Public holidays 2027
Public holidays in Nicaragua 2027
Nicaragua has 12 nationwide public holidays in 2027, 10 of them on a working day. None of its public holidays is regional.
Nicaragua 2027 at a glance
- Nationwide public holidays
- 12
- Of those, on a working day
- 10
- Of those, on a weekend
- 2
- Regional only
- 0
- Longest break
- 3 days (1 January to 3 January)
- Bridge days
- 4
- Most nationwide holidays in
- December (3)
The weekend is taken as Saturday and Sunday for the working-day count, the long weekends and the bridge days.
All public holidays in Nicaragua, 2027
| Date | Day | Holiday | Local name | Applies to |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friday | New Year's Day | New Year's Day | Nationwide | |
| Monday | Air Force Day | Air Force Day | Nationwide | |
| Thursday | Holy Thursday | Holy Thursday | Nationwide | |
| Saturdayweekend | Labour Day | Labour Day | Nationwide | |
| Thursday | Army Day | Army Day | Nationwide | |
| Monday | Liberation Day | Liberation Day | Nationwide | |
| Tuesday | Battle of San Jacinto | Battle of San Jacinto | Nationwide | |
| Wednesday | Independence Day | Independence Day | Nationwide | |
| Tuesday | Indigenous Resistance Day | Indigenous Resistance Day | Nationwide | |
| Wednesday | Immaculate Conception | Immaculate Conception | Nationwide | |
| Saturdayweekend | Christmas Day | Christmas Day | Nationwide | |
| Friday | New Year's Eve | New Year's Eve | Nationwide |
Source: Nager.Date, checked on . Regions are ISO 3166-2 codes.
Long weekends and bridge days in Nicaragua
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 (4)
- Friday 1 January to Sunday 3 January 2027: 3 days off, with New Year's Day.
- Saturday 30 January to Monday 1 February 2027: 3 days off, with Air Force Day.
- Saturday 17 July to Monday 19 July 2027: 3 days off, with Liberation Day.
- Friday 31 December 2027 to Sunday 2 January 2028: 3 days off, with New Year's Eve.
Bridge days (4)
- Friday 2 April: one leave day gives 4 days off in a row, Thursday 1 April to Sunday 4 April 2027 (next to Holy Thursday).
- Friday 28 May: one leave day gives 4 days off in a row, Thursday 27 May to Sunday 30 May 2027 (next to Army Day).
- Monday 13 September: one leave day gives 5 days off in a row, Saturday 11 September to Wednesday 15 September 2027 (next to Battle of San Jacinto).
- Monday 11 October: one leave day gives 4 days off in a row, Saturday 9 October to Tuesday 12 October 2027 (next to Indigenous Resistance Day).
Regional holidays are left out of both lists: they depend on where the employee works.
Regional holidays
Every public holiday in Nicaragua applies nationwide, so one list covers all employees there.
Add Nicaragua 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/nicaragua/2027.ics
Plan leave around these dates
Check how many working days a trip really needs, with Nicaragua's holidays taken out, in the vacation calculator. The glossary explains what a public holiday is in HR terms.
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