Public holidays
Public holidays in Venezuela
Venezuela has 15 public holidays in 2026, of which 2 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 OctoberDay of Indigenous Resistance
202615 dayspublic holidays in total
202715 daysalready scheduled
2026
Thursday 1 JanuaryNew Year's Day
Monday 16 FebruaryCarnival Mondaylong weekend likely
Tuesday 17 FebruaryCarnival Tuesday
Thursday 2 AprilMaundy Thursday
Friday 3 AprilGood Friday
Sunday 19 AprilDeclaration of Independencefalls on a weekend
Friday 1 MayInternational Worker's Day
Friday 15 MayFamily Day
Wednesday 24 JuneBattle of Carabobo
Sunday 5 JulyIndependence Dayfalls on a weekend
Friday 24 JulyBirthday of Simon Bolivar
Monday 12 OctoberDay of Indigenous Resistancelong weekend likely
Thursday 24 DecemberChristmas Eve
Friday 25 DecemberChristmas Day
Thursday 31 DecemberNew Year's Eve
2027
Friday 1 JanuaryNew Year's Day
Monday 8 FebruaryCarnival Mondaylong weekend likely
Tuesday 9 FebruaryCarnival Tuesday
Thursday 25 MarchMaundy Thursday
Friday 26 MarchGood Friday
Monday 19 AprilDeclaration of Independencelong weekend likely
Saturday 1 MayInternational Worker's Daylong weekend likely
Saturday 15 MayFamily Daylong weekend likely
Thursday 24 JuneBattle of Carabobo
Monday 5 JulyIndependence Daylong weekend likely
Saturday 24 JulyBirthday of Simon Bolivarlong weekend likely
Tuesday 12 OctoberDay of Indigenous Resistance
Friday 24 DecemberChristmas Eve
Saturday 25 DecemberChristmas Daylong weekend likely
Friday 31 DecemberNew Year's Eve
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.