The calendar
Guatemala keeps a relatively short holiday list, with Holy Week as the centrepiece of the year and processions in Antigua recognised by UNESCO.
Country view
Guatemala · 2026
13 recorded days · 13 public · 0 bank · 0 school · 0 regional
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20In 34 days
Revolution Day
Tuesday · 20 Oct 2026 · Public
DateHolidayTypeShops shut?
01JanNew Year's Day
Nationwide
PublicShut
Maundy Thursday
Nationwide
PublicShut
Good Friday
Nationwide
PublicShut
Holy Saturday
Nationwide
PublicShut
Easter Sunday
Nationwide
PublicShut
International Workers' Day
Nationwide
PublicShut
Army Day
Nationwide
PublicShut
Independence Day
Nationwide
PublicShut
Revolution Day
Nationwide
PublicShut
All Saints' Day
Nationwide
PublicShut
Christmas Eve
Nationwide
PublicShut
Christmas Day
Nationwide
PublicShut
New Year's Eve
Nationwide
PublicShut
● Public most things closed · ● Bank banks only · ● Regional some areas · ● School term dates
Bridge days worth booking
One day of leave, four days off. These are the 2026 dates where the maths works.
Revolution Day
Tuesday · 20 Oct 2026
Falls on a Tuesday. Book the Monday off and you get a four-day weekend — expect a lot of colleagues to do exactly that.
Book off: 19 Oct 2026
Christmas Eve
Thursday · 24 Dec 2026
Falls on a Thursday. Book the Friday off and you get a four-day weekend — the classic bridge day.
Book off: 25 Dec 2026
New Year's Eve
Thursday · 31 Dec 2026
Falls on a Thursday. Book the Friday off and you get a four-day weekend — the classic bridge day.
Book off: 1 Jan 2027
How the holiday year works in Guatemala
How people take the days
Holy Thursday and Good Friday stop the country, and many employers give the whole week. On 1 November cemeteries fill and giant kites fly at Sumpango and Santiago Sacatepéquez.
If you're visiting
Sawdust carpets close streets for hours in Antigua and central Guatemala City. Banks and offices close; tourist businesses run at capacity.
If you live here
Each municipality also has its patron-saint day as a local holiday — ask at work, because it isn't on the national calendar.
What these days actually mean
Observance, business closures and transport impact for the next few dates.
Revolution Day
20 Oct 2026
- Observance
- Officially recognised as a public holiday, so most people have the day off work.
- Business
- Expect offices, banks and the majority of shops to be closed.
- Transport
- Public transport usually runs a Sunday or holiday timetable.
General guidance based on this day's official classification, not country-specific reporting.
All Saints' Day
1 Nov 2026
- Observance
- Families visit cemeteries with flowers and candles. Quiet and reflective rather than festive.
- Business
- Banks and most shops closed in Catholic-majority countries; florists do their busiest day of the year.
- Transport
- Extra services to cemeteries; heavy intercity travel over the weekend.
Christmas Eve
24 Dec 2026
- Observance
- Officially recognised as a public holiday, so most people have the day off work.
- Business
- Expect offices, banks and the majority of shops to be closed.
- Transport
- Public transport usually runs a Sunday or holiday timetable.
General guidance based on this day's official classification, not country-specific reporting.
Christmas Day
25 Dec 2026
- Observance
- The central Christian winter feast; in most countries the household gathering matters more than the church service.
- Business
- Near-total closure of retail, offices and banks. Expect the preceding afternoon to shut early too.
- Transport
- Skeleton or suspended services in many countries. Book intercity travel well ahead.