El Salvador Holidays in 2026
List of public holidays in El Salvador 2026 calendar
| Date | Day | Name | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st January | Thursday | New Year's Day | National Holiday |
| 16th January | Friday | Victims of the Armed Conflict | Observance |
| 8th March | Sunday | Women's Day | Observance |
| 20th March | Friday | March Equinox | Season |
| 29th March | Sunday | Palm Sunday | Observance, Christian |
| 2nd April | Thursday | Maundy Thursday | National Holiday, Christian |
| 3rd April | Friday | Good Friday | National Holiday, Christian |
| 4th April | Saturday | Holy Saturday | National Holiday, Christian |
| 5th April | Sunday | Easter Sunday | Observance, Christian |
| 1st May | Friday | Labor Day / May Day | National Holiday |
| 3rd May | Sunday | Cross Day | Observance |
| 7th May | Thursday | Soldiers' Day | Observance |
| 10th May | Sunday | Mothers' Day | National Holiday |
| 17th June | Wednesday | Fathers' Day | National Holiday |
| 21st June | Sunday | June Solstice | Season |
| 22nd June | Monday | Teachers' Day | Optional Holiday |
| 3rd August | Monday | San Salvador Day 1 (S. Salvador only) | Local holiday |
| 5th August | Wednesday | San Salvador Day 2 (S. Salvador only) | Local holiday |
| 6th August | Thursday | Celebrations of San Salvador | National Holiday |
| 15th September | Tuesday | Independence Day | National Holiday |
| 22nd September | Tuesday | September Equinox | Season |
| 1st October | Thursday | Children's Day | Observance |
| 2nd November | Monday | All Saints Day | National Holiday |
| 21st December | Monday | December Solstice | Season |
| 24th December | Thursday | Christmas Eve | Observance, Christian |
| 25th December | Friday | Christmas Day | National Holiday, Christian |
| 31st December | Thursday | New Year's Eve | Observance |
We strive to provide an accurate and up-to-date holiday's list for El Salvador. however, please note that some holidays dates may change. If you discover any discrepancies, kindly report to us.
Note: Some holidays are color-coded based on the types of holidays. For example -
- Public Holidays
- Local Holidays
- Other Holidays
Frequently Asked Questions
How many holidays in El Salvador this year in 2026?
There are 11 holidays in El Salvador in 2026
How to retrieve the El Salvador holidays list via API?
Simply make a GET request to v1/holidays?country=SV&year=2026 API to retrieve this list of El Salvador holidays. Here is an example using Node.js and our official package on NPM.
// Install the 11holidays package from NPM
// npm i 11holidays
import HolidaysApi from '11holidays';
const instance = new HolidaysApi(API_KEY);
const holidays = await instance.holidays.list({ country: 'SV', year: '2026'});
console.log(holidays);