Public holidays in Venezuela 2026

15 nationwide public holidays in 2026.

Next nationwide holiday in Venezuela

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
16 February Monday	Monday	Carnival Monday Lunes de Carnaval	Lunes de Carnaval
17 February Tuesday	Tuesday	Carnival Tuesday Martes de Carnaval	Martes de Carnaval
2 April Thursday	Thursday	Maundy Thursday Jueves Santo	Jueves Santo
3 April Friday	Friday	Good Friday Viernes Santo	Viernes Santo
19 April Sunday	Sunday	Declaration of Independence Declaración de la Independencia	Declaración de la Independencia
1 May Friday	Friday	International Worker's Day Dia Mundial del Trabajador	Dia Mundial del Trabajador
15 May Friday	Friday	Family Day Día de la Familia	Día de la Familia
24 June Wednesday	Wednesday	Battle of Carabobo Batalla de Carabobo	Batalla de Carabobo
5 July Sunday	Sunday	Independence Day Día de la Independencia	Día de la Independencia
24 July Friday	Friday	Birthday of Simon Bolivar Natalicio de Simón Bolívar	Natalicio de Simón Bolívar
12 October Monday	Monday	Day of Indigenous Resistance Día de la Resistencia Indígena	Día de la Resistencia Indígena
24 December Thursday	Thursday	Christmas Eve Nochebuena	Nochebuena
25 December Friday	Friday	Christmas Day Día de Navidad	Día de Navidad
31 December Thursday	Thursday	New Year's Eve Fiesta de Fin de Año	Fiesta de Fin de Año

Long weekends and bridge days 2026

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

Long weekends

Sun 15 Feb – Tue 17 Feb · 3 days off
Carnival Monday, Carnival Tuesday
Typically in Caracas: high 27°C (81°F), low 20°C (68°F), rain on 33% of days

Bridge days

Sat 4 Apr: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Thu 2 Apr – Sun 5 Apr)
Maundy Thursday, Good Friday
Typically in Caracas: high 29°C (84°F), low 21°C (70°F), rain on 19% of days
Sat 2 May: take 1 day off, get 3 days in a row (Fri 1 May – Sun 3 May)
International Worker's Day
Typically in Caracas: high 30°C (86°F), low 22°C (72°F), rain on 24% of days
Sat 16 May: take 1 day off, get 3 days in a row (Fri 15 May – Sun 17 May)
Family Day
Typically in Caracas: high 31°C (88°F), low 22°C (72°F), rain on 10% of days
Sat 25 Jul: take 1 day off, get 3 days in a row (Fri 24 Jul – Sun 26 Jul)
Birthday of Simon Bolivar
Typically in Caracas: high 29°C (84°F), low 22°C (72°F), rain on 24% of days
Sat 26 Dec: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Thu 24 Dec – Sun 27 Dec)
Christmas Eve, Christmas Day
Typically in Caracas: high 27°C (81°F), low 21°C (70°F), rain on 57% 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: Thu 12 Feb – Tue 17 Feb — 6 days off for 3 leave days (Thu 12 Feb, Fri 13 Feb, Sat 14 Feb).

Take 1 day off (Sat 14 Feb) get 4 days in a row
Sat 14 Feb – Tue 17 Feb · Carnival Monday, Carnival Tuesday
Take 1 day off (Sat 4 Apr) get 4 days in a row
Thu 2 Apr – Sun 5 Apr · Maundy Thursday, Good Friday
Take 1 day off (Sat 2 May) get 3 days in a row
Fri 1 May – Sun 3 May · International Worker's Day
Take 1 day off (Sat 16 May) get 3 days in a row
Fri 15 May – Sun 17 May · Family Day
Take 1 day off (Sat 26 Dec) get 4 days in a row
Thu 24 Dec – Sun 27 Dec · Christmas Eve, Christmas Day
Take 1 day off (Sat 2 Jan) get 4 days in a row
Thu 31 Dec – Sun 3 Jan 2027 · New Year's Eve, New Year's Day