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.

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.

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.

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.

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