Public holidays
Public holidays in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico has 18 public holidays in 2026, of which 3 fall on a weekend. Dates below are national holidays; regions, states and individual companies often add their own, so confirm with the person you are scheduling with.
Next public holiday12 OctoberColumbus Day — in 31 days
202618 dayspublic holidays in total
202721 daysalready scheduled
2026
Thursday 1 JanuaryNew Year's Day
Tuesday 6 JanuaryEpiphany
Monday 19 JanuaryMartin Luther King Jr. Daylong weekend likely
Monday 16 FebruaryGeorge Washington Day, Presidents' Day, and the Day of the Women and Men Heroes of Puerto Ricolong weekend likely
Sunday 22 MarchEmancipation Dayfalls on a weekend
Monday 23 MarchEmancipation Day (observed)long weekend likely
Friday 3 AprilGood Fridaylong weekend likely
Monday 25 MayMemorial Daylong weekend likely
Friday 19 JuneJuneteenth National Independence Daylong weekend likely
Friday 3 JulyIndependence Day (observed)long weekend likely
Saturday 4 JulyIndependence Dayfalls on a weekend
Saturday 25 JulyPuerto Rico Constitution Dayfalls on a weekend
Monday 7 SeptemberLabor Daylong weekend likely
Monday 12 OctoberColumbus Daylong weekend likely
Wednesday 11 NovemberVeterans Day
Thursday 19 NovemberPuerto Rican Identity Day
Thursday 26 NovemberThanksgiving Day
Friday 25 DecemberChristmas Daylong weekend likely
2027
Friday 1 JanuaryNew Year's Daylong weekend likely
Wednesday 6 JanuaryEpiphany
Monday 18 JanuaryMartin Luther King Jr. Daylong weekend likely
Monday 15 FebruaryGeorge Washington Day, Presidents' Day, and the Day of the Women and Men Heroes of Puerto Ricolong weekend likely
Monday 22 MarchEmancipation Daylong weekend likely
Friday 26 MarchGood Fridaylong weekend likely
Monday 31 MayMemorial Daylong weekend likely
Friday 18 JuneJuneteenth National Independence Day (observed)long weekend likely
Saturday 19 JuneJuneteenth National Independence Dayfalls on a weekend
Sunday 4 JulyIndependence Dayfalls on a weekend
Monday 5 JulyIndependence Day (observed)long weekend likely
Sunday 25 JulyPuerto Rico Constitution Dayfalls on a weekend
Monday 26 JulyPuerto Rico Constitution Day (observed)long weekend likely
Monday 6 SeptemberLabor Daylong weekend likely
Monday 11 OctoberColumbus Daylong weekend likely
Thursday 11 NovemberVeterans Day
Friday 19 NovemberPuerto Rican Identity Daylong weekend likely
Thursday 25 NovemberThanksgiving Day
Friday 24 DecemberChristmas Day (observed)long weekend likely
Saturday 25 DecemberChristmas Dayfalls on a weekend
Friday 31 DecemberNew Year's Day (observed)long weekend likely
How to use this
A public holiday does not always mean nobody is working, and a clear calendar does not mean your colleague is free. Treat these dates as a prompt to ask rather than an answer — especially the ones marked as set by moon sighting, where the final date is confirmed only days ahead.