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Public Holidays in Venezuela, 2026

Venezuela observes 12 nationwide public holidays in 2026, 2 of which fall on the weekend. The table below lists every date the holiday calendar records.

Public holidays
12

Nationwide

On a weekend
2
Regional only
0
Business days 2026
251

Venezuela holiday calendar 2026

Dates marked nationwide are days off across Venezuela. Entries showing a region count, or an observance type, are not deducted from business day calculations.

Public holidays with their dates, weekdays and where they are observed
DateDayHolidayObserved
1 January 2026ThursdayNew Year's DayNationwide
6 January 2026TuesdayEpiphanybank
14 January 2026WednesdayFeast of the Divina Pastoraobservance
15 January 2026ThursdayTeacher's Dayobservance
12 February 2026ThursdayYouth Dayobservance
16 February 2026MondayCarnivalNationwide
17 February 2026TuesdayCarnivalNationwide
8 March 2026Sunday(weekend)International Women's Dayobservance
19 March 2026ThursdaySaint Joseph's Daybank
21 March 2026Saturday(weekend)Slavery Abolition Anniversaryobservance
31 March 2026TuesdayFoundation anniversary Day of San Cristóbal, Táchiraobservance
19 April 2026Sunday(weekend)Beginning of the Independence MovementNationwide
1 May 2026FridayLabour DayNationwide
3 May 2026Sunday(weekend)Festival of the Crossesobservance
10 May 2026Sunday(weekend)Mother's Dayobservance
14 May 2026ThursdayAscension Daybank
4 June 2026ThursdayCorpus Christibank
21 June 2026Sunday(weekend)Father's Dayobservance
24 June 2026WednesdayAnniversary of the Battle of CaraboboNationwide
27 June 2026Saturday(weekend)Journalists' Dayobservance
5 July 2026Sunday(weekend)Independence DayNationwide
19 July 2026Sunday(weekend)Children's Dayobservance
24 July 2026FridaySimón Bolívar's BirthdayNationwide
25 July 2026Saturday(weekend)Caracas City Foundation Dayobservance
3 August 2026MondayFlag Dayobservance
8 September 2026TuesdayBirth of the Blessed Virgin Maryobservance
24 September 2026ThursdayFeast of the Our Lady of Mercyobservance
12 October 2026MondayDay of Indigenous ResistanceNationwide
1 November 2026Sunday(weekend)All Saints' Daybank
2 November 2026MondayAll Souls' Dayobservance
8 December 2026TuesdayImmaculate Conception Daybank
24 December 2026ThursdayChristmas EveNationwide
25 December 2026FridayChristmas DayNationwide
31 December 2026ThursdayNew Year's EveNationwide

Which holidays actually give a day off in 2026?

10 of Venezuela's 12 nationwide public holidays land on a working day in 2026, so those are the ones that shorten the working year. The remaining 2 fall on Saturday and Sunday: Beginning of the Independence Movement (19 April 2026), Independence Day (5 July 2026).

After removing weekends and holidays, 2026 leaves 251 business days in Venezuela.

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