Public holidays in Curaçao 2026

12 nationwide public holidays in 2026.

Next nationwide holiday in Curaçao

See the list of nationwide holidays below.

Nationwide holidays 2026

Date	Weekday	Holiday	Local name
1 January Thursday	Thursday	New Year's Day Aña Nobo	Aña Nobo
16 February Monday	Monday	Carnival Monday Dialuna despues di Carnaval Grandi	Dialuna despues di Carnaval Grandi
3 April Friday	Friday	Good Friday Bièrnèsantu	Bièrnèsantu
5 April Sunday	Sunday	Easter Sunday Pasku di Resurekshon	Pasku di Resurekshon
6 April Monday	Monday	Easter Monday Di dos dia di Pasku di Resurekshon	Di dos dia di Pasku di Resurekshon
27 April Monday	Monday	King's Day Dia di Rey	Dia di Rey
1 May Friday	Friday	Labor Day Dia di Obrero	Dia di Obrero
14 May Thursday	Thursday	Ascension Day Dia di Asenshon	Dia di Asenshon
2 July Thursday	Thursday	National Anthem and Flag Day Dia di Himno i Bandera	Dia di Himno i Bandera
10 October Saturday	Saturday	Curaçao Day Dia di Pais Kòrsou	Dia di Pais Kòrsou
25 December Friday	Friday	Christmas Day Pasku di Nasementu	Pasku di Nasementu
26 December Saturday	Saturday	Second Day of Christmas Di dos dia di Pasku di Nasementu	Di dos dia di Pasku di Nasementu

Long weekends and bridge days 2026

Based on nationwide holidays and the weekend in Curaçao (Saturday and Sunday). Regional, local and group holidays are not included.

Long weekends

Sat 14 Feb – Mon 16 Feb · 3 days off
Carnival Monday
Typically in Willemstad: high 27°C (81°F), low 26°C (79°F), rain on 16% of days
Fri 3 Apr – Mon 6 Apr · 4 days off
Good Friday, Easter Sunday, Easter Monday
Typically in Willemstad: high 27°C (81°F), low 26°C (79°F), rain on 6% of days
Sat 25 Apr – Mon 27 Apr · 3 days off
King's Day
Typically in Willemstad: high 28°C (82°F), low 27°C (81°F), rain on 3% of days
Fri 1 May – Sun 3 May · 3 days off
Labor Day
Typically in Willemstad: high 28°C (82°F), low 27°C (81°F), rain on 7% of days
Fri 25 Dec – Sun 27 Dec · 3 days off
Christmas Day, Second Day of Christmas
Typically in Willemstad: high 28°C (82°F), low 27°C (81°F), rain on 43% of days

Bridge days

Fri 2 Jan: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Thu 1 Jan – Sun 4 Jan)
New Year's Day
Typically in Willemstad: high 28°C (82°F), low 27°C (81°F), rain on 41% of days
Fri 15 May: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Thu 14 May – Sun 17 May)
Ascension Day
Typically in Willemstad: high 28°C (82°F), low 27°C (81°F), rain on 0% of days
Fri 3 Jul: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Thu 2 Jul – Sun 5 Jul)
National Anthem and Flag Day
Typically in Willemstad: high 28°C (82°F), low 27°C (81°F), rain on 23% of days

Leave planner 2026

Choose how many leave days you can take for one break. The planner finds the breaks that give the most days off in a row around nationwide holidays and weekends, and marks the leave days on the calendar below.

Leave days per break: 3

Longest break with up to 3 leave days: Sat 25 Apr – Sun 3 May — 9 days off for 3 leave days (Tue 28 Apr, Wed 29 Apr, Thu 30 Apr).

Take 1 day off (Fri 2 Jan) get 4 days in a row
Thu 1 Jan – Sun 4 Jan · New Year's Day
Take 1 day off (Fri 13 Feb) get 4 days in a row
Fri 13 Feb – Mon 16 Feb · Carnival Monday
Take 1 day off (Thu 2 Apr) get 5 days in a row
Thu 2 Apr – Mon 6 Apr · Good Friday, Easter Sunday, Easter Monday
Take 1 day off (Fri 24 Apr) get 4 days in a row
Fri 24 Apr – Mon 27 Apr · King's Day
Take 1 day off (Thu 30 Apr) get 4 days in a row
Thu 30 Apr – Sun 3 May · Labor Day
Take 1 day off (Fri 15 May) get 4 days in a row
Thu 14 May – Sun 17 May · Ascension Day