Public holidays 2027

Public holidays in El Salvador 2027

El Salvador has 26 nationwide public holidays in 2027, 19 of them on a working day. None of its public holidays is regional.

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El Salvador 2027 at a glance

Nationwide public holidays
26
Of those, on a working day
19
Of those, on a weekend
7
Regional only
0
Longest break
9 days (31 July to 8 August)
Bridge days
2
Most nationwide holidays in
November (9)

The weekend is taken as Saturday and Sunday for the working-day count, the long weekends and the bridge days.

All public holidays in El Salvador, 2027

Public holidays in El Salvador in 2027, by date
DateDayHolidayLocal nameApplies to
SaturdayweekendLabour DayDía del Trabajo Nationwide
MondayThe Day of the CrossDía de la Cru Nationwide
FridaySoldiers' DayDía del Soldado Nationwide
MondayFather's DayDía del Padre Nationwide
MondayMother's DayDía de las Madres Nationwide
SundayweekendAugust FestivalsFiestas de agosto Nationwide
MondayAugust FestivalsFiestas de agosto Nationwide
TuesdayAugust FestivalsFiestas de agosto Nationwide
WednesdayAugust FestivalsFiestas de agosto Nationwide
ThursdayAugust FestivalsFiestas de agosto Nationwide
FridayAugust FestivalsFiestas de agosto Nationwide
SaturdayweekendAugust FestivalsFiestas de agosto Nationwide
WednesdayIndependence DayDía de la Independencia Nationwide
FridayChildren's DayDía del niño Nationwide
TuesdayEthnic Pride DayDía de la raza Nationwide
TuesdayDay of the DeadEl día de los difuntos Nationwide
SundayweekendNational Pupusa FestivalFestival Nacional De La Pupusa Nationwide
MondayNational Pupusa FestivalFestival Nacional De La Pupusa Nationwide
TuesdayNational Pupusa FestivalFestival Nacional De La Pupusa Nationwide
WednesdayNational Pupusa FestivalFestival Nacional De La Pupusa Nationwide
ThursdayNational Pupusa FestivalFestival Nacional De La Pupusa Nationwide
FridayNational Pupusa FestivalFestival Nacional De La Pupusa Nationwide
SaturdayweekendNational Pupusa FestivalFestival Nacional De La Pupusa Nationwide
SundayweekendDay of the Queen of PeaceDia de la Reina de la Paz Nationwide
SaturdayweekendChristmas DayNoche Buena Nationwide
FridayNew Year's EveFin de año Nationwide

Source: Nager.Date, checked on . Regions are ISO 3166-2 codes.

Long weekends and bridge days in El Salvador

A long weekend is three or more days off in a row made by a nationwide holiday and the weekend. A bridge day is a working day with a day off on both sides: one leave day there joins a holiday to the weekend, or two holidays to each other.

Long weekends (6)

  • Saturday 1 May to Monday 3 May 2027: 3 days off, with The Day of the Cross.
  • Friday 7 May to Monday 10 May 2027: 4 days off, with Soldiers' Day, Father's Day, Mother's Day.
  • Saturday 31 July to Sunday 8 August 2027: 9 days off, with August Festivals, August Festivals, August Festivals, August Festivals, August Festivals.
  • Friday 1 October to Sunday 3 October 2027: 3 days off, with Children's Day.
  • Saturday 6 November to Sunday 14 November 2027: 9 days off, with National Pupusa Festival, National Pupusa Festival, National Pupusa Festival, National Pupusa Festival, National Pupusa Festival.
  • Friday 31 December 2027 to Sunday 2 January 2028: 3 days off, with New Year's Eve.

Bridge days (2)

  • Monday 11 October: one leave day gives 4 days off in a row, Saturday 9 October to Tuesday 12 October 2027 (next to Ethnic Pride Day).
  • Monday 1 November: one leave day gives 4 days off in a row, Saturday 30 October to Tuesday 2 November 2027 (next to Day of the Dead).

Regional holidays are left out of both lists: they depend on where the employee works.

Regional holidays

Every public holiday in El Salvador applies nationwide, so one list covers all employees there.

Add El Salvador to your calendar

Download the 2027 calendar (.ics), or paste its address into Google Calendar, Outlook or Apple Calendar to subscribe. It holds one all-day event per public holiday and marks none of them as busy.

https://hoursquare.com/public-holidays/el-salvador/2027.ics

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