Venezuela records 34 holidays in 2026. 12 are nationwide public holidays and 0 apply only in certain regions. Proclamación de la Independencia (19 Apr 2026) and Cinco de julio (5 Jul 2026) fall on a weekend in 2026, so they hand back no extra day off. Día de Año Nuevo (1 Jan 2026), Carnaval (17 Feb 2026), Nochebuena (24 Dec 2026) and 1 other sit on a Tuesday or Thursday: book the Mondays and Fridays and each becomes a four-day break. The busiest month is Dec, with 3 of them. The longest run without one is 80 days, between 24 Jul 2026 and 12 Oct 2026. The next is Nochebuena on 24 Dec 2026.
Día de Año Nuevo
New Year's Day · Nationwide
Día de Reyes
Epiphany · Nationwide
Día de la Divina Pastora
Feast of the Divina Pastora · Nationwide
Día del Maestro
Teacher's Day · Nationwide
Día de la Juventud
Youth Day · Nationwide
Carnaval
Carnival · Nationwide
Carnaval
Carnival · Nationwide
Dia Internacional de la Mujer
International Women's Day · Nationwide
Día de San José
Saint Joseph's Day · Nationwide
Día del abolición de la esclavitud
Slavery Abolition Anniversary · Nationwide
Aniversario del fundacion del San Cristóbal
Foundation anniversary Day of San Cristóbal, Táchira · Nationwide
Proclamación de la Independencia
Beginning of the Independence Movement · Nationwide
Día del Trabajador
Labour Day · Nationwide
Día del Cruz del Mayo
Festival of the Crosses · Nationwide
Día de las Madres
Mother's Day · Nationwide
Día de la Ascención
Ascension Day · Nationwide
Corpus Christi
Nationwide
Día de los Padres
Father's Day · Nationwide
Aniversario de la Batalla de Carabobo
Anniversary of the Battle of Carabobo · Nationwide
Día del Periodista y aniversario de la instauración del Decreto de Instrucción pública gratuita y obligatoria
Journalists' Day · Nationwide
Cinco de julio
Independence Day · Nationwide
Dia del niño
Children's Day · Nationwide
Natalicio del Libertador Simón Bolívar
Simón Bolívar's Birthday · Nationwide
Aniversario del fundacion del Caracas
Caracas City Foundation Day · Nationwide
Día de la Bandera
Flag Day · Nationwide
Día del Virgen del Valle
Birth of the Blessed Virgin Mary · Nationwide
Día del Virgen de las Mercedes
Feast of the Our Lady of Mercy · Nationwide
Día de la Resistencia Indígena
Day of Indigenous Resistance · Nationwide
Día de Todos los Santos
All Saints' Day · Nationwide
Día de los fieles difuntos
All Souls' Day · Nationwide
La Inmaculada Concepción
Immaculate Conception Day · Nationwide
Nochebuena
Christmas Eve · Nationwide
Navidad
Christmas Day · Nationwide
Nochevieja
New Year's Eve · Nationwide
● Public most things closed · ● Bank banks only · ● Regional some areas · ● School term dates
Planning leave? See working days in Venezuela for 2026.