Public Holidays in Venezuela in [2026]

Are you living in Venezuela or planning a trip there? Here’s a list of the public holidays you need to know in 2026, plus the currently published dates for 2027 and 2028.

Whether you live in Venezuela or are just visiting, it helps to mark these dates in advance. On some holidays, government offices, banks, and businesses may close or run reduced hours. In 2026, the banking calendar published under SUDEBAN rules includes 20 bank closure dates in total: 9 national holidays and 11 bank holidays.

To make sure you do not miss anything important, this guide brings together Venezuela’s main public holidays for 2026 and the next two years. In practice, Venezuela uses both national holidays and bank holidays, and the two lists are not exactly the same. The official 2026 banking calendar from Banco de Venezuela and the SUDEBAN summary both show that distinction clearly.

Public Holidays in Venezuela

How many public holidays are there in Venezuela?

For 2026, the SUDEBAN banking calendar summary says the year has 9 national holidays and 11 bank holidays, for a total of 20 bank closure dates, not counting weekends. Those bank holidays include dates such as Three Kings Day Holiday, Saint Joseph’s Day, Ascension Day Holiday, Corpus Christi Holiday, and other religious observances that mainly affect the banking system.

That matters because some dates are treated as national holidays across the country, while others are mainly bank holidays. Timeanddate’s 2026 Venezuela calendar matches that pattern and labels the dates separately as national holidays, bank holidays, or observances.

The most important public holidays in Venezuela

The best-known national holidays in Venezuela include New Year’s Day, Carnival Monday and Tuesday, Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, Labor Day, Carabobo Battle Day, Independence Day, Simón Bolívar’s Birthday, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, and New Year’s Eve. The 2026 banking calendar also includes bank-only closures linked to Catholic feast days such as Saint Joseph’s Day, Ascension Day, Corpus Christi, Saint Peter and Saint Paul, and the Feast of the Immaculate Conception.

Public Holidays in Venezuela in 2026

The table below combines the main national holidays and the bank holidays shown in the published 2026 Venezuela holiday calendars.

DateDayHolidayIs it usually a day off work?
1 January 2026ThursdayNew Year’s DayYes
12 January 2026MondayThree Kings Day HolidayBank holiday
19 January 2026MondayHoliday for Divina Pastora DayBank holiday
16 February 2026MondayCarnival / Shrove MondayYes
17 February 2026TuesdayCarnival / Shrove TuesdayYes
19 March 2026ThursdaySaint Joseph’s DayBank holiday
2 April 2026ThursdayMaundy ThursdayYes
3 April 2026FridayGood FridayYes
19 April 2026SundayDeclaration of IndependenceYes
1 May 2026FridayLabor DayYes
15 May 2026FridayVenezuelan Family DayYes
18 May 2026MondayAscension Day HolidayBank holiday
8 June 2026MondayCorpus Christi HolidayBank holiday
13 June 2026SaturdaySt Anthony’s DayBank holiday
24 June 2026WednesdayCarabobo BattleYes
29 June 2026MondaySaint Peter and Saint Paul HolidayBank holiday
24 July 2026FridaySimón Bolívar’s BirthdayYes
15 August 2026SaturdayAssumption of MaryBank holiday
12 October 2026MondayDay of Indigenous ResistanceYes
26 October 2026MondayDr. José Gregorio Hernández DayBank holiday
1 November 2026SundayAll Saints DayYes
23 November 2026MondayHoliday for the Day of the Virgin of the Rosary of ChiquinquiráBank holiday
14 December 2026MondayHoliday for Feast of the Immaculate ConceptionBank holiday
24 December 2026ThursdayChristmas EveYes
25 December 2026FridayChristmas DayYes
31 December 2026ThursdayNew Year’s EveYes

What are the public holidays in Venezuela?

New Year’s Day

New Year’s Day on 1 January is one of Venezuela’s national holidays and appears in both the official banking calendar and the published holiday listings for 2026.

Three Kings Day Holiday and Divina Pastora Holiday

In 2026, 12 January and 19 January are listed as bank holidays connected to Three Kings Day and Divina Pastora Day. These are not labelled as national holidays in the 2026 calendar sources.

Carnival Monday and Tuesday

Carnival Monday and Carnival Tuesday are national holidays in Venezuela in 2026, falling on 16 and 17 February.

Saint Joseph’s Day

Saint Joseph’s Day on 19 March is listed as a bank holiday in the 2026 calendar.

Maundy Thursday and Good Friday

Holy Week remains one of the most important holiday periods in Venezuela. In 2026, Maundy Thursday falls on 2 April and Good Friday on 3 April, and both are shown as national holidays.

Declaration of Independence

The 2026 holiday calendar lists 19 April as Declaration of Independence, marked as a national holiday.

Labor Day

Labor Day on 1 May is one of Venezuela’s national holidays.

Venezuelan Family Day

The 2026 calendar also lists 15 May as Venezuelan Family Day and marks it as a national holiday.

Ascension Day and Corpus Christi holidays

The religious observances themselves are shown as observances, while the associated closures fall on the following Mondays in the banking calendar: 18 May for Ascension Day Holiday and 8 June for Corpus Christi Holiday.

Carabobo Battle Day

Carabobo Battle Day on 24 June is one of the key national holidays in Venezuela.

Saint Peter and Saint Paul Holiday

In 2026, 29 June is listed as a bank holiday for Saint Peter and Saint Paul.

Simón Bolívar’s Birthday

24 July is a national holiday marking Simón Bolívar’s birthday.

Assumption of Mary

15 August appears as a bank holiday in the 2026 calendar.

Day of Indigenous Resistance

12 October is listed as a national holiday in 2026. The SUDEBAN summary also includes it among the closure dates.

Dr. José Gregorio Hernández Day

26 October is listed as a bank holiday in the 2026 calendar.

All Saints Day

1 November appears as a national holiday in the 2026 calendar.

Virgin of the Rosary of Chiquinquirá and Immaculate Conception holidays

The 2026 calendar lists 23 November as the holiday for the Day of the Virgin of the Rosary of Chiquinquirá and 14 December as the holiday for the Feast of the Immaculate Conception, both as bank holidays.

Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, and New Year’s Eve

The 2026 calendar treats 24 December, 25 December, and 31 December as national holidays.

Public Holidays in Venezuela in 2027

The dates below follow the currently published Venezuela holiday calendar pages for 2027. Timeanddate notes that some future holiday information may still be preliminary.

DateDayHolidayIs it usually a day off work?
1 January 2027FridayNew Year’s DayYes
8 February 2027MondayCarnival / Shrove MondayYes
9 February 2027TuesdayCarnival / Shrove TuesdayYes
19 March 2027FridaySaint Joseph’s DayBank holiday
25 March 2027ThursdayMaundy ThursdayYes
26 March 2027FridayGood FridayYes
19 April 2027MondayDeclaration of IndependenceYes
1 May 2027SaturdayLabor DayYes
15 May 2027SaturdayVenezuelan Family DayYes
27 May 2027ThursdayCorpus ChristiObservance
24 June 2027ThursdayCarabobo BattleYes
29 June 2027TuesdaySaint Peter and Saint Paul HolidayBank holiday
5 July 2027MondayIndependence DayYes
24 July 2027SaturdaySimón Bolívar’s BirthdayYes
15 August 2027SundayAssumption of MaryBank holiday
12 October 2027TuesdayDay of Indigenous ResistanceYes
26 October 2027TuesdayDr. José Gregorio Hernández DayBank holiday
1 November 2027MondayAll Saints DayYes
18 November 2027ThursdayDay of the Virgin of the Rosary of ChiquinquiráObservance
25 December 2027SaturdayChristmas DayYes
31 December 2027FridayNew Year’s EveYes

Public Holidays in Venezuela in 2028

These dates follow the currently published Venezuela holiday calendar pages for 2028. As with 2027, future holiday listings may still be updated later.

DateDayHolidayIs it usually a day off work?
1 January 2028SaturdayNew Year’s DayYes
28 February 2028MondayCarnival / Shrove MondayYes
29 February 2028TuesdayCarnival / Shrove TuesdayYes
13 April 2028ThursdayMaundy ThursdayYes
14 April 2028FridayGood FridayYes
19 April 2028WednesdayDeclaration of IndependenceYes
1 May 2028MondayLabor DayYes
24 June 2028SaturdayCarabobo BattleYes
29 June 2028ThursdaySaint Peter and Saint Paul HolidayBank holiday
5 July 2028WednesdayIndependence DayYes
24 July 2028MondaySimón Bolívar’s BirthdayYes
15 August 2028TuesdayAssumption of MaryBank holiday
12 October 2028ThursdayDay of Indigenous ResistanceYes
1 November 2028WednesdayAll Saints DayYes
25 December 2028MondayChristmas DayYes
31 December 2028SundayNew Year’s EveYes

Conclusion

Venezuela’s holiday calendar is easier to use once you separate national holidays from bank holidays. For day-to-day planning, that distinction matters because banks may close on more dates than the rest of the country. In 2026, the official banking calendar shows 20 closure dates in total, while public holiday listings also include additional observances that are not always nationwide days off.

Last Updated on 04/02/2026

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