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Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico public holidays 2028

Puerto Rico has 16 nationwide public holidays in 2028. After them, 2028 has 246 working days. The first is New Year's Day on Saturday, January 1, 2028.

Public holidays in Puerto Rico in 2028
DateHoliday
January
Jan 1SaturdayNew Year's DayNationwide
Jan 6ThursdayEpiphanyNationwide
Jan 17MondayMartin Luther King Jr. DayNationwide
February
Feb 21MondayGeorge Washington Day, Presidents' Day, and the Day of the Women and Men Heroes of Puerto RicoNationwide
March
Mar 22WednesdayEmancipation DayNationwide
April
Apr 14FridayGood FridayNationwide
May
May 29MondayMemorial DayNationwide
June
Jun 19MondayJuneteenth National Independence DayNationwide
July
Jul 4TuesdayIndependence DayNationwide
Jul 25TuesdayPuerto Rico Constitution DayNationwide
September
Sep 4MondayLabor DayNationwide
October
Oct 9MondayColumbus DayNationwide
November
Nov 11SaturdayVeterans DayNationwide
Nov 19SundayPuerto Rican Identity DayNationwide
Nov 20MondayPuerto Rican Identity Day Day off in lieuNationwide
Nov 23ThursdayThanksgiving DayNationwide
December
Dec 25MondayChristmas DayNationwide
Nationwide
16public holidays
By region
16no regional days
Working days
246after nationwide days off
Long weekends
9+4 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 2028

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.

Puerto Rico public holidays by year

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Frequently asked questions

How many public holidays are there in Puerto Rico in 2028?

16 nationwide public holidays: New Year's Day (Jan 1); Epiphany (Jan 6); Martin Luther King Jr. Day (Jan 17); George Washington Day, Presidents' Day, and the Day of the Women and Men Heroes of Puerto Rico (Feb 21); Emancipation Day (Mar 22); Good Friday (Apr 14); Memorial Day (May 29); Juneteenth National Independence Day (Jun 19); Independence Day (Jul 4); Puerto Rico Constitution Day (Jul 25); Labor Day (Sep 4); Columbus Day (Oct 9); Veterans Day (Nov 11); Puerto Rican Identity Day (Nov 19); Thanksgiving Day (Nov 23); Christmas Day (Dec 25).

How many working days are there in 2028?

246 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.