Public holidays in Guatemala 2026

11 nationwide public holidays in 2026.

Next nationwide holiday in Guatemala

See the list of nationwide holidays below.

Nationwide holidays 2026

Date	Weekday	Holiday	Local name
1 January Thursday	Thursday	New Year's Day Año Nuevo	Año Nuevo
2 April Thursday	Thursday	Maundy Thursday Jueves Santo	Jueves Santo
3 April Friday	Friday	Good Friday Viernes Santo	Viernes Santo
4 April Saturday	Saturday	Holy Saturday Sábado Santo	Sábado Santo
1 May Friday	Friday	Labor Day Día del Trabajo	Día del Trabajo
29 June Monday	Monday	Army Day Día del Ejército Observed day off for Army Day (Tue 30 Jun)	Día del Ejército
15 August Saturday	Saturday	Assumption Day Día de la Asunción	Día de la Asunción
15 September Tuesday	Tuesday	Independence Day Día de la Independencia	Día de la Independencia
20 October Tuesday	Tuesday	Revolution Day Día de la Revolución	Día de la Revolución
1 November Sunday	Sunday	All Saints' Day Día de Todos los Santos	Día de Todos los Santos
25 December Friday	Friday	Christmas Day Día de Navidad	Día de Navidad

Long weekends and bridge days 2026

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

Long weekends

Thu 2 Apr – Sun 5 Apr · 4 days off
Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, Holy Saturday
Typically in Guatemala City: high 31°C (88°F), low 17°C (63°F), rain on 29% of days
Fri 1 May – Sun 3 May · 3 days off
Labor Day
Typically in Guatemala City: high 30°C (86°F), low 19°C (66°F), rain on 63% of days
Sat 27 Jun – Mon 29 Jun · 3 days off
Army Day
Typically in Guatemala City: high 26°C (79°F), low 18°C (64°F), rain on 83% of days
Fri 25 Dec – Sun 27 Dec · 3 days off
Christmas Day
Typically in Guatemala City: high 26°C (79°F), low 14°C (57°F), rain on 1% 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 Guatemala City: high 27°C (81°F), low 15°C (59°F), rain on 6% of days
Mon 14 Sep: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Sat 12 Sep – Tue 15 Sep)
Independence Day
Typically in Guatemala City: high 26°C (79°F), low 18°C (64°F), rain on 91% of days
Mon 19 Oct: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Sat 17 Oct – Tue 20 Oct)
Revolution Day
Typically in Guatemala City: high 25°C (77°F), low 18°C (64°F), rain on 89% 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 28 Mar – Sun 5 Apr — 9 days off for 3 leave days (Mon 30 Mar, Tue 31 Mar, Wed 1 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 (Wed 1 Apr) get 5 days in a row
Wed 1 Apr – Sun 5 Apr · Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, Holy Saturday
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 26 Jun) get 4 days in a row
Fri 26 Jun – Mon 29 Jun · Army Day
Take 1 day off (Mon 14 Sep) get 4 days in a row
Sat 12 Sep – Tue 15 Sep · Independence Day
Take 1 day off (Mon 19 Oct) get 4 days in a row
Sat 17 Oct – Tue 20 Oct · Revolution Day