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Public holidays in Venezuela in 2026
Venezuela has 15 public holidays in 2026, 12 of them on working days, leaving 249 working days. 6 fall on a Monday or Friday, giving a long weekend automatically.
| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Jan 2026 | Thursday | New Year's Day |
| 16 Feb 2026 | Monday | Carnival |
| 17 Feb 2026 | Tuesday | Shrove Tuesday |
| 2 Apr 2026 | Thursday | Maundy Thursday |
| 3 Apr 2026 | Friday | Good Friday |
| 5 Apr 2026 | Sunday | Easter Sunday |
| 19 Apr 2026 | Sunday | Declaration of Independence |
| 1 May 2026 | Friday | Labour Day |
| 24 Jun 2026 | Wednesday | Battle of Carabobo |
| 5 Jul 2026 | Sunday | Independence Day |
| 24 Jul 2026 | Friday | Birthday of Simón Bolívar |
| 12 Oct 2026 | Monday | Day of Indigenous Resistance |
| 24 Dec 2026 | Thursday | Christmas Eve |
| 25 Dec 2026 | Friday | Christmas Day |
| 31 Dec 2026 | Thursday | New Year's Eve |
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Long weekends in Venezuela, 2026
Take one day of leave to turn these holidays into four-day (or longer) weekends:
- 1 Jan 2026 – 4 Jan 2026: book Friday 2 Jan 2026 (New Year's Day)
- 13 Feb 2026 – 17 Feb 2026: book Friday 13 Feb 2026 (Carnival, Shrove Tuesday)
- 1 Apr 2026 – 5 Apr 2026: book Wednesday 1 Apr 2026 (Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, Easter Sunday)
- 17 Apr 2026 – 19 Apr 2026: book Friday 17 Apr 2026 (Declaration of Independence)
- 30 Apr 2026 – 3 May 2026: book Thursday 30 Apr 2026 (Labour Day)
- 23 Jun 2026 – 24 Jun 2026: book Tuesday 23 Jun 2026 (Battle of Carabobo)
- 3 Jul 2026 – 5 Jul 2026: book Friday 3 Jul 2026 (Independence Day)
- 23 Jul 2026 – 26 Jul 2026: book Thursday 23 Jul 2026 (Birthday of Simón Bolívar)
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