# Public holidays in Venezuela 2026

Venezuela has 15 public holidays in 2026. 13 fall on a weekday and 2 on the weekend, which leaves 248 working days out of 365. The weekend is Saturday and Sunday.

Note: The legal rest day is Sunday; Saturday and Sunday are used as the weekend on this site because the five day office week is the norm.

- Source: OpenWorkdays, https://openworkdays.com/venezuela/2026/ (dataset holidays 0.103, CC BY 4.0)
- JSON: https://openworkdays.com/api/v1/ve/2026.json
- iCalendar: https://openworkdays.com/api/v1/ve/2026.ics
- CSV: https://openworkdays.com/api/v1/ve/2026.csv
- All years: https://openworkdays.com/api/v1/ve.json

## Summary 2026

| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Public holidays | 15 |
| Substitute days off (observed) | 0 |
| Holidays on weekdays | 13 |
| Holidays on the weekend | 2 |
| Weekend days | 104 |
| Working days | 248 |
| Calendar days | 365 |

## Holiday dates 2026

| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-01 | Thursday | New Year's Day |
| 2026-02-16 | Monday | Carnival Monday |
| 2026-02-17 | Tuesday | Carnival Tuesday |
| 2026-04-02 | Thursday | Maundy Thursday |
| 2026-04-03 | Friday | Good Friday |
| 2026-04-19 | Sunday | Declaration of Independence |
| 2026-05-01 | Friday | International Worker's Day |
| 2026-05-15 | Friday | Family Day |
| 2026-06-24 | Wednesday | Battle of Carabobo |
| 2026-07-05 | Sunday | Independence Day |
| 2026-07-24 | Friday | Birthday of Simon Bolivar |
| 2026-10-12 | Monday | Day of Indigenous Resistance |
| 2026-12-24 | Thursday | Christmas Eve |
| 2026-12-25 | Friday | Christmas Day |
| 2026-12-31 | Thursday | New Year's Eve |

## Working days per month in 2026

A working day is any day that is neither a weekend day (Saturday and Sunday) nor a public holiday.

| Month | Calendar days | Weekend days | Holidays on weekdays | Working days |
|---|---:|---:|---:|---:|
| January 2026 | 31 | 9 | 1 | 21 |
| February 2026 | 28 | 8 | 2 | 18 |
| March 2026 | 31 | 9 | 0 | 22 |
| April 2026 | 30 | 8 | 2 | 20 |
| May 2026 | 31 | 10 | 2 | 19 |
| June 2026 | 30 | 8 | 1 | 21 |
| July 2026 | 31 | 8 | 1 | 22 |
| August 2026 | 31 | 10 | 0 | 21 |
| September 2026 | 30 | 8 | 0 | 22 |
| October 2026 | 31 | 9 | 1 | 21 |
| November 2026 | 30 | 9 | 0 | 21 |
| December 2026 | 31 | 8 | 3 | 20 |
| Total 2026 | 365 | 104 | 13 | 248 |

## Long weekends in 2026

Breaks of three days or more that need no annual leave.

- 4 days, Sat 14 to Tue 17 February 2026: Carnival Monday, Carnival Tuesday
- 4 days, Thu 2 to Sun 5 April 2026: Maundy Thursday, Good Friday
- 3 days, Fri 1 to Sun 3 May 2026: International Worker's Day
- 3 days, Fri 15 to Sun 17 May 2026: Family Day
- 3 days, Fri 24 to Sun 26 July 2026: Birthday of Simon Bolivar
- 3 days, Sat 10 to Mon 12 October 2026: Day of Indigenous Resistance
- 4 days, Thu 24 to Sun 27 December 2026: Christmas Eve, Christmas Day
- 4 days, Thu 31 December 2026 to Sun 3 January 2027: New Year's Eve, New Year's Day

## Bridge days in 2026

Take one day of leave on the date shown and turn a holiday into a longer break.

- Take off Friday 2 January 2026 for Wed 31 December 2025 to Sun 4 January 2026 (5 days): New Year's Eve, New Year's Day

## Questions about 2026 in Venezuela

**How many working days are there in Venezuela in 2026?** 248 working days. 2026 has 365 days, 104 of them weekend days and 13 public holidays on weekdays.

**How many public holidays does Venezuela have in 2026?** 15 public holidays. 2 fall on the weekend.

**What counts as the weekend in Venezuela?** Saturday and Sunday.

## Other years

- [Venezuela 2024](https://openworkdays.com/venezuela/2024.md)
- [Venezuela 2025](https://openworkdays.com/venezuela/2025.md)
- [Venezuela 2026](https://openworkdays.com/venezuela/2026.md)
- [Venezuela 2027](https://openworkdays.com/venezuela/2027.md)
- [Venezuela 2028](https://openworkdays.com/venezuela/2028.md)
- [Venezuela 2029](https://openworkdays.com/venezuela/2029.md)
- [Venezuela 2030](https://openworkdays.com/venezuela/2030.md)

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