No — today is not a public holiday in Mexico

How to tell if today is a public holiday in Mexico

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.

That structure is why a simple "is it a holiday today" answer for Mexico is more nuanced than a single yes or no. A date can be a public holiday at the national level, a regional one observed only in certain states or provinces, or a banking holiday that closes financial settlement without closing every employer. The status shown above reflects the nationally recognised public holiday list for Mexico; if you are in a specific region, check the full calendar for the local additions that do not appear on the national list.

Working days and the holiday calendar 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.

Right now there are about 63 full working days between today and Independence Day, counting Monday to Friday and skipping any other public holidays in between. If you are scheduling a deliverable, a delivery, or a meeting that depends on people being at their desks in Mexico, that is the realistic window you have before the next closure.

For cross-border planning, overlay the Mexico calendar with the calendars of the other countries your team works with. A week that looks completely open from your side can be a national holiday on theirs, and the clash only shows up when you compare the two side by side. The full holiday page links into a country-by-country comparison so you can spot the weeks where almost nobody is at their desk before you commit to a date.

Holiday dates are compiled from Nager.Date and the national sources listed above. Regional and substitute-day rules vary; for legal deadlines, confirm the observed date with the relevant official calendar for Mexico.