Public holidays 2027
Public holidays in Venezuela 2027
Venezuela has 12 nationwide public holidays in 2027, 9 of them on a working day. None of its public holidays is regional.
Venezuela 2027 at a glance
- Nationwide public holidays
- 12
- Of those, on a working day
- 9
- Of those, on a weekend
- 3
- Regional only
- 0
- Longest break
- 4 days (6 February to 9 February)
- Bridge days
- 2
- 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 Venezuela, 2027
| Date | Day | Holiday | Local name | Applies to |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friday | New Year's Day | Día de Año Nuevo | Nationwide | |
| Monday | Carnival | Carnaval | Nationwide | |
| Tuesday | Carnival | Carnaval | Nationwide | |
| Monday | Beginning of the Independence Movement | Proclamación de la Independencia | Nationwide | |
| Saturdayweekend | Labour Day | Día del Trabajador | Nationwide | |
| Thursday | Anniversary of the Battle of Carabobo | Aniversario de la Batalla de Carabobo | Nationwide | |
| Monday | Independence Day | Cinco de julio | Nationwide | |
| Saturdayweekend | Simón Bolívar's Birthday | Natalicio del Libertador Simón Bolívar | Nationwide | |
| Tuesday | Day of Indigenous Resistance | Día de la Resistencia Indígena | Nationwide | |
| Friday | Christmas Eve | Nochebuena | Nationwide | |
| Saturdayweekend | Christmas Day | Navidad | Nationwide | |
| Friday | New Year's Eve | Nochevieja | Nationwide |
Source: Nager.Date, checked on . Regions are ISO 3166-2 codes.
Long weekends and bridge days in Venezuela
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)
- Friday 1 January to Sunday 3 January 2027: 3 days off, with New Year's Day.
- Saturday 6 February to Tuesday 9 February 2027: 4 days off, with Carnival, Carnival.
- Saturday 17 April to Monday 19 April 2027: 3 days off, with Beginning of the Independence Movement.
- Saturday 3 July to Monday 5 July 2027: 3 days off, with Independence Day.
- Friday 24 December to Sunday 26 December 2027: 3 days off, with Christmas Eve.
- Friday 31 December 2027 to Sunday 2 January 2028: 3 days off, with New Year's Eve.
Bridge days (2)
- Friday 25 June: one leave day gives 4 days off in a row, Thursday 24 June to Sunday 27 June 2027 (next to Anniversary of the Battle of Carabobo).
- Monday 11 October: one leave day gives 4 days off in a row, Saturday 9 October to Tuesday 12 October 2027 (next to Day of Indigenous Resistance).
Regional holidays are left out of both lists: they depend on where the employee works.
Regional holidays
Every public holiday in Venezuela applies nationwide, so one list covers all employees there.
Other days listed for Venezuela
Nager.Date also lists these 22 days with a type other than public holiday. They are not counted above and are not in the calendar feed.
| Date | Day | Name | Type | Applies to |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wednesday | Epiphany | Bank holiday | Nationwide | |
| Thursday | Feast of the Divina Pastora | Observance | Nationwide | |
| Friday | Teacher's Day | Observance | Nationwide | |
| Friday | Youth Day | Observance | Nationwide | |
| Monday | International Women's Day | Observance | Nationwide | |
| Friday | Saint Joseph's Day | Bank holiday | Nationwide | |
| Sunday | Slavery Abolition Anniversary | Observance | Nationwide | |
| Wednesday | Foundation anniversary Day of San Cristóbal, Táchira | Observance | Nationwide | |
| Monday | Festival of the Crosses | Observance | Nationwide | |
| Thursday | Ascension Day | Bank holiday | Nationwide | |
| Sunday | Mother's Day | Observance | Nationwide | |
| Thursday | Corpus Christi | Bank holiday | Nationwide | |
| Sunday | Father's Day | Observance | Nationwide | |
| Sunday | Journalists' Day | Observance | Nationwide | |
| Sunday | Children's Day | Observance | Nationwide | |
| Sunday | Caracas City Foundation Day | Observance | Nationwide | |
| Tuesday | Flag Day | Observance | Nationwide | |
| Wednesday | Birth of the Blessed Virgin Mary | Observance | Nationwide | |
| Friday | Feast of the Our Lady of Mercy | Observance | Nationwide | |
| Monday | All Saints' Day | Bank holiday | Nationwide | |
| Tuesday | All Souls' Day | Observance | Nationwide | |
| Wednesday | Immaculate Conception Day | Bank holiday | Nationwide |
Add Venezuela 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/venezuela/2027.ics
Plan leave around these dates
Check how many working days a trip really needs, with Venezuela's holidays taken out, in the vacation calculator. The glossary explains what a public holiday is in HR terms.
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