Public holidays in Nicaragua 2026

10 nationwide public holidays and 2 regional or local holidays in 2026.

Next nationwide holiday in Nicaragua

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
1 May Friday	Friday	Labor Day Día del Trabajo	Día del Trabajo
30 May Saturday	Saturday	Mother's Day Día de la Madre	Día de la Madre
19 July Sunday	Sunday	Revolution Day Día de la Revolución	Día de la Revolución
14 September Monday	Monday	Battle of San Jacinto Day Batalla de San Jacinto	Batalla de San Jacinto
15 September Tuesday	Tuesday	Independence Day Día de la Independencia	Día de la Independencia
8 December Tuesday	Tuesday	Immaculate Conception Concepción de María	Concepción de María
25 December Friday	Friday	Christmas Day Navidad	Navidad

Regional and local holidays 2026

Some holidays apply only in certain regions or municipalities. Local and municipal holidays may be incomplete; official local announcements take precedence.

These holidays do not apply nationwide and are not counted in the countdown, long weekends or bridge days.

Date	Weekday	Holiday	Applies in
1 August Saturday	Saturday	Descent of Saint Dominic Bajada de Santo Domingo	Managua
10 August Monday	Monday	Ascent of Saint Dominic Subida de Santo Domingo	Managua

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Holidays for the selected place
Date	Weekday	Holiday	Type
1 January Thursday	Thursday	New Year's Day	Nationwide
2 April Thursday	Thursday	Maundy Thursday	Nationwide
3 April Friday	Friday	Good Friday	Nationwide
1 May Friday	Friday	Labor Day	Nationwide
30 May Saturday	Saturday	Mother's Day	Nationwide
19 July Sunday	Sunday	Revolution Day	Nationwide
1 August Saturday	Saturday	Descent of Saint Dominic	Regional
10 August Monday	Monday	Ascent of Saint Dominic	Regional
14 September Monday	Monday	Battle of San Jacinto Day	Nationwide
15 September Tuesday	Tuesday	Independence Day	Nationwide
8 December Tuesday	Tuesday	Immaculate Conception	Nationwide
25 December Friday	Friday	Christmas Day	Nationwide

Long weekends and bridge days 2026

Based on nationwide holidays and the weekend in Nicaragua (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
Typically in Managua: high 36°C (97°F), low 25°C (77°F), rain on 6% of days
Fri 1 May – Sun 3 May · 3 days off
Labor Day
Typically in Managua: high 35°C (95°F), low 26°C (79°F), rain on 54% of days
Sat 12 Sep – Tue 15 Sep · 4 days off
Battle of San Jacinto Day, Independence Day
Typically in Managua: high 31°C (88°F), low 25°C (77°F), rain on 86% of days
Fri 25 Dec – Sun 27 Dec · 3 days off
Christmas Day
Typically in Managua: high 31°C (88°F), low 23°C (73°F), rain on 4% 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 Managua: high 31°C (88°F), low 23°C (73°F), rain on 6% of days
Mon 7 Dec: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Sat 5 Dec – Tue 8 Dec)
Immaculate Conception
Typically in Managua: high 30°C (86°F), low 23°C (73°F), rain on 11% 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).Show on calendar ↓

Take 1 day off (Fri 2 Jan) get 4 days in a rowThu 1 Jan – Sun 4 Jan · New Year's DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Wed 1 Apr) get 5 days in a rowWed 1 Apr – Sun 5 Apr · Maundy Thursday, Good FridayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 30 Apr) get 4 days in a rowThu 30 Apr – Sun 3 May · Labor DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 11 Sep) get 5 days in a rowFri 11 Sep – Tue 15 Sep · Battle of San Jacinto Day, Independence DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Mon 7 Dec) get 4 days in a rowSat 5 Dec – Tue 8 Dec · Immaculate ConceptionShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 24 Dec) get 4 days in a rowThu 24 Dec – Sun 27 Dec · Christmas DayShow on calendar ↓