Venezuela
Venezuela public holidays 2026
Venezuela has 15 nationwide public holidays in 2026. After them, 2026 has 300 working days. Next up: Day of Indigenous Resistance on Monday, October 12, 2026, in 13 days.
| Date | Holiday |
|---|---|
| January | |
| Jan 1Thursday | New Year's DayNationwide |
| February | |
| Feb 16Monday | Carnival MondayNationwide |
| Feb 17Tuesday | Carnival TuesdayNationwide |
| April | |
| Apr 2Thursday | Maundy ThursdayNationwide |
| Apr 3Friday | Good FridayNationwide |
| Apr 19Sunday | Declaration of IndependenceNationwide |
| May | |
| May 1Friday | International Worker's DayNationwide |
| May 15Friday | Family DayNationwide |
| June | |
| Jun 24Wednesday | Battle of CaraboboNationwide |
| July | |
| Jul 5Sunday | Independence DayNationwide |
| Jul 24Friday | Birthday of Simon BolivarNationwide |
| October | |
| Oct 12Monday | Day of Indigenous ResistanceNationwide |
| December | |
| Dec 24Thursday | Christmas EveNationwide |
| Dec 25Friday | Christmas DayNationwide |
| Dec 31Thursday | New Year's EveNationwide |
- Nationwide
- 15public holidays
- By region
- 15no regional days
- Working days
- 300after nationwide days off
- Long weekends
- 1+2 with 1 day off
In Venezuela the weekend is Sunday, so working days and long weekends are counted that way.
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.
- 3 daysSun, Feb 15 – Tue, Feb 17 · Carnival Monday, Carnival Tuesday
- 4 daysThu, Apr 2 – Sun, Apr 5 · Maundy Thursday, Good FridayTake Sat, Apr 4 off to join it up
- 4 daysThu, Dec 24 – Sun, Dec 27 · Christmas Eve, Christmas DayTake Sat, Dec 26 off to join it up