Public holidays in Mexico, 2026

How Mexico public holidays work in 2026

Mexico's Ley Federal del Trabajo article 74 lists seven días de descanso obligatorio: New Year's Day, the first Monday of February (Constitution Day), the third Monday of March (Benito Juárez's birthday), Labour Day, Independence Day on 16 September, the third Monday of November (Revolution Day) and Christmas Day. Each presidential inauguration on 1 October every six years is added when relevant. Religious observances such as Good Friday, Day of the Dead and Guadalupe Day are widely observed culturally and by many employers but are not statutory holidays. Banking holidays under the National Banking and Securities Commission add several additional dates that are not labour-law holidays, including Holy Thursday.

Working days in Mexico

Article 69 of the Ley Federal del Trabajo requires one paid weekly rest day. The standard working week in offices and government is Monday to Friday, while retail and manufacturing often run Monday to Saturday. Article 71 entitles workers to a premium for weekend work. Civil procedure under article 286 of the Código Federal de Procedimientos Civiles treats día hábil as any day other than Saturday, Sunday and an official holiday. Settlement of Mexican peso transactions runs on the Sistema de Pagos Electrónicos Interbancarios operated by Banco de México, which uses the banking holiday list and not the labour holiday list, so the two diverge.

For people planning cross-border meetings, the practical move is to overlay Mexico's calendar with the calendars of the other countries on your team. A week that looks completely clear from your end might be a national holiday on theirs. The compare tool above pairs two country calendars and highlights the overlapping closures, so you can spot the weeks where almost no one is at their desk before you put a launch on the board.