El Salvador records 26 holidays in 2025. 26 are nationwide public holidays and 0 apply only in certain regions. Día de la Cru (3 May 2025), Día de las Madres (10 May 2025), Día del Padre (10 May 2025) and 6 others fall on a weekend in 2025, so they hand back no extra day off. Día del Trabajo (1 May 2025), Fiestas de agosto (5 Aug 2025), Fiestas de agosto (7 Aug 2025) and 3 others sit on a Tuesday or Thursday: book the Mondays and Fridays and each becomes a four-day break. The busiest month is Nov, with 9 of them. The longest run without one is 83 days, between 10 May 2025 and 1 Aug 2025. The last was Fin de año on 31 Dec 2025.
Día del Trabajo
Labour Day · Nationwide
Día de la Cru
The Day of the Cross · Nationwide
Día del Soldado
Soldiers' Day · Nationwide
Día de las Madres
Mother's Day · Nationwide
Día del Padre
Father's Day · Nationwide
Fiestas de agosto
August Festivals · Nationwide
Fiestas de agosto
August Festivals · Nationwide
Fiestas de agosto
August Festivals · Nationwide
Fiestas de agosto
August Festivals · Nationwide
Fiestas de agosto
August Festivals · Nationwide
Fiestas de agosto
August Festivals · Nationwide
Fiestas de agosto
August Festivals · Nationwide
Día de la Independencia
Independence Day · Nationwide
Día del niño
Children's Day · Nationwide
Día de la raza
Ethnic Pride Day · Nationwide
El día de los difuntos
Day of the Dead · Nationwide
Festival Nacional De La Pupusa
National Pupusa Festival · Nationwide
Festival Nacional De La Pupusa
National Pupusa Festival · Nationwide
Festival Nacional De La Pupusa
National Pupusa Festival · Nationwide
Festival Nacional De La Pupusa
National Pupusa Festival · Nationwide
Festival Nacional De La Pupusa
National Pupusa Festival · Nationwide
Festival Nacional De La Pupusa
National Pupusa Festival · Nationwide
Festival Nacional De La Pupusa
National Pupusa Festival · Nationwide
Dia de la Reina de la Paz
Day of the Queen of Peace · Nationwide
Noche Buena
Christmas Day · Nationwide
Fin de año
New Year's Eve · Nationwide
● Public most things closed · ● Bank banks only · ● Regional some areas · ● School term dates
Planning leave? See working days in El Salvador for 2025.