 2ThursdayMaundy ThursdayReligious holiday
April 3FridayGood FridayReligious holiday
April 5SundayEaster SundayReligious holiday
April 19SundayBeginning of the Independence MovementProclamación de la IndependenciaPublic holiday
April 19SundayDeclaration of IndependencePublic holiday
May 1FridayLabour DayDía del TrabajadorPublic holiday
May 1FridayLabor DayPublic holiday
May 3SundayFestival of the CrossesDía del Cruz del MayoObservance
May 10SundayMother's DayDía de las MadresObservance
May 14ThursdayAscension DayDía de la AscenciónPublic holiday
May 15FridayVenezuelan Family DayPublic holiday
May 18MondayAscension Day HolidayPublic holiday
June 4ThursdayCorpus ChristiPublic holiday
June 8MondayCorpus Christi HolidayPublic holiday
June 21SundayFather's DayDía de los PadresObservance
June 21SundayJune SolsticeObservance
June 24WednesdayAnniversary of the Battle of CaraboboAniversario de la Batalla de CaraboboPublic holiday
June 24WednesdayCarabobo BattlePublic holiday
June 27SaturdayJournalists' DayDía del Periodista y aniversario de la instauración del Decreto de Instrucción pública gratuita y obligatoriaObservance
June 29MondaySaint Peter and Saint Paul HolidayPublic holiday
July 5SundayIndependence DayCinco de julioPublic holiday
July 19SundayChildren's DayDia del niñoObservance
July 24FridaySimón Bolívar's BirthdayNatalicio del Libertador Simón BolívarPublic holiday
July 25SaturdayCaracas City Foundation DayAniversario del fundacion del CaracasObservance
August 3MondayFlag DayDía de la BanderaObservance
August 3MondayFlag's DayObservance
August 4TuesdayNational Guard's DayObservance
August 15SaturdayAssumption of MaryPublic holiday
September 8TuesdayBirth of the Blessed Virgin MaryDía del Virgen del ValleObservance
September 11FridayOur Lady of CoromotoObservance
September 22TuesdaySeptember EquinoxObservance
September 24ThursdayFeast of the Our Lady of MercyDía del Virgen de las MercedesObservance
October 12MondayDay of Indigenous ResistanceDía de la Resistencia IndígenaPublic holiday
October 26MondayDr. José Gregorio Hernández DayPublic holiday
November 1SundayAll Saints' DayDía de Todos los SantosPublic holiday
November 2MondayAll Souls' DayDía de los fieles difuntosObservance
November 18WednesdayDay of the Virgin of the Rosary of ChiquinquiráObservance
November 23MondayHoliday for the Day of the Virgin of the Rosary of ChiquinquiráPublic holiday
November 27FridayAviation DayObservance
December 8TuesdayImmaculate Conception DayLa Inmaculada ConcepciónPublic holiday
December 8TuesdayFeast of the Immaculate ConceptionObservance
December 21MondayDecember SolsticeObservance
December 24ThursdayChristmas EveNochebuenaPublic holiday
December 25FridayChristmas DayNavidadPublic holiday
December 31ThursdayNew Year's EveNocheviejaPublic holiday