Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico public holidays 2027

Puerto Rico has 16 nationwide public holidays in 2027. After them, 2027 has 244 working days. The first is New Year's Day on Friday, January 1, 2027.

Public holidays in Puerto Rico in 2027
Date	Holiday
January
Jan 1Friday	New Year's DayNationwide
Jan 6Wednesday	EpiphanyNationwide
Jan 18Monday	Martin Luther King Jr. DayNationwide
February
Feb 15Monday	George Washington Day, Presidents' Day, and the Day of the Women and Men Heroes of Puerto RicoNationwide
March
Mar 22Monday	Emancipation DayNationwide
Mar 26Friday	Good FridayNationwide
May
May 31Monday	Memorial DayNationwide
June
Jun 18Friday	Juneteenth National Independence Day Day off in lieuNationwide
Jun 19Saturday	Juneteenth National Independence DayNationwide
July
Jul 4Sunday	Independence DayNationwide
Jul 5Monday	Independence Day Day off in lieuNationwide
Jul 25Sunday	Puerto Rico Constitution DayNationwide
Jul 26Monday	Puerto Rico Constitution Day Day off in lieuNationwide
September
Sep 6Monday	Labor DayNationwide
October
Oct 11Monday	Columbus DayNationwide
November
Nov 11Thursday	Veterans DayNationwide
Nov 19Friday	Puerto Rican Identity DayNationwide
Nov 25Thursday	Thanksgiving DayNationwide
December
Dec 24Friday	Christmas Day Day off in lieuNationwide
Dec 25Saturday	Christmas DayNationwide
Dec 31Friday	New Year's Day Day off in lieuNationwide

Nationwide: 16public holidays
By region: 16no regional days
Working days: 244after nationwide days off
Long weekends: 14+2 with 1 day off

Dates come from the open-source holidays project, which compiles each country's statutory holidays from official sources. Governments sometimes add or move days at short notice, so check official announcements for critical plans. See our sources.

Long weekends in 2027

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.

3 daysFri, Jan 1 – Sun, Jan 3 · New Year's Day
3 daysSat, Jan 16 – Mon, Jan 18 · Martin Luther King Jr. Day
3 daysSat, Feb 13 – Mon, Feb 15 · George Washington Day, Presidents' Day, and the Day of the Women and Men Heroes of Puerto Rico
3 daysSat, Mar 20 – Mon, Mar 22 · Emancipation Day
3 daysFri, Mar 26 – Sun, Mar 28 · Good Friday
3 daysSat, May 29 – Mon, May 31 · Memorial Day
3 daysFri, Jun 18 – Sun, Jun 20 · Juneteenth National Independence Day
3 daysSat, Jul 3 – Mon, Jul 5 · Independence Day
3 daysSat, Jul 24 – Mon, Jul 26 · Puerto Rico Constitution Day
3 daysSat, Sep 4 – Mon, Sep 6 · Labor Day
3 daysSat, Oct 9 – Mon, Oct 11 · Columbus Day
4 daysThu, Nov 11 – Sun, Nov 14 · Veterans DayTake Fri, Nov 12 off to join it up
3 daysFri, Nov 19 – Sun, Nov 21 · Puerto Rican Identity Day
4 daysThu, Nov 25 – Sun, Nov 28 · Thanksgiving DayTake Fri, Nov 26 off to join it up
3 daysFri, Dec 24 – Sun, Dec 26 · Christmas Day
3 daysFri, Dec 31 – Sun, Jan 2, 2028 · New Year's Day

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Frequently asked questions

How many public holidays are there in Puerto Rico in 2027?

16 nationwide public holidays: New Year's Day (Jan 1); Epiphany (Jan 6); Martin Luther King Jr. Day (Jan 18); George Washington Day, Presidents' Day, and the Day of the Women and Men Heroes of Puerto Rico (Feb 15); Emancipation Day (Mar 22); Good Friday (Mar 26); Memorial Day (May 31); Juneteenth National Independence Day (Jun 19); Independence Day (Jul 4); Puerto Rico Constitution Day (Jul 25); Labor Day (Sep 6); Columbus Day (Oct 11); Veterans Day (Nov 11); Puerto Rican Identity Day (Nov 19); Thanksgiving Day (Nov 25); Christmas Day (Dec 25).

How many working days are there in 2027?

244 working days, counting Monday to Friday and taking out the nationwide holidays that fall on working days. Regional holidays and company closures can lower it further.

What does "Day off in lieu" mean?

When a holiday falls on a weekend, the day off moves to a nearby working day, usually the following Monday. Those substitute days are listed separately.