Venezuela Holidays in 2026
List of public holidays in Venezuela 2026 calendar
| Date | Day | Name | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st January | Thursday | New Year's Day | National Holiday |
| 6th January | Tuesday | The Three Wise Men Day | Bank holiday |
| 14th January | Wednesday | Divina Pastora Day | Observance |
| 16th February | Monday | Carnival / Shrove Monday | National Holiday |
| 17th February | Tuesday | Carnival / Shrove Tuesday / Pancake Day | National Holiday |
| 19th March | Thursday | Saint Joseph's Day | Bank holiday |
| 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 |
| 5th April | Sunday | Easter Sunday | Observance, Christian |
| 19th April | Sunday | Declaration of Independence | National Holiday |
| 1st May | Friday | Labor Day / May Day | National Holiday |
| 14th May | Thursday | Ascension Day | Bank holiday |
| 15th May | Friday | Venezuelan Family Day | National Holiday |
| 4th June | Thursday | Corpus Christi | Observance, Christian |
| 13th June | Saturday | St Anthony's Day | Bank holiday |
| 21st June | Sunday | June Solstice | Season |
| 24th June | Wednesday | Carabobo Battle | National Holiday |
| 29th June | Monday | Saint Peter and Saint Paul Holiday | Bank holiday |
| 5th July | Sunday | Independence Day | National Holiday |
| 24th July | Friday | Simón Bolívar's Birthday | National Holiday |
| 3rd August | Monday | Flag's Day | Observance |
| 4th August | Tuesday | National Guard's Day | Observance |
| 15th August | Saturday | Assumption of Mary | Observance, Christian |
| 11th September | Friday | Our Lady of Coromoto | Observance |
| 22nd September | Tuesday | September Equinox | Season |
| 12th October | Monday | Day of Indigenous Resistance | National Holiday |
| 26th October | Monday | Dr. José Gregorio Hernández Day | Observance |
| 1st November | Sunday | All Saints Day | National Holiday |
| 2nd November | Monday | All Souls Day | Observance |
| 18th November | Wednesday | Day of the Virgin of the Rosary of Chiquinquirá | Observance |
| 27th November | Friday | Aviation Day | Observance |
| 8th December | Tuesday | Feast of the Immaculate Conception | Bank holiday |
| 21st December | Monday | December Solstice | Season |
| 24th December | Thursday | Christmas Eve | National Holiday, Christian |
| 25th December | Friday | Christmas Day | National Holiday, Christian |
| 31st December | Thursday | New Year's Eve | National Holiday |
We strive to provide an accurate and up-to-date holiday's list for Venezuela. 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 Venezuela this year in 2026?
There are 16 holidays in Venezuela in 2026
How to retrieve the Venezuela holidays list via API?
Simply make a GET request to v1/holidays?country=VE&year=2026 API to retrieve this list of Venezuela 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: 'VE', year: '2026'});
console.log(holidays);