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.
15public holidays
13weekday days off
248working days in 2026
104weekend days
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.
Holiday dates 2026
| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| Thursday | New Year's Day | |
| Monday | Carnival Monday | |
| Tuesday | Carnival Tuesday | |
| Thursday | Maundy Thursday | |
| Friday | Good Friday | |
| Sunday weekend | Declaration of Independence | |
| Friday | International Worker's Day | |
| Friday | Family Day | |
| Wednesday | Battle of Carabobo | |
| Sunday weekend | Independence Day | |
| Friday | Birthday of Simon Bolivar | |
| Monday | Day of Indigenous Resistance | |
| Thursday | Christmas Eve | |
| Friday | Christmas Day | |
| 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. Holidays that fall on the weekend do not reduce the count.
| 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 |
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Long weekends and bridge days in 2026
Breaks of three days or more that need no annual leave at all.
- 4 daysSat 14 to Tue 17 February 2026Carnival Monday, Carnival Tuesday
- 4 daysThu 2 to Sun 5 April 2026Maundy Thursday, Good Friday
- 3 daysFri 1 to Sun 3 May 2026International Worker's Day
- 3 daysFri 15 to Sun 17 May 2026Family Day
- 3 daysFri 24 to Sun 26 July 2026Birthday of Simon Bolivar
- 3 daysSat 10 to Mon 12 October 2026Day of Indigenous Resistance
- 4 daysThu 24 to Sun 27 December 2026Christmas Eve, Christmas Day
- 4 daysThu 31 December 2026 to Sun 3 January 2027New Year's Eve, New Year's Day
Take one day of leave on the date shown and turn a holiday into a longer break.
- 5 daysTake off Friday 2 January 2026 for Wed 31 December 2025 to Sun 4 January 2026New 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.
- Which 2026 holidays fall on a weekend?
- Declaration of Independence (19 April 2026), Independence Day (5 July 2026).
- What counts as the weekend in Venezuela?
- Saturday and Sunday. The calculator lets you change this if your organisation works a different week.
- What about 2027?
- See public holidays in Venezuela 2027 or go back to 2025.
Cite or reuse this data
Venezuela has 15 public holidays and 248 working days in 2026.
Source: OpenWorkdays, https://openworkdays.com/venezuela/2026/ (dataset holidays 0.103, CC BY 4.0).
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