Public Holidays

Discover upcoming public holiday dates for Venezuela and start planning to make the most of your time off.

2025 Public Holidays

Date	Day	Holiday
1 Jan	Wed	New Year's Day
3 Mar	Mon	Carnival
4 Mar	Tue	Carnival
17 Apr	Thu	Maundy Thursday
18 Apr	Fri	Good Friday
19 Apr	Sat	Declaration of Independence
1 May	Thu	Labour Day
24 Jun	Tue	Battle of Carabobo
5 Jul	Sat	Independence Day
24 Jul	Thu	Simon Bolivar's Day
12 Oct	Sun	Indigenous Resistance Day
24 Dec	Wed	Christmas Eve
25 Dec	Thu	Christmas Day
31 Dec	Wed	New Year's Eve

2026 Public Holidays

Date	Day	Holiday
1 Jan	Thu	New Year's Day
16 Feb	Mon	Carnival
17 Feb	Tue	Carnival
2 Apr	Thu	Maundy Thursday
3 Apr	Fri	Good Friday
19 Apr	Sun	Declaration of Independence
1 May	Fri	Labour Day
24 Jun	Wed	Battle of Carabobo
5 Jul	Sun	Independence Day
24 Jul	Fri	Simon Bolivar's Day
12 Oct	Mon	Indigenous Resistance Day
24 Dec	Thu	Christmas Eve
25 Dec	Fri	Christmas Day
31 Dec	Thu	New Year's Eve

2027 Public Holidays

Date	Day	Holiday
1 Jan	Fri	New Year's Day
8 Feb	Mon	Carnival
9 Feb	Tue	Carnival
25 Mar	Thu	Maundy Thursday
26 Mar	Fri	Good Friday
19 Apr	Mon	Declaration of Independence
1 May	Sat	Labour Day
24 Jun	Thu	Battle of Carabobo
5 Jul	Mon	Independence Day
24 Jul	Sat	Simon Bolivar's Day
12 Oct	Tue	Indigenous Resistance Day
24 Dec	Fri	Christmas Eve
25 Dec	Sat	Christmas Day
31 Dec	Fri	New Year's Eve

The people of Venezuela celebrate 17 national holidays. In addition to these 17 dates the government and banks are closed for an additional 27 holidays during the year.

National holidays are regulated by Article 185 of the national Labour Code. The government retains the authority to declare national non-working holidays at its discretion. At this time, the government is using this option to add extra work days off each week until economic conditions are stabilised.