34 official public holidays in 2018, with 0 still ahead and around 237 working days remaining.
| Date | Day | Holiday | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mon, Jan 1 | Monday | New Year's Day Día de Año Nuevo | Public |
| Sat, Jan 6 | Saturday | Epiphany Día de Reyes | Bank |
| Sun, Jan 14 | Sunday | Feast of the Divina Pastora Día de la Divina Pastora | Observance |
| Mon, Jan 15 | Monday | Teacher's Day Día del Maestro | Observance |
| Mon, Feb 12 | Monday | Youth Day Día de la Juventud | Observance |
| Mon, Feb 12 | Monday | Carnival Carnaval | Public |
| Tue, Feb 13 | Tuesday | Carnival Carnaval | Public |
| Thu, Mar 8 | Thursday | International Women's Day Dia Internacional de la Mujer | Observance |
| Mon, Mar 19 | Monday | Saint Joseph's Day Día de San José | Bank |
| Wed, Mar 21 | Wednesday | Slavery Abolition Anniversary Día del abolición de la esclavitud | Observance |
| Sat, Mar 31 | Saturday | Foundation anniversary Day of San Cristóbal, Táchira Aniversario del fundacion del San Cristóbal | Observance |
| Thu, Apr 19 | Thursday | Beginning of the Independence Movement Proclamación de la Independencia | Public |
| Tue, May 1 | Tuesday | Labour Day Día del Trabajador | Public |
| Thu, May 3 | Thursday | Festival of the Crosses Día del Cruz del Mayo | Observance |
| Thu, May 10 | Thursday | Ascension Day Día de la Ascención | Bank |
| Sun, May 13 | Sunday | Mother's Day Día de las Madres | Observance |
| Thu, May 31 | Thursday | Corpus Christi | Bank |
| Sun, Jun 17 | Sunday | Father's Day Día de los Padres | Observance |
| Sun, Jun 24 | Sunday | Anniversary of the Battle of Carabobo Aniversario de la Batalla de Carabobo | Public |
| Wed, Jun 27 | Wednesday | Journalists' Day Día del Periodista y aniversario de la instauración del Decreto de Instrucción pública gratuita y obligatoria | Observance |
| Thu, Jul 5 | Thursday | Independence Day Cinco de julio | Public |
| Sun, Jul 15 | Sunday | Children's Day Dia del niño | Observance |
| Tue, Jul 24 | Tuesday | Simón Bolívar's Birthday Natalicio del Libertador Simón Bolívar | Public |
| Wed, Jul 25 | Wednesday | Caracas City Foundation Day Aniversario del fundacion del Caracas | Observance |
| Fri, Aug 3 | Friday | Flag Day Día de la Bandera | Observance |
| Sat, Sep 8 | Saturday | Birth of the Blessed Virgin Mary Día del Virgen del Valle | Observance |
| Mon, Sep 24 | Monday | Feast of the Our Lady of Mercy Día del Virgen de las Mercedes | Observance |
| Fri, Oct 12 | Friday | Day of Indigenous Resistance Día de la Resistencia Indígena | Public |
| Thu, Nov 1 | Thursday | All Saints' Day Día de Todos los Santos | Bank |
| Fri, Nov 2 | Friday | All Souls' Day Día de los fieles difuntos | Observance |
| Sat, Dec 8 | Saturday | Immaculate Conception Day La Inmaculada Concepción | Bank |
| Mon, Dec 24 | Monday | Christmas Eve Nochebuena | Public |
| Tue, Dec 25 | Tuesday | Christmas Day Navidad | Public |
| Mon, Dec 31 | Monday | New Year's Eve Nochevieja | Public |
Mon, Jan 1 · Monday
New Year's Day
Día de Año Nuevo
Public
Sat, Jan 6 · Saturday
Epiphany
Día de Reyes
Bank
Sun, Jan 14 · Sunday
Feast of the Divina Pastora
Día de la Divina Pastora
Observance
Mon, Jan 15 · Monday
Teacher's Day
Día del Maestro
Observance
Mon, Feb 12 · Monday
Youth Day
Día de la Juventud
Observance
Mon, Feb 12 · Monday
Carnival
Carnaval
Public
Tue, Feb 13 · Tuesday
Carnival
Carnaval
Public
Thu, Mar 8 · Thursday
International Women's Day
Dia Internacional de la Mujer
Observance
Mon, Mar 19 · Monday
Saint Joseph's Day
Día de San José
Bank
Wed, Mar 21 · Wednesday
Slavery Abolition Anniversary
Día del abolición de la esclavitud
Observance
Sat, Mar 31 · Saturday
Foundation anniversary Day of San Cristóbal, Táchira
Aniversario del fundacion del San Cristóbal
Observance
Thu, Apr 19 · Thursday
Beginning of the Independence Movement
Proclamación de la Independencia
Public
Tue, May 1 · Tuesday
Labour Day
Día del Trabajador
Public
Thu, May 3 · Thursday
Festival of the Crosses
Día del Cruz del Mayo
Observance
Thu, May 10 · Thursday
Ascension Day
Día de la Ascención
Bank
Sun, May 13 · Sunday
Mother's Day
Día de las Madres
Observance
Thu, May 31 · Thursday
Corpus Christi
Bank
Sun, Jun 17 · Sunday
Father's Day
Día de los Padres
Observance
Sun, Jun 24 · Sunday
Anniversary of the Battle of Carabobo
Aniversario de la Batalla de Carabobo
Public
Wed, Jun 27 · Wednesday
Journalists' Day
Día del Periodista y aniversario de la instauración del Decreto de Instrucción pública gratuita y obligatoria
Observance
Thu, Jul 5 · Thursday
Independence Day
Cinco de julio
Public
Sun, Jul 15 · Sunday
Children's Day
Dia del niño
Observance
Tue, Jul 24 · Tuesday
Simón Bolívar's Birthday
Natalicio del Libertador Simón Bolívar
Public
Wed, Jul 25 · Wednesday
Caracas City Foundation Day
Aniversario del fundacion del Caracas
Observance
Fri, Aug 3 · Friday
Flag Day
Día de la Bandera
Observance
Sat, Sep 8 · Saturday
Birth of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Día del Virgen del Valle
Observance
Mon, Sep 24 · Monday
Feast of the Our Lady of Mercy
Día del Virgen de las Mercedes
Observance
Fri, Oct 12 · Friday
Day of Indigenous Resistance
Día de la Resistencia Indígena
Public
Thu, Nov 1 · Thursday
All Saints' Day
Día de Todos los Santos
Bank
Fri, Nov 2 · Friday
All Souls' Day
Día de los fieles difuntos
Observance
Sat, Dec 8 · Saturday
Immaculate Conception Day
La Inmaculada Concepción
Bank
Mon, Dec 24 · Monday
Christmas Eve
Nochebuena
Public
Tue, Dec 25 · Tuesday
Christmas Day
Navidad
Public
Mon, Dec 31 · Monday
New Year's Eve
Nochevieja
Public
Total holidays
34
in 2018
Working days remaining
237
across all of 2018
Upcoming holidays
0
during 2018
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Venezuela marks 34 official public holidays across 2018. These are the days on which banks, government offices, and most schools close, and when many private employers either close entirely or operate at reduced capacity. The list above is sourced from Nager.Date, which compiles each country's official gazette entries. If you are a remote worker or freelancer billing clients in Venezuela, this list tells you which dates payroll runs, post arrives, and meetings stand a real chance of happening.
Some holidays in Venezuela are fixed dates that fall on whatever day of the week they land on, while others are observed on the closest Monday or Friday to create a long weekend. The Day column above tells you exactly when each holiday lands in 2018. A holiday that lands on a Saturday or Sunday is sometimes given a substitute day off on the following Monday; the source data marks those substitutions where they apply.
If you are visiting Venezuela, the holiday list tells you when to expect heavier domestic travel, busier restaurants, and quieter office districts. The big retail holidays move shopping crowds; the religious holidays move family travel. Either way, the dates above are the ones to mark in your own calendar before you book trains or internal flights for the year.