Public holidays 2027

Public holidays in Puerto Rico 2027

Puerto Rico has 21 nationwide public holidays in 2027, 19 of them on a working day. None of its public holidays is regional.

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Puerto Rico 2027 at a glance

Nationwide public holidays
21
Of those, on a working day
19
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
January (4)

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

All public holidays in Puerto Rico, 2027

Public holidays in Puerto Rico in 2027, by date
DateDayHolidayLocal nameApplies to
FridayNew Year's DayDía de Año Nuevo Nationwide
WednesdayThree Kings Day / EpiphanyDía de Reyes Nationwide
MondayBirthday of Eugenio María de HostosNatalicio de Eugenio María de Hostos Nationwide
MondayMartin Luther King, Jr. DayNatalicio de Martin Luther King, Jr. Nationwide
MondayPresidents' DayDía de los Presidentes Nationwide
ThursdayBirthday of Luis Muñoz MarínNatalicio de Luis Muñoz Marín Nationwide
MondayEmancipation DayDía de la Abolición de Esclavitud Nationwide
FridayGood FridayViernes Santo Nationwide
MondayBirthday of José de DiegoNatalicio de José de Diego Nationwide
MondayMemorial DayRecordación de los Muertos de la Guerra Nationwide
MondayIndependence DayDía de la Independencia de los Estados Unidos Nationwide
MondayBirthday of Don Luis Muñoz RiveraNatalicio de Don Luis Muñoz Rivera Nationwide
SundayweekendPuerto Rico Constitution DayConstitución de Puerto Rico Nationwide
TuesdayBirthday of Dr. José Celso BarbosaNatalicio de Dr. José Celso Barbosa Nationwide
MondayLabour DayDía del Trabajo Nationwide
MondayColumbus DayDía de la Raza / Descubrimiento de América Nationwide
ThursdayVeterans DayDía del Veterano / Día del Armisticio Nationwide
FridayDiscovery of Puerto RicoDía del Descubrimiento de Puerto Rico Nationwide
ThursdayThanksgiving DayDía de Acción de Gracias Nationwide
FridayChristmas EveNoche Buena Nationwide
SaturdayweekendChristmas DayNavidad Nationwide

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

Long weekends and bridge days in Puerto Rico

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 (14)

  • Friday 1 January to Sunday 3 January 2027: 3 days off, with New Year's Day.
  • Saturday 9 January to Monday 11 January 2027: 3 days off, with Birthday of Eugenio María de Hostos.
  • Saturday 16 January to Monday 18 January 2027: 3 days off, with Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.
  • Saturday 13 February to Monday 15 February 2027: 3 days off, with Presidents' Day.
  • Saturday 20 March to Monday 22 March 2027: 3 days off, with Emancipation Day.
  • Friday 26 March to Sunday 28 March 2027: 3 days off, with Good Friday.
  • Saturday 17 April to Monday 19 April 2027: 3 days off, with Birthday of José de Diego.
  • Saturday 29 May to Monday 31 May 2027: 3 days off, with Memorial Day.
  • Saturday 3 July to Monday 5 July 2027: 3 days off, with Independence Day.
  • Saturday 17 July to Monday 19 July 2027: 3 days off, with Birthday of Don Luis Muñoz Rivera.
  • Saturday 4 September to Monday 6 September 2027: 3 days off, with Labour Day.
  • Saturday 9 October to Monday 11 October 2027: 3 days off, with Columbus Day.
  • Friday 19 November to Sunday 21 November 2027: 3 days off, with Discovery of Puerto Rico.
  • Friday 24 December to Sunday 26 December 2027: 3 days off, with Christmas Eve.

Bridge days (4)

  • Friday 19 February: one leave day gives 4 days off in a row, Thursday 18 February to Sunday 21 February 2027 (next to Birthday of Luis Muñoz Marín).
  • Monday 26 July: one leave day gives 4 days off in a row, Saturday 24 July to Tuesday 27 July 2027 (next to Puerto Rico Constitution Day and Birthday of Dr. José Celso Barbosa).
  • Friday 12 November: one leave day gives 4 days off in a row, Thursday 11 November to Sunday 14 November 2027 (next to Veterans Day).
  • Friday 26 November: one leave day gives 4 days off in a row, Thursday 25 November to Sunday 28 November 2027 (next to Thanksgiving Day).

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

Regional holidays

Every public holiday in Puerto Rico applies nationwide, so one list covers all employees there.

Add Puerto Rico 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/puerto-rico/2027.ics

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