El Salvador
El Salvador public holidays 2026
El Salvador has 11 nationwide public holidays in 2026, and 11 to 13 in total once regional days are added, depending on where you are. After them, 2026 has 252 working days. Next up: All Souls' Day on Monday, November 2, 2026, in 34 days.
| Date | Holiday |
|---|---|
| January | |
| Jan 1Thursday | New Year's DayNationwide |
| April | |
| Apr 2Thursday | Maundy ThursdayNationwide |
| Apr 3Friday | Good FridayNationwide |
| Apr 4Saturday | Holy SaturdayNationwide |
| May | |
| May 1Friday | Labor DayNationwide |
| May 10Sunday | Mother's DayNationwide |
| June | |
| Jun 17Wednesday | Father's DayNationwide |
| August | |
| Aug 3Monday | Feast of San SalvadorSan Salvador |
| Aug 5Wednesday | Feast of San SalvadorSan Salvador |
| Aug 6Thursday | Celebrations of San SalvadorNationwide |
| September | |
| Sep 15Tuesday | Independence DayNationwide |
| November | |
| Nov 2Monday | All Souls' DayNationwide |
| December | |
| Dec 25Friday | Christmas DayNationwide |
- Nationwide
- 11public holidays
- By region
- 11–13across 14 regions
- Working days
- 252after nationwide days off
- Long weekends
- 4+3 with 1 day off
Long weekends in 2026
Stretches of three or more days off built from nationwide holidays and the weekend, plus the ones you can make by taking a single day off.
- 4 daysThu, Jan 1 – Sun, Jan 4 · New Year's DayTake Fri, Jan 2 off to join it up
- 4 daysThu, Apr 2 – Sun, Apr 5 · Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, Holy Saturday
- 3 daysFri, May 1 – Sun, May 3 · Labor Day
- 4 daysThu, Aug 6 – Sun, Aug 9 · Celebrations of San SalvadorTake Fri, Aug 7 off to join it up
- 4 daysSat, Sep 12 – Tue, Sep 15 · Independence DayTake Mon, Sep 14 off to join it up
- 3 daysSat, Oct 31 – Mon, Nov 2 · All Souls' Day
- 3 daysFri, Dec 25 – Sun, Dec 27 · Christmas Day