34 official public holidays in 2038, with 34 still ahead and around 238 working days remaining.
| Date | Day | Holiday | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fri, Jan 1 | Friday | New Year's Day Día de Año Nuevo | Public |
| Wed, Jan 6 | Wednesday | Epiphany Día de Reyes | Bank |
| Thu, Jan 14 | Thursday | Feast of the Divina Pastora Día de la Divina Pastora | Observance |
| Fri, Jan 15 | Friday | Teacher's Day Día del Maestro | Observance |
| Fri, Feb 12 | Friday | Youth Day Día de la Juventud | Observance |
| Mon, Mar 8 | Monday | Carnival Carnaval | Public |
| Mon, Mar 8 | Monday | International Women's Day Dia Internacional de la Mujer | Observance |
| Tue, Mar 9 | Tuesday | Carnival Carnaval | Public |
| Fri, Mar 19 | Friday | Saint Joseph's Day Día de San José | Bank |
| Sun, Mar 21 | Sunday | Slavery Abolition Anniversary Día del abolición de la esclavitud | Observance |
| Wed, Mar 31 | Wednesday | Foundation anniversary Day of San Cristóbal, Táchira Aniversario del fundacion del San Cristóbal | Observance |
| Mon, Apr 19 | Monday | Beginning of the Independence Movement Proclamación de la Independencia | Public |
| Sat, May 1 | Saturday | Labour Day Día del Trabajador | Public |
| Mon, May 3 | Monday | Festival of the Crosses Día del Cruz del Mayo | Observance |
| Sun, May 9 | Sunday | Mother's Day Día de las Madres | Observance |
| Thu, Jun 3 | Thursday | Ascension Day Día de la Ascención | Bank |
| Sun, Jun 20 | Sunday | Father's Day Día de los Padres | Observance |
| Thu, Jun 24 | Thursday | Anniversary of the Battle of Carabobo Aniversario de la Batalla de Carabobo | Public |
| Thu, Jun 24 | Thursday | Corpus Christi | Bank |
| Sun, Jun 27 | Sunday | Journalists' Day Día del Periodista y aniversario de la instauración del Decreto de Instrucción pública gratuita y obligatoria | Observance |
| Mon, Jul 5 | Monday | Independence Day Cinco de julio | Public |
| Sun, Jul 18 | Sunday | Children's Day Dia del niño | Observance |
| Sat, Jul 24 | Saturday | Simón Bolívar's Birthday Natalicio del Libertador Simón Bolívar | Public |
| Sun, Jul 25 | Sunday | Caracas City Foundation Day Aniversario del fundacion del Caracas | Observance |
| Tue, Aug 3 | Tuesday | Flag Day Día de la Bandera | Observance |
| Wed, Sep 8 | Wednesday | Birth of the Blessed Virgin Mary Día del Virgen del Valle | Observance |
| Fri, Sep 24 | Friday | Feast of the Our Lady of Mercy Día del Virgen de las Mercedes | Observance |
| Tue, Oct 12 | Tuesday | Day of Indigenous Resistance Día de la Resistencia Indígena | Public |
| Mon, Nov 1 | Monday | All Saints' Day Día de Todos los Santos | Bank |
| Tue, Nov 2 | Tuesday | All Souls' Day Día de los fieles difuntos | Observance |
| Wed, Dec 8 | Wednesday | Immaculate Conception Day La Inmaculada Concepción | Bank |
| Fri, Dec 24 | Friday | Christmas Eve Nochebuena | Public |
| Sat, Dec 25 | Saturday | Christmas Day Navidad | Public |
| Fri, Dec 31 | Friday | New Year's Eve Nochevieja | Public |
Fri, Jan 1 · Friday
New Year's Day
Día de Año Nuevo
Public
Wed, Jan 6 · Wednesday
Epiphany
Día de Reyes
Bank
Thu, Jan 14 · Thursday
Feast of the Divina Pastora
Día de la Divina Pastora
Observance
Fri, Jan 15 · Friday
Teacher's Day
Día del Maestro
Observance
Fri, Feb 12 · Friday
Youth Day
Día de la Juventud
Observance
Mon, Mar 8 · Monday
Carnival
Carnaval
Public
Mon, Mar 8 · Monday
International Women's Day
Dia Internacional de la Mujer
Observance
Tue, Mar 9 · Tuesday
Carnival
Carnaval
Public
Fri, Mar 19 · Friday
Saint Joseph's Day
Día de San José
Bank
Sun, Mar 21 · Sunday
Slavery Abolition Anniversary
Día del abolición de la esclavitud
Observance
Wed, Mar 31 · Wednesday
Foundation anniversary Day of San Cristóbal, Táchira
Aniversario del fundacion del San Cristóbal
Observance
Mon, Apr 19 · Monday
Beginning of the Independence Movement
Proclamación de la Independencia
Public
Sat, May 1 · Saturday
Labour Day
Día del Trabajador
Public
Mon, May 3 · Monday
Festival of the Crosses
Día del Cruz del Mayo
Observance
Sun, May 9 · Sunday
Mother's Day
Día de las Madres
Observance
Thu, Jun 3 · Thursday
Ascension Day
Día de la Ascención
Bank
Sun, Jun 20 · Sunday
Father's Day
Día de los Padres
Observance
Thu, Jun 24 · Thursday
Anniversary of the Battle of Carabobo
Aniversario de la Batalla de Carabobo
Public
Thu, Jun 24 · Thursday
Corpus Christi
Bank
Sun, Jun 27 · Sunday
Journalists' Day
Día del Periodista y aniversario de la instauración del Decreto de Instrucción pública gratuita y obligatoria
Observance
Mon, Jul 5 · Monday
Independence Day
Cinco de julio
Public
Sun, Jul 18 · Sunday
Children's Day
Dia del niño
Observance
Sat, Jul 24 · Saturday
Simón Bolívar's Birthday
Natalicio del Libertador Simón Bolívar
Public
Sun, Jul 25 · Sunday
Caracas City Foundation Day
Aniversario del fundacion del Caracas
Observance
Tue, Aug 3 · Tuesday
Flag Day
Día de la Bandera
Observance
Wed, Sep 8 · Wednesday
Birth of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Día del Virgen del Valle
Observance
Fri, Sep 24 · Friday
Feast of the Our Lady of Mercy
Día del Virgen de las Mercedes
Observance
Tue, Oct 12 · Tuesday
Day of Indigenous Resistance
Día de la Resistencia Indígena
Public
Mon, Nov 1 · Monday
All Saints' Day
Día de Todos los Santos
Bank
Tue, Nov 2 · Tuesday
All Souls' Day
Día de los fieles difuntos
Observance
Wed, Dec 8 · Wednesday
Immaculate Conception Day
La Inmaculada Concepción
Bank
Fri, Dec 24 · Friday
Christmas Eve
Nochebuena
Public
Sat, Dec 25 · Saturday
Christmas Day
Navidad
Public
Fri, Dec 31 · Friday
New Year's Eve
Nochevieja
Public
Total holidays
34
in 2038
Working days remaining
238
across all of 2038
Upcoming holidays
34
during 2038
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Venezuela marks 34 official public holidays across 2038. 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 2038. 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.